My friend,
That certainly sounds nice, but with all the 3D graphics, and high
resolution graphics video cards and drivers that are on the market it would
be virtually impossible for HJ to keep up with the changes that every
computer company makes. There are literally thousands of different video
cards and drivers on the maket today and you would need a army of
programmers just to attempt to keep up with making changes, you would have
to have a new JFW patch several times a month to make sure that every
posible video card and driver was covered, and you still would miss some.
Then if you did that every JFW user would be complaining about what it
would cost to purchase the software and the numerous monthly updates.
I wish we could live in a world where it was easier and less expensive to
interface with today's graphical computer software too, but the fact is
that that isn't going to happen any time soon, so we need to realize that
we can only ask just so much from the access technology vendors and then we
have to meet them half way and purchase computer systems that have been
tested and proven to be workable with the access products that we wish to use.
At 07:24 PM 3/12/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Sorry I can�t resist this one. Why do we have so much trouble getting a
>computer to work with JFW, not the fault of the computer re-seller! Why
do we
>blame the dealer selling us the computer, is it the fault of the
re-seller? Do
>you think the re-seller likes to have us come in and say it is their
>responsibility to make our computer work with JFW? What is the computer
dealer
>to think when his computer works with everything else on the market, but our
>computer?
>
>Color me stupid, but I think the world does not need to make their
computer with
>us, but instead Henter-Joyce needs to make their software work with the
rest of
>the world, like I said Color me stupid and niece.
>Dick Chrisman and Scotty the Wonder Guide Dog.
>
>PS. Things will just get worse.
>
>
>Sweetman Systems wrote:
>
>> Yes, you should expect the dealer to give you a new video card that works
>> with the assistive technology you are using. Unless, of course, the person
>> bought the computer some time ago, maybe it was used by family members, and
>> then just recently they decided to use it with speech. The ideal solution
>> is to buy the computer and JFW at the same time from the same person. But
>> in any case, if you bought it from a computer store and not Wal Mart, it is
>> no big deal for then to pop another video card in. They're pretty cheap,
>> you can buy one yourself and do it if the vendor won't. You can see a list
>> of video cards that have been tested by HJ on their web site. We have had
>> good luck with the S3 Virge, which is not one of the cards that they have
>> tested, though.
>>
>> I haven't been following this thread. Have you checked the obvious video
>> settings, like setting colors to 256 and resolution to 400 x 680? 600 x
>> 800 usually works, also, but not anything higher. Hardware acceleration
>> should also be set to full.
>>
>> Sue
>>
>> At 07:10 AM 3/12/99 -0800, you wrote:
>> >At 01:32 AM 3/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> >>First, uninstall jaws. You can do this by going to uninstall jaws from
>> >>the jfw folder on the start menu. Have a sighted person use the
>> >>computer for a while to make sure the problem is gone. Then run the
>> >>maintainance tools. Do a thorough scan disc, disc cleanup,
>> >>defragmentor, registry checker etc. Now, reinstall jaws. If the video
>> >>card is the problem, Dr. Jaws should tell you that. You may never find
>> >>out what the problem is, but reinstalling might solve it.
>> >
>> >I am the sighted person teaching a blind person how to use her new
computer
>> >located at her home.
>> >Next time I go there I will follow your suggestions. I know how to do a
>> >scandisk and defrag. But how do I do a disk cleanup and registry check?
>> >
>> >However before I spend the time doing a complete scandisk perhaps I should
>> >just reinstall jfw and see what doctor jaws has to say. Note that her
>> >computer works OK if I don't start jfw. I am sure it would also run
fine
>> >if I uninstall jfw. The problems occur only while jfw is running. And
>> >and also while trying to shut down, even if we turn off jfw first.
>> >
>> >If it turns out that the video card is incompatible with jfw what can
we do
>> >about it? Can we expect the dealer to give us a new video card that will
>> >be compatible? How would he know?
>> >
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >
>> >>>I installed jfw on a new IBM Aptiva with Windows 98 and have been
>> >>getting
>> >>>frequent "illegal operation" messages, crashes, and cannot shut it
>> >>off in
>> >>>the usual manner. I have to turn off the switch manually.
>> >>>
>> >>>I made all the Windows 98 settings recommended by HJ and by people on
>> >>the
>> >>>forum: -- unchecked "view as web page", "animate windows... " and
>> >>changed
>> >>>the radio button to "classic", etc.
>> >>>
>> >>>When I tried to change the recommended JAWS settings, I opened the
>> >>Config
>> >>>Mgr with Insert-6 and tried to select "Graphics and "Symbols" I got
>> >>an
>> >>>"illegal operation" message and the computer froze.
>> >>>
>> >>>If I start up the computer and don't start jfw, everything works
>> >>fine.
>> >>>Once I go into jfw there are problems. Even if I exit jfw before
>> >>shutting
>> >>>down, I get the "illegal operation" message and have to throw the
>> >>switch to
>> >>>shut down.
>> >>>
>> >>>What's wrong?
>> >>>
>> >>>Lenny
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>DEED ABOVE CREED
>> >>>
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>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >>
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >DEED ABOVE CREED
>> >
>> >http://users.aol.com/ecsw1
>> >
>> >
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>> >
>> >
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