Hi Alex, David and all who coached me on this, the problem is finally solved. I found the status bar option in the view tab under options in the tools menu; it was unchecked for some reason; once checked, JAWS started behaving as it should. Many thanks for everyone's help Samira
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 3:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS not reading status line Have you checked in the view menu to see if the status bar is checked? Cheers Alex -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of S Farwaneh Sent: 23 May 2008 22:02 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS not reading status line Hi Thanks; I tried maximizing the page. Now when I press insert-pagedown on a word document that I inserted comments in, it reads a line from the comment pane. In a word documents without comments, the key combination reads a line from the text, sometimes the last line on the page or the documents. Other ideas to get it to read the status line? Do you think I should uninstall then reinstall Jaws? Thanks, Samira -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Hallsworth Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:40 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS not reading status line Hi, try maximizing the current window with alt space, x. This is in fact normal behaviour, and may be attributed to the fact that the taskbar is "always on top", which is the default setting. Hope that helps. -- Why not join my Blind Hobbyist group? To join, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "S Farwaneh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 5:48 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] JAWS not reading status line > Hello, > > I used to be able to read the status line with insert-pagedown; recently > however and for reasons I cannot figure out, the insert-pagedown > combination > reads the start menu. when I press the key combination now I hear: > start JAWS inbox file-name filename filename 9:37 p.m. > (filename refers to the names of currently open files. > > How can I fix this to get Jaws to work properly as before? I am using JAWS > 8 > with windows XP and Office 2000. > > Thanks, > Samira > > > 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] 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]
