Hi, In my case, I find that things like this happen to me when I've had the computer on for awhile. computers can often benefit from a reboot, especially if they've been on for days at a time. So for me, that is usually my solution. Other people might have different experiences and ideas. Erin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:48 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] What do the rest of you do? >I can see a little and do occasionally use the mouse especially when all > else fails. Sometimes jaws gets into a condition where pressing the arrow > keys produces the error gong. No amount of tabbing, control tabbing, or > alt > tabbing will get out of this condition. The only means of escape seems to > be moving the mouse to an empty part of the desk top and clicking. After > that I am able to use the arrow keys to move from icon to icon as > intended. > Also in MS word, sometimes the blinking cursor just disappears. If I type > on the keyboard jaws echoes the letters normally and it seems that all is > well but absolutely nothing is being typed in the document. Once again > the > only escape I have found is to click with the mouse somewhere in the > document. The blinking cursor goes to that location. I once asked a > totally blind friend and the only solution this individual found was to > close word and restart it. I find it hard to believe that jaws has no way > out for the totally blind. What am I missing. Just curious. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [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]