Hi all, don't worry about it being private or not, but yes shift F10 will also work. The reason I stated the applications key is that this key is pretty much standard on most modern keyboards, but let me stress that shift F10 *will* work to bring up the skin's context menu. Hope that helps. Why not join my Blind Hobbyist group? To join, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Making Avast More Accessible
> Dear Rob > > As you know I found your Avast anti virus inaccessible so I could not > check > it. I saw the below email which seems to be instructions on how to make > Avasst accessible for Jaws. > > May be worth a try. You might need Annette's help. Remember if you your > laptop does not have an application key the pressing shift F10 normally > gets > the same result.. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris > Hallsworth > Sent: Friday, 09 May 2008 19:46 > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Making Avast More Accessible > > Hi all, please accept my apologies for the duplicate posts, however I feel > that the more people that get the below instructions, the better. So here > we > go. > > Hi all, do the following two things to make Avast more accessible. > Configuring Avast to not use the skins for the simple user interface: > 1. Start Avast. > 2. Wait for the memory test to be completed, then close the web page that > appears. You should now land on a dummy check box. > 3. Press the applications key to open a context menu, down arrow to > settings > and press enter. The Programme Settings dialogue box appears, with the > categories tree gaining focus. > 4. Tab until you hear, "enable skins for simple user interface check box > checked". Press space to uncheck it. > 5. Tab to ok and press enter. You'll land back on the dummy check box. > 6. Close and restart Avast. You should now be able to tab through the > controls in this programme. > Configuring JAWS to read lists in Avast: > 1. Make sure that you're focused on the Avast Simple User Interface. > 2. Press JAWS key 6 to open Configuration Manager. > 3. Press enter to accept the New Configuration File dialogue box. > 4. Press alt s to open the set options menu, then press a. The advanced > Options dialogue box appears. > 5. Shift tab till you hear, "Rely on MSAA for List Views check box not > checked". Press space to check it. > 6. Press enter to activate the ok button. > 7. Either press control s to save your configuration file immediately, or > press alt F4, pressing enter to activate the yes button on the confirm > dialogue box. > By doing these steps, you'll resolve an issue on some machines whereby > JAWS > stops speaking when focused on any of the lists in Avast. > > Why not join my Blind Hobbyist group? To join, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Chris > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or > body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
