[JAWS-Users] re-msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread jim
Hi tim thanks for the tips. I will do some looking around in there. any other help on this issue would be appreciated. Jim For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

[JAWS-Users] re-msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread jim
Hi Steve: Yes, this problem started after the installation of windows 7. thanks for the info., I will do some further research on this issue. Any other tips are appreciated... Jim For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] CONVENIENT OCR

2011-11-11 Thread mark
Hi The way I do it is to press insert plus space bar. Then I press the letter o by itself. Then I press s by itself. This seems to work on my machine. God bless, Mark God Loves you! You can visit my website at: http://christiantraditions.info Please visit my blog at: http://christian-traditi

[JAWS-Users] Popup menus and IE

2011-11-11 Thread mark
Hi Currently, I am having a problem and hope someone else may have solved the trouble. I am using JAWS 13 and IE 8. When I log in to: http://www.optionsxpress.com They use popup menus when one wants to go to the money transfer section. In IE 8 I am able to access this section using JAWS cursor

[JAWS-Users] re-msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread jim
Hi Doris: Appology excepted. If you want to call me geeky, that’s OK with me. Yes, the tech. was telling me what to do and also listening. But anyways, other then that problem my system is working fast and smooth. The only other thing I can think of that would cause Jaws not to see the charac

Re: [JAWS-Users] re-msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread tim
Would check the display settings. They may not sound like they do a lot. But, I can get jaws to not read things in one resolution and more in higher resolutions. Also make sure it is set to 32 bit color. Those setting can make a big difference in jaws depending on video card. Seems that jaws do

Re: [JAWS-Users] Click sound when activating download link

2011-11-11 Thread tim
Never had it work like that with any IE browser. However, when on a link and do a shift + enter it opens that link up in new window. Found nothing about it doing any thing with pop ups unless used with control + shift enter. Have ben using that shift + enter sense IE6 just for the purpose stated

Re: [JAWS-Users] CONVENIENT OCR

2011-11-11 Thread Steve
Insert with spacebar, then the letter O. Then, either C for object, W for application, or S for screen. - Original Message - From: "John Justice" To: Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 6:33 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] CONVENIENT OCR I can't seem to make this feature work as it should.

Re: [JAWS-Users] re-msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread Steve
Jim, Did you have the slow search issue right after they upgraded your memory and gave you Win 7? I've seen some people who have had that issue with a slow search in the start menu. In a couple instances, it inexplicably resolved itself. On the internet, some people reported having these i

Re: [JAWS-Users] CONVENIENT OCR

2011-11-11 Thread RJ
Hold down the jaws key or insert key and tap the space bar. Let up on the insert key and hit the r for research or o and than w for the other. - Original Message - From: "John Justice" To: Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 6:33 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] CONVENIENT OCR I can't seem to m

Re: [JAWS-Users] re-msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread Doris and Chris
Dear Mr. Jim, First of all, I meant no offense and did not intend to cany name calling. "Geeky" in my book is a compliment rather than a deragotory term but then my "book" is a bilingual one and I may not always get the terminology or register of language right. So again my apology as no of

Re: [JAWS-Users] Click sound when activating download link

2011-11-11 Thread tim
No, alt + n lets you in the information bar witch gives you a choice of what needs done. The shift + enter just opens the link in a new window. At 12:07 PM 11/11/2011, you wrote: David and Rick, Does Alt+n and Shift+Enter give you the same result when dealing with the Pop-Up Blocker? Thanks,

[JAWS-Users] CONVENIENT OCR

2011-11-11 Thread John Justice
I can't seem to make this feature work as it should. If I understand it correctly, you press the Insert or other jaws key and then the spacebar. I hear the click but when I try to put in those other letters like O, W, S, C and so on, those characters get printed on the page. Before I call Freedo

[JAWS-Users] re-msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread jim
Hi Doris: Thanks for calling me a geek and saying that I am irresponsible and that I am copping-out by asking my wife for assistance. A tech person told me to do that, I know next time not to listen to what they say until I read up and investigate the issue myself as I’ve always done. I am a s

Re: [JAWS-Users] Click sound when activating download link

2011-11-11 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Annette, No, the Shift + Enter is for bypassing the pop-up blocker, which blocks pop-up windows that may contain advertisements. and the Alt + N, is to access the information bar. The information bar notification sound alerts you that a program download has been blocked. This occurs many times

Re: [JAWS-Users] Inserting an SD card

2011-11-11 Thread David Ferrin
Not on topic gentlemen, thank you for your cooperation. David Ferrin A person who has a closed mind is afraid of learning. - Original Message - From: "Steve" To: Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Inserting an SD card Well, you insert the card with the 45

Re: [JAWS-Users] msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread Steve
You don't. Whoever gave you that advice is stupid. You can disable some services, but you need to be selevtive or you will cause more problems than you can deal with. Check out these two links; one explains something about services and tells you how you can disable some. The second one lists

Re: [JAWS-Users] Inserting an SD card

2011-11-11 Thread Steve
Well, you insert the card with the 45-degree angle cutout into the SD slot of your card reader. Depending on how your reader is mounted, the slot will either be on the front right or the front left. It will only go in one way, no need to force it. When you push the card all the way in, there

Re: [JAWS-Users] msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread Doris and Chris
I am not sure who gave you that advice but you do not just go and turn off all services but you better know what those services are and what they do before messing with them. I am not sure what version of windows you are using but you want to get a list of the services running under your oper

[JAWS-Users] msconfig and the services tab

2011-11-11 Thread jim
I was told that you could go to the services tab of msconfig and disable all and press ok to disable all the microsoft things from coming on at start up. Here is what I did: Windows key+r, for the run dialog box. Type in msconfig, press enter. Control+tab, to go to the services tab. Tab over

Re: [JAWS-Users] Click sound when activating download link

2011-11-11 Thread Annette Carr
David and Rick, Does Alt+n and Shift+Enter give you the same result when dealing with the Pop-Up Blocker? Thanks, Annette -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Friday, November 11,

[JAWS-Users] Inserting an SD card

2011-11-11 Thread Don & Cher Bosch
I'll be grateful if someone can describe how to tactilely insert an SD card into a computer slot. I see that there is one dog-eared corner and that one side has access holes while the other is smooth- but am clueless beyond that- as I've never done this and am afraid to damage the card. Any help ap

[JAWS-Users] Daily term

2011-11-11 Thread David Ferrin
The tip does not apply, but the daily term is well written: Daily Term: hub A hub is a piece of equipment that provides a connection point for a group of computers and peripherals, and it works on a low-level network protocol layer. Just like a wheel on a bicycle, a hub is a central point from

Re: [JAWS-Users] Click sound when activating download link

2011-11-11 Thread David Ferrin
Another possibility might be that the information bar is popping up as a secondary security feature. If this is the case you may access it by hitting the key combination of alt + N. David Ferrin http://www.jaws-users.com -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [m

Re: [JAWS-Users] Click sound when activating download link

2011-11-11 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Fanus, The sound you are hearing is most likely the pop-up blocker. As Janie stated, pressing the Shift + Enter keystroke will bypass it. Some websites use a pop-up window to move you to another page on their site. HTH, Rick Justice - Original Message - From: "Fanus" To: Sent: Friday,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Click sound when activating download link

2011-11-11 Thread Janie Degenshein
I hear that as well and my go around is to use shift and enter and then it works for me So if I hear a click I use the shift and enter to make the link work Hope this helps Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein "Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have" Access Tech Con

[JAWS-Users] Click sound when activating download link

2011-11-11 Thread Fanus
Hello list I hope someone can help. On many websites I encounter the problem that when I press enter on a link to start a download I hear a click on the pc speaker but the download does not start. When I press the application key and choose to open in a new window the new window opens and from