You know that the first setting I made after speed, punctuation and that sort of stuff was making it say dollar after the number. That would seem like a simple fix in the original program, but just glad there is a remedy. Thanks.
Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Portillo via Jfw Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 12:50 PM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <[email protected]> Cc: Jim Portillo <[email protected]> Subject: Something to keep in mind when installing I learned something when installing Windows 10. First of all, I'm now using it on my tablet; although, I have some learning to do. I will need help! When running the utility that Freedom Scientific has for removing older versions of JAWS and preparing the computer for Windows 10, make sure and check that your JAWS settings are how you want them. What I found out was that my setting to start JAWS at the log-in screen had been unchecked, so when the computer was restarting and such, JAWS was not coming on at all. I still don't know why Narrator wasn't coming on though, and I did have to get someone sighted to read the screen to me. Everything installed well though, I think. So, check your JAWS settings once you've used that utility. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee via Jfw Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 9:19 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <[email protected]> Cc: Joseph Lee <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Installation of Windows 10 Hi, You'll first want to upgrade to Windows 10, as then you'll be able to clean install. Various sources tell me that a new activation mechanisms are used - your computer hardware information will be used to generate a secure hash which will then be sent to Microsoft and will be kept for you, and once cleanly installed, Windows 10 will be activated without having to enter a product key. Cheers, Joseph -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andre Jarreau via Jfw Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 8:56 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <[email protected]> Cc: Andre Jarreau <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Installation of Windows 10 I have a question about Win10 install. I have Win7 and can free upgrade. Did someone say a Win10 could be installed without using Win7 or 8? I would like to completely wipe out my hard drive then run a destroyer program to assure the only thing on the disc is binary zeros. Then a clean Win7 can be installed and a downloaded J16, new Outlook ect. Too many files on my hard drive are corrupt. Outlook will run but freezes and crashes and is sometimes extremely slow. Just want the best out of my machine. Clarity would be greatly appreciated. Andre -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Mote via Jfw Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 10:37 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' Cc: Michael Mote Subject: RE: Installation of Windows 10 I wanted to point out something regarding Narrator. I have tried using the Windows key plus Enter command to launch it on both my Windows 7 and 8.1 computers. It does not launch it on my Windows 7 machine, but it does on my Windows 8.1 machine. I'm bringing this up for the benefit of those who are upgrading from Windows 8.1 to version 10. Windows key plus enter may be an option for you. I don't mean to confuse the issue at all, but did want to share my experience here. -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee via Jfw Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 9:46 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <[email protected]> Cc: Joseph Lee <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Installation of Windows 10 Hi, There is no command to restart Narrator. Speaking of installing Windows, I'll go through some FAQ's I got from this list in this email: * Compatible JFW release: Please use JAWS 16.0.4350 or later, or if you'd like to wait, please hold off until JAWS 17 comes out (public beta or official build will do). * Clean install versus in-place upgrade: You can perform an in-place upgrade all by yourself with a screen reader running. Your computer will restart several times, and after some restarts, you'll hear silence from your computer. Once this happens, press Windows+ENTER to launch Narrator, and if your sound card is detected, Microsoft David will come up talking. * Multiple clean install options: There are two ways of performing clean install: bootable media or from Media Creation Tool. If using Media Creation tool option, the steps are same as above, except none of your programs and settings will be kept. If doing bootable media installation, then you'll indeed need some sighted assistance for the first few prompts to choose your language, entering your product key (don't have to enter it), choosing a partition and others. Once your computer restarts several times, follow the steps above to finish installing using Narrator (Windows 10 will come in either a DVD or on a flash drive). * Some finds with JAWS 16.0.4350: My brief testing shows the following (at least on my computer): 1. In Start search box, JAWS does not announce search results automatically. 2. JAWS does not announce Action Center notifications, aa variation of Windows 8.x's toast notifications. They are toasts in disguise because you can press Windows+V to move to and interact with them, and press Windows+A to open Action Center. These are basic issues that should have been fixed in the first place, thus (in my opinion) disqualifying JAWS from being compatible with Windows 10 for now (I'm sure FS is working on it). 3. You can use TAB and Shift+TAB to move among links in Microsoft Edge (no virtual cursor, no forms mode, no support for MathML yet). There were tweets floating around which criticized FS for not supporting Edge yet, but that's expected (the biggest nightmare for screen reader vendors is whenever Microsoft comes out with a new version of Windows; Windows 8.x users tasted this, and it'll happen more frequently now that Microsoft will be updating Windows constantly to add new features which may break accessibility). For resident geeks here: * In order to let your app support Windows 10, you need to modify app manifest in your application, which is what JAWS 16.0.4350 could have done. * UIA (User Interface Automation) is more prominent now, with universal apps using UIA. * Microsoft Edge is filled with UIA objects, thus you need to know how UIA works (at least a high-level overview) when scripting for Windows 10 apps and for supporting Edge. If you'd like to hear Windows 10 in action, there are podcasts devoted to this (including mine). I talked about Windows 10 (although from another screen reader's perspective) on Tek Talk for August 3rd, which can be found at www.accessibleworld.org. Cheers, Joseph P.S. I believe we have some Windows Insiders who uses JAWS, so you can ask them also. -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob via Jfw Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 7:14 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]> Cc: Rob <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Installation of Windows 10 Can you restart Narrator with windows+Enter? On 8/6/2015 9:04 PM, Jim Portillo via Jfw wrote: > I just tried it a while ago. Of course, something went wrong when > trying to activate narrator. Looks like it installed, but it is either stuck or something. Now of course I have no idea what's going on on the screen. > > Sent from my iPhone 6! > >> On Aug 6, 2015, at 6:56 PM, Michal Nowicki via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Joseph and Rob, >> >> Thank you for describing the accessibility of the upgrade process. I >> just completed it, and both JAWS and Windows 10 are working well. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob via >> Jfw >> Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2015 6:40 PM >> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]> >> Cc: Rob <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Installation of Windows 10 >> >> Hi, >> I just want to remind you that Narrator on Windows 10 is started and >> stopped by pressing windows key and enter. >> after starting the upgrade, I believe the PC restarted twice, after >> that I waited about 20 minutes and pressed windows+Enter and Narrator >> helped me finish the setup. >> At one point, Narrator would not read the screen, so I quit and >> restarted it with windows+Enter. >> dont forget to make a backup before upgrading. >> >> >>> On 8/6/2015 4:56 PM, Jim Portillo via Jfw wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I know there's been much discussion of various aspects related to >>> this >> topic. However, I'd like to know if anyone here has successfully >> installed or upgraded to Windows 10 independently. >>> Did you use JAWS 16 or Narrator or both? I'm ready to install this >>> but >> don't know that I'll have a sighted person around to help, so want to >> make sure I can do this with one or two screen readers. >>> Any tips will be helpful. >>> I've got my machine set and ready to go. >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone 6! >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jfw mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
