Eric, you're right. I did it that way in pre-16 versions, so I'd know where I was on the desktop and could start it without additional help.
However, these brief lapses are not what worry me. The bug that's driving me nuts (and several of us have commented on it here) occurs when you have one or more Internet apps open and everything goes into suspended animation--what one user has termed Valium Mode. The PC cursor slowly shifts focus from app to app, and good luck trying to capture one. One has to focus on one or more Internet windows and keep tapping the left mouse button for all he's worth. If he's lucky, all those windows will close, but the system will remain up. Otherwise, it's a reboot--what a time waster! In 19 years I've not seen anything like it. Ted -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Eric Damery Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 9:45 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [EXTERNAL] Re: Jaws 16 frequently goes silent Also, it is not necessary to move Focus to JAWS before doing the Dump Command (WIN-INSERT-F4), at the point where JAWS seems to have hung. Anytime you do that command, it is designed to force JAWS to dump and restart for you no matter where you are when you do it. Please reach out to Support to describe the scenario and see if they would like to log it along with the dump file. They can assist you in getting that file to them. Whatever is going on, is proving tricky to diagnose. Your help with our support team, would be appreciated. Regards, Eric Damery VP Software Product Management Freedom Scientific -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Baracco, Andrew W Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2015 3:33 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [EXTERNAL] Re: Jaws 16 frequently goes silent The 2nd step is not necessary, as when you kill JAWS with the WIN-INSERT-F4 after the memory dump, it will automatically restart. Andy -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 11:57 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 16 frequently goes silent Carolyn, try this, if you can get it going at all. Maneuver over to the start menu, make sure JAWS is highlighted. Then use the kill command (I think it's the equivalent of Win-JAWS-F4) to really clear it out. Then, go the desktop (remember, you should now be focused on the JAWS start command) and load it again. Ted -----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/ 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/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com 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/
