you must look at the numbers settings to make whole numbers read corectly and then the fractions should shake out. also, I have to ask and there must be one, what was the difference in the fractions that did and did not work? Tusing wrote: > > Greetings, > With a sighted person standing behind me, I went to various stock sites and > tried to read quotes. > In the stock list I set up to track in My.Yahoo, the reading of > fractions was random and 80% wrong. Occasionally a fraction *was* read > right, but that was random. Most of the time, the number before the > fraction line was omitted. that happened not only when the *whole number* > ended in zero, but with every number. It made no difference as to which > number was the whole number. Some times the fraction was omitted or read > plain wrong > not just the number to the left of the fraction line. We experimented by > moving up anddown to try to figure out the random nature of this > problem. > Then I went to other sites. Whenever the whole number ended in a zero, it > was hard to figure it out--but one could do it although it was far from > easy. the second digit in a number ending in zero is the number to the left > of the fraction line. > But when the pages are read fast, that means there is an increased chance > of human error. I feel that one would have to use a Braille display and > not rely on fraction reading accuracy if one is working in stocks. > This might not seem important to you. but there are situations when an-- > let'"s say an $9 difference could easily occur as the human ear might not > catch whether that "9" was the fraction as in 9/16 or the "9" in the > whole number 29. and these reading mistakes that occur often in 3.3.1 are > so random that one just might not know for sure. > One can read quick and I do. But the law of averages indicates that > people in work situations will misread any of the above. > I hope this is a better explanation than offered before. It represents a > lot of effort on my part--as I tried to discover situations that might > provoke the misreading of the fractions. > The sighted person standing behind me was a little upset as we discussed > the issue of the "9" dollar difference in misreading a quote. There are > people who use JAWS 3.3.1 who trade on the web. and this is a growing > trend which banks and brokerages are encouraging because they make lots of > money from trades on the web. . I mention this information so that we can > *all work together to decide what and if stuff needs to be fixed*. I > mention this so that people do not make mistakes, because their ear told > them one figure when the printed word on the screen displays a far far > different number. > If I can do anything to be of more help, please write me off list. > But for those trading on the web, you might want to use JAWs 3.2.31. > have a great day.- > > - > Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net -- Hands-On Technolog(eye)s Touching The Internet: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 301.949.7599 ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman http://poehlman.clark.net Dynamic Solutions Inc. Best of service for your small business network needs! http://www.dnsolutions.com ---sig off--- - Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
