Hi all, I followed the instructions in this message to the letter, but I
still have, on one of my computers, in the start menu, times when after
pressing a letter to get to a program, the computer says nothing. For
example, I press o, and it says "Online services. I press the second O, and
it says nothing. I know that it is Outlook, so I know to press Enter, but,
this doesn't always work. Sometimes, I have to go up, then down, and so on
to find out what the menu item says. Even though this is simply
inconvenient for me, it exasperates the heck out of my students. If anyone
has any suggestions, I would very much appreciate hearing them. Thank you
in advance.
Regards,
S. H.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sweetman Systems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: jfw misbehaving
>Sounds like you need to set 98 and JFW up so it will be speech-friendly. I
>saved a message one time that works nicely; here it is...
>
>While using Windows 98, some JAWS users have reported few problems, while
>others have had troubles. If you're going to use Windows 98, we suggest
>these
>settings.
>I. Items to change in Jaws:
>1. First JAWS setting.
>A. Open Configuration Manager when in Windows Explorer or on your Desktop.
>This will open the shdocvw.jcf file.
>B. From the Set Options Menu, selectGraphics and Symbols and uncheck the
>Graphics Mode checkbox.
>C. Press enter onthe OK button and Save the file with a ctrl+s. This will
>speed up access to Windows Explorer.
>2. Second JAWS setting.
>A. Open your Default File with a shift+ctrl+d.
>B. Select the Synthesizer Options dialog box from the Set Options menu.
>C. Check the box labelled "Allow Wave Files with Software Synthesizers".
>D. Press enter on the OK button and save your file. This will stop the
>occasional stuttering heard with software synthesizers on Windows 98, even
>on
>fast machines.
>II. Items to change in Windows 98:
>
>1. First Windows 98 setting.
>a. From the Start Menu, select Settings.
>b. Select Control Panel from the Settings menu.
>c. When in Control Panel, open the View menu, (alt+v), and make sure that
>"View
>as Web Page" is unchecked.
>2. Second Windows 98 setting.
>A. Select Display from the list of icons in Control Panel.
>B. Select the "Web" Tab.
>C. Uncheck View as Web Page.
>D. On the "Effects" tab, uncheck the "Animate windows, desktop and menus"
>checkbox.
>E. Press OK and close Control Panel. As you navigate, you should by now
>see an
>increase in speed and navigability with Jaws.
>3. Third Windows 98 setting.
>a. Next, select Start|Settings|Folder Options.
>b. From the three radio buttons, select Classic and press OK. This will
>allow
>the My Computer and other icons to display in the traditional Win95/NT
>fashion.
>I have not yet installed win 98, so I don't know how well these suggestions
>work or if there other ones that could help.
>
>
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>
>At 11:06 PM 2/21/99 -0800, you wrote:
>>I just installed jfw32 on a new computer with windows 98. It read Start
>>menu and programs, but would not read the list of programs.
>>I down arrowed through the list and it wouldn't say anything. I wanted
to
>>go to Windows Explorer. I am sighted and could see when I got
>>there, but my blind student had no way of knowing. I also got there by
>>pressing "w" twice but jfw would only say "w", not the name of the
>program.
>>
>>In another situation it read ctrl-tab when I was pressing shift-tab, or
>>something like that.
>>
>>Any ideas on what is wrong?
>>
>>Lenny
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>DEED ABOVE CREED
>>
>>http://users.aol.com/ecsw1
>>
>>
>>
>>-
>>Visit the jfw ml web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~nallan/jfw
>>
>>
>
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>Visit the jfw ml web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~nallan/jfw
>
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