does jfw 3.2 work with 3d graphics cards, using the intel 740 chipset?
as I'm looking at one of these for a new system i'm going to get.
simon.
At 20:19 14/03/99 -0500, you wrote:
>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
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
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>>> >>>
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
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