No, it doesn't work all the time but often, it does. Easier to restart Jaws with Insert-WindowsKey+F4 ratehr than turning it off and then on.
As far as the skipping of characters while typing, it happens to me also; it seems to have improved somewhat with the latest Jaws16 update, but it still happens. Humberto -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 10:55 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 16 frequently goes silent I try the Insert F4 thing, then Alt Control J always before the guess at shutting down, but some of the time, that does not seem to work. GIFT (God is forever true), Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Humberto Rodriguez" <s...@hrfinancial.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 16 frequently goes silent > Kim, when Jaws goes silent, try one of two things: > > 1. Restart Jaws with Insert-WindowsKey+F4 (takes a little time) > 2. Press WindowsKey+U; close the window that had opened, after Jaws begins > talking. > > HIH, > > Humberto > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Kimber Gardner > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 7:49 AM > To: jaws-users-list > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 16 frequently goes silent > > Recently I began consistently using jaws 16 and I'm seeing some odd > behavior which I wonder if anyone can confirm. > > During remote sessions using VPN, jaws 16 frequently goes absolutely > silent for minutes at a time. Occasionally speech will return if I > wait long enough, but often I have to reboot the computer before I am > able to regain speech. > > This same behavior would sometimes occur with older versions of jaws > (prior to jaws 15), but then it seemed to be fixed. > > I work from home several days a week, signed on to my desktop at work > and these frequent silences are very disruptive, not to mention the > reboots. Has anyone else seen this behavior with jaws 16? I intended > to report it to FS, but I'm not sure even how to explain it since it > seems to happen randomly without regard to what application I may be > using at the time. > > Thanks, > Kim > > -- > Kimberly > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
