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2008-06-11 Thread Jacob Kruger
It's an html element standing for: non-breaking space, as in a space between two words that wouldn't render onto a new line in terms of word wrap etc. Means your emails are seeming to render their HTML source to a certain extent or something. HTH Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fat

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2008-06-11 Thread Carlene Knight
Hi: Does anybody know what   happens to mean? I'm finding it throughout a lot of my email messages, and my sighted husband says it actually shows as such on the screen so I know it's not a JAWS issue, but what is it? It drives me crazy when I want to read an email and that is inserted every few

[Blind-Computing] question about orca screen reader

2008-06-11 Thread phani srikanth
hi list, any one using orca screen reader on ubuntu or fedora 9 linux virtions? i heard it is very much accessable with ubuntu. can any one give me the information about how it works with fedora? r there any TTS which can be installed on linux other than which is provided by orca? if so where can i

Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast?

2008-06-11 Thread Lali
hello, bill! Avast is good, avg is not so. But, I personally, I recommend avira. But if you can, use avast. It is good too. God bless all! Lali e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: b.lali86 msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] yahoo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: blali21 icq: 396448006 jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gadu-gad

Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast?

2008-06-11 Thread Roger Bachelder
Hello Bill, I've switched from the free version of AVG, to the free version of Avast a few weeks ago. I've noticed that my computer does not hesitate when the virus data base is being updated, unlike AVG. The only thing that you will need help with is , when registering Avast, you will need a pair

Re: [Blind-Computing] I found a Trojan in Goldwave!

2008-06-11 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Bob, I am using 5.24 and have found the exact same file. I run weekly scans of my system using Norton Anti-virus, No Adware and ZoftSpy, and none of these utilities have picked up that file as a Trojan. I've even got a file named unstall.log, which would obviously tie into the unstall.exe f

Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box

2008-06-11 Thread Thomas Sagar
I have experienced this before. Try hitting the space bar and then alt+down arrow. Good luck. Tom - Original Message - From: "Imbar Golt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box >I am, its not a usu

Re: [Blind-Computing] I found a Trojan in Goldwave!

2008-06-11 Thread Bob J.
Maybe its because I have Goldwave version 4.26 but my only unstall.* file is *.log. Do all later versions of Goldwave have a file named unstall.exe? - Original Message - From: "Sharon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] I found

Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast?

2008-06-11 Thread David Ferrin
Avast in my opinion at least. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Bill Gallik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:40 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast? >I know this has been a disjointed thread on this list before,

Re: [Blind-Computing] I found a Trojan in Goldwave!

2008-06-11 Thread Sharon
I did too this morning. I told it to heal. I hope that did not mess up Goldwave. Sharon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:49 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing]

Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast?

2008-06-11 Thread Lino Morales
How bout NOD 32 Mr. Bill? Much faster and light weight for $39.95. Highly recommend V 2.7 with the use of JFW or WINEyes for now. Your brother in Christ, Lino Morales and Louie Lab Email and Windows Live Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] And to tune into the radio station designed with the family in

Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast?

2008-06-11 Thread Chris Hallsworth
Definitely Avast. - Original Message - From: "Bill Gallik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind Computing" Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:40:33 -0500 Subject: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast? > I know this has been a disjointed thread on this list before, but which is > preferred; AVG or Avast? I a

Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast?

2008-06-11 Thread Nimer Jaber
Avast. Bill Gallik wrote: > I know this has been a disjointed thread on this list before, but which is > preferred; AVG or Avast? I am totally blind with no usable vision at all. > ---*---*---*---*---*--- > Bill Gallik > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -***- > - "What this country needs is more free s

[Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast?

2008-06-11 Thread Bill Gallik
I know this has been a disjointed thread on this list before, but which is preferred; AVG or Avast? I am totally blind with no usable vision at all. ---*---*---*---*---*--- Bill Gallik E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -***- - "What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to." - Hansell B. D

Re: [Blind-Computing] I found a Trojan in Goldwave!

2008-06-11 Thread Alasdair King
Our software was flagged as a virus for a day - like lots of assistive technology, it does things like key hooking that can look suspect. We reported this to AVG and they fixed it in the next update. So yes, false positives, but speedy resolution in our case. Cheers, Alasdair King WebbIE On Wed,

Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem with comboboxes

2008-06-11 Thread Marilyn Walker
When you turn on the forms mode, hit the alt key and then you will be able to down arrow through the choices. Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.ma

Re: [Blind-Computing] I found a Trojan in Goldwave!

2008-06-11 Thread DoubleLegal
That's good to know. I've never seen a Trojan show up on this old computer of mine, so was a little worried. Didn't know that AVG was known for false positives. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] I

Re: [Blind-Computing] I found a Trojan in Goldwave!

2008-06-11 Thread christopherhallsworth71
Hi. No, I think it's a false positive. This is why I'm not keen on AVG to be honest, as to me it flags genuine programmes as actual viruses, and this is one good example, flagging GoldWave to be a virus. Avast won't do this. - Original Message - From: "DoubleLegal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> T

Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box

2008-06-11 Thread Imbar Golt
I am, its not a usual combobox, as I wrote before. I do everything that I should with Jaws and in most comboboxes it works. This one does not let you browse through the selections before you pres enter to select. As soon as i hit enter, or press down arrow, when I am in forms mode and after I

Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Stone
Imbar, You need to be in forms mode before you press alt+down arrow. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Imbar Golt Sent: 11 June 2008 18:34 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a com

[Blind-Computing] I found a Trojan in Goldwave!

2008-06-11 Thread DoubleLegal
Hello everyone, This kind of freaked me out. I just downloaded and installed the new Security updates for Windows XP this morning. As they were being installed, I walked away from my computer. When I got back, my AVG Anti Virus had popped up saying it had found a Trojan Virus. I had also updat

Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box

2008-06-11 Thread Imbar Golt
I tried that, it did not work. Imbar Why not subscribe to my list? don't want to conform to mainstream society? want to help people solve problems and maybe solve some of your own? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Imbar Golt Email and Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: Imbargolt - Original Message -

Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box

2008-06-11 Thread Lou
Hi, hold down the alt and down arrow first then you can move around in the combo box. Lou -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Imbar Golt Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:43 AM To: allen dunbar; blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blin

Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box

2008-06-11 Thread David Griffith
Alt arrow down normally does the trick on difficult combo boxes. If this is not working it may be a case for the Jaws Cursor to have a go. Do you have a link to the offending page and combo box to see if we can get it to work? Unfortunately some pages are simply not accessible to speech software b

Re: [Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box

2008-06-11 Thread Imbar Golt
When I arrow down it select the first thing the cursor gets through, this combobox behaves differently than the usual ones. Becky, when I did the alt down arrow it did not move. I did page down and alt and it moved by page but would not let me get to the specific item I wanted to select. Thank

Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem with comboboxes

2008-06-11 Thread Imbar Golt
Thanks, I will try that. Imbar Why not subscribe to my list? don't want to conform to mainstream society? want to help people solve problems and maybe solve some of your own? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Imbar Golt Email and Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: Imbargolt - Original Message - From: "

Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem with comboboxes

2008-06-11 Thread Becky Buckner
Once you hit enter on the combo box, try doing an alt down arrow instead of just down arrow. Becky - Original Message - From: "Imbar Golt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:28 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Problem with comboboxes Hi, How can I select something

[Blind-Computing] selecting a item in a combo box

2008-06-11 Thread allen dunbar
hi to select a item in a combo box open the combo box by hitting the enter key arrow down to the box you want to select hit the space bar it should say selected this is how you do this best of luck Allen Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Compu

[Blind-Computing] Problem with comboboxes

2008-06-11 Thread Imbar Golt
Hi, How can I select something in a combobox, when I press a letter it gets me out of forms mode and onto the first selection in that letter, which I do not intend to select? Thanks, Imbar don't want to conform to mainstream society? want to help people solve problems and maybe solve some of yo

Re: [Blind-Computing] Internet Explorer Keystroke Question

2008-06-11 Thread Mike Williamson
The keystroke to accomplish this is CTRL and the plus or minus key on the numpad (plus to increase and minus to decrease) Michael Williamson Technology Specialist TCRC Sight Center (309)698-4001 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victor Gouve

Re: [Blind-Computing] new way for cooling chips

2008-06-11 Thread Bill Gallik
I imagine that whatever liquid is used in these miniature pipelines, it will need to be purified. When you think about how common household plumbing gets rank with "growth" that would surely fudge up such a miniscule system very quickly. ---*---*---*---*---*--- Bill Gallik E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED