I lost speech on a download page, which is bad, but I found that if I just
sit there, the speech will return. I prefer to know if my file is
downloading, but I have to just sit there and hope.
At 10:26 PM 10/19/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi walter
>
>A worse bug is the loosing of speech when you have click the download button
>on microsoft update page and needing to re-boot the entire system to get it
>back in jfw331.35.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Walter Siren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 4:21 PM
>Subject: Re: jfw 3.31 final release!
>
>
>> Ron, while I do agree with you about the fact that hj should have fixed
>the
>> bugs especially the numpad number speaking, fixing that one would not have
>> caused any additional problems. However, it took you longer to write that
>> message that it would have taken you to fix that problem, and take out the
>> numpad out of the numpad numbers. I did not enjoy having to do that
>> either, but it is done, and that part works fine. I think there are other
>> bugs worse than that one.
>> At 12:37 AM 10/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> >I am afraid I simply can not sit here and read any more and keep my
>> >keyboard shut, so to speak. Why should anyone pay the price for a
>program,
>> >like JFW, and then, have to go in and completely reconfigure the entire
>> >number pad to get it to speak correctly or in a manner that will not
>annoy
>> >the purchaser every time he/she uses it?
>> >
>> >This is absolutely ridiculous, and it was made abundently clear to HJ
>> >before this last release was released!
>> >
>> >Now, maybe some of you have nothing better to do with your time than to
>go
>> >in and fix HJ's bugs, but I simply do not have the time nor the desire to
>> >do that, and I know I am not alone here on this point.
>> >
>> >The comments I made before on this list were perhaps not conveyed
>> >adequately, but I meant then, and still stand on my position, that HJ
>> >should have caught many of these problems in-house before turning it over
>> >to the beta testers on this list, and then, many of the problems and
>> >concerns mentioned repeatedly on this list were either ignored or
>otherwise
>> >not included in this last release, even after many of you put in
>> >considerable effort in trying to help the process. Instead, we are
>already
>> >informed that a bug patch is forthcoming for the release they just
>> released.
>> >
>> >Do not misunderstand. I have been a strong supporter of JFW and HJ, and
>I
>> >still am. It is the best product of its kind on the market. However,
>this
>> >last series of betas and near releases has created a lot of confusion and
>> >controversy, which could have been avoided by slowing down the process a
>> >little and working the product through a few more itterations in-house
>and
>> >then, with the HJ selected beta testers.
>> >
>> >Ron Milliman
>> >At 09:45 PM 10/18/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>> >>You don't have to do any script writing to take that numpad out of those
>> >>numbers. Here is how you do it. It is tedious, but you must go through
>> >>each number.
>> >>
>> >>1, press insert numrow+6 for config file,
>> >>2, press shift+control+d for default,
>> >>3, press alt+s for settings,
>> >>4, press k for keyboard,
>> >>5, press n until you hear numbers,
>> >>6, start arrowing down to each number,
>> >>7, tab twice to change key,
>> >>8, press the space bar to change it,
>> >>9, Now, type in just the number, and press enter,
>> >>10, keep this up until you have finished number 9,
>> >>11, tab to ok,
>> >>12, press alt+f4, twice,
>> >>At one of those times, it will ask you if you want to save changes, then
>> >>press enter on yes, and now you will only hear the numbers when you
>press
>> >>the numlock, and start pressing numbers.
>> >>At 12:22 AM 10/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> >>>To answer your rudely worded question about what's wrong with hearing
>> >>>"numpad" every time a key on the numpad is pressed, many of us like to
>> >>>enter numbers with the numpad instead of the top row of the typing
>> >>>keyboard. It is much quicker to varify what we're typing if we don't
>> >>>have to hear "numpad" before every digit! Your post also makes the
>> >>>rather strange assumption that we are all intimately familiar with
>> >>>scripts and how to change them. This may come as a shock to you, but
>> >>>most of us are computer users, not computer programmers. I am very
>> >>>grateful to the script writers on this list who have given a great
>> >>>deal of help, realizing that most people have very little knoledge
>> >>>about programming.
>> >>>----- Original Message -----
>> >>>From: Steve Matzura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >>>Sent: Saturday, October 16, 1999 3:49 PM
>> >>>Subject: Re: jfw 3.31 final release!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>And what on Earth is so wrong with this behavior, and why on Earth
>> >>>would you consider it a bug? If the script says SayString("NUMPAD")
>> >>>then it's gonna say Numpad. If you don't like it, then rip it out.
>> >>>That's why they give you the source to the scripts in the first place.
>> >>>
>> >>>On Sat, 16 Oct 1999 03:52:14 -0400, you wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>Hi Chris
>> >>>>
>> >>>>I also found the same things with jfw 33135.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>If you don't mind me asking how do you go about correcting the num
>> >>>pad
>> >>>>problem only for now since i only got jfw 3.30 with a new p2 w98
>> >>>system
>> >>>>early in june.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>thanks in advance...
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>-
>> >>>Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>Walter
>> >>-
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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>> >
>> Walter
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