Hi: I had just booted up when mine did it, but you're right; in general it seems to be less likely to happen if you boot daily. It wasn't totally locked up, just stuck. The programs loaded finally worked without rebooting.
On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:07:55 -0400, you wrote: >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] > 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]
