Re: spelling a word

2015-10-06 Thread Tom Kingston via Talk
Don, Just hit the current word hot key twice to spell the word and again to spell it phonetically. It's Control-Numpad-Right arrow on a standard keyboard. Tom On 10/6/2015 9:11 PM, Don Smith via Talk wrote: Hi: At one time you could use a short cut key to spell a word with win eyes. It

RE: Sleep Mode Situation

2015-10-06 Thread Ross McGregor via Talk
HI ric, Man what a great email from you. I couldn't understand a single word of it, but wow. Was this email in the English language or Chinese? Man, Whatever you're doing, keep powering on. It sounds impressive, or something. Ross. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: Sleep Mode Situation

2015-10-06 Thread Rick Thomas via Talk
Hi Tom: Man you have been doing this almost as long as I have you old grey beard! There have been various postings from the staff off and on on the scripting list indicating what languages they were working with. Also, the types of software they use and the implementation indicates a non

RE: Sleep Mode Situation

2015-10-06 Thread Rick Thomas via Talk
Hi - A Correction: I mentioned .net adding sync processing, of course, I dropped the A and ment Async processing along with simplified parallelism. I hate typos but perhaps it is a example of how an error could creep into a program and worse if it has to do with memory allocation, garbage

RE: Sleep Mode Situation

2015-10-06 Thread Rick Thomas via Talk
Hi Ross: I was responding to Tom who is a well experienced software developer. "Don’t feel bad, sometimes when I ReRead my own messages I wonder if they actually say anything or are just "something" as you mentioned. Besides, I listened to Monday night football and have been on this bloody box

RE: sleep

2015-10-06 Thread Chip Orange via Talk
Hi, Rick Thomas also mentioned this recently. I have a work pc which goes into sleep any time I'm away from the keyboard for more than a few minutes, and I have a laptop at home which goes into sleep frequent to save battery. I am not seeing this. My only thought was that (assuming you

RE: sleep

2015-10-06 Thread Chip Orange via Talk
Thanks; I'll put this on the list as a suggestion for others for now. Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -Original Message- From: tchild [mailto:tch...@mediacombb.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 4:03 PM To: Chip Orange

RE: Sleep Mode Situation

2015-10-06 Thread Chip Orange via Talk
What version of WE and what version of Windows? Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+corange=psc.state.fl...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of via Talk Sent: Sunday, October

RE: Accessible DVD player

2015-10-06 Thread Smith, Veronica via Talk
This is software, right? Not an external item? V -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+veronica.smith=aps@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Steve Clower via Talk Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 1:54 PM To: Morne van der Merwe; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: RE:

RE: Accessible DVD player

2015-10-06 Thread Steve Clower via Talk
Hello Vernoica, Yes; these are both Windows applications. Steve -Original Message- From: Smith, Veronica [mailto:veronica.sm...@aps.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 4:46 PM To: Steve Clower ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject:

Accessible DVD player

2015-10-06 Thread Morne van der Merwe via Talk
Hello listers, Latest version of WE on a Windows 8.1 machine. I have a collection of DVD's with old TV programs on them. Is there any accessible software which I can use to listen to them? Regards Morne ___ Any views or opinions presented

RE: Accessible DVD player

2015-10-06 Thread Steve Clower via Talk
Morne, VLC Media Player from www.videolan.org should work well. If you have actual DVDs, my personal favorite is DVD Audio Extractor. Despite the name, it is a very capable, and more importantly, accessible, DVD player. Well worth the money. Steve -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: Sleep Mode Situation

2015-10-06 Thread tchild via Talk
we 9.2 windows 8.1 -Original Message- From: Chip Orange via Talk Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 3:05 PM To: cov...@ccs.covici.com ; Window-Eyes DiscussionList Subject: RE: Sleep Mode Situation What version of WE and what version of Windows? Chip Chip Orange Florida Public

RE: WE and Electronic Time card data collection software?

2015-10-06 Thread Charles Short via Talk
Mr. Van Lant, I couldn't agree with you more completely. ...I find it difficult when it comes to adding a row, it's frustrating and a pain in the neck. Charlie Best Regards Charlie Short -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+clshort=verizon@lists.window-eyes.com] On

Re: Question About PBS Videos

2015-10-06 Thread Nick Sarames via Talk
Did you try turning browse mode off? On 10/6/2015 8:37 PM, robert martin via Talk wrote: Hello, I apologize to some of you who may have seen this question on another list. Occasionally friends send me links to PBS specials etc. When I go to look at the material and click the link I get a

spelling a word

2015-10-06 Thread Don Smith via Talk
Hi: At one time you could use a short cut key to spell a word with win eyes. It might have been shift? Does it still exist? We 8.4 and office 2007 Thanks Don ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and

Re: spelling a word

2015-10-06 Thread Nick Sarames via Talk
Not sure if this is a WE hot key, but I use f-7, at least when composing an e-mail in Thunderbird. On 10/6/2015 9:11 PM, Don Smith via Talk wrote: Hi: At one time you could use a short cut key to spell a word with win eyes. It might have been shift? Does it still exist? We 8.4 and office

thunderbird problem

2015-10-06 Thread Darren Tomblin via Talk
hi, i'm having a problem with thunderbird it only happens with one account the others don't do it. when I open a message and hit down arrow I get a ding and we says document empty which I know is not the case. does anyone know whats going on here. thanks -- 73, Darren Tomblin (KC9JJJ)

Analyzing a Web App for accessibility

2015-10-06 Thread Ayers, David (ITCS) via Talk
Hello, My employer is going to a new financial management package starting November 1st. I am trying to access many parts of the interface, but there seems to be areas that are unaccessible. I have tried IE11 and Firefox and both share the same results. How do I perform an analysis of the

RE: Not hearing stars when I enter Passwords and Some Other Keys

2015-10-06 Thread Smith, Veronica via Talk
I cannot find verbosity either. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+veronica.smith=aps@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Charles Short via Talk Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 7:30 PM To: 'Nick Sarames'; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: Not hearing stars

sleep

2015-10-06 Thread tchild via Talk
I’ve noticed that since the last batch or so of Windows important updates the issue with loosing speech after the PC sleeps seems to be happening more ;often... ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do

Re: Not hearing stars when I enter Passwords and Some Other Keys

2015-10-06 Thread net bat via Talk
open the w e control panel. go to the help pull down and check advanced mode. then you will have 13 menu items to mess up. grin. -Original Message- From: Smith, Veronica via Talk Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 9:10 AM To: Charles Short ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: RE: Not

RE: Requesting a simple script

2015-10-06 Thread Steve Clower via Talk
Don, When you are focused on the file, press Control-Shift-S twice. That will cause Window-Eyes to spell it. Steve -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+sclower=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Donald L. Roberts via Talk Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Requesting a simple script

2015-10-06 Thread Donald L. Roberts via Talk
I am writing in the hope that someone on list has sufficient expertise at scripting to write a script otherwise known as an app which will slowly spell the current file name. Yes, I know I can get the spelling by doing such things as copying the file name to the clipboard with an appropriate

RE: Requesting a simple script

2015-10-06 Thread Scott Wheat via Talk
Another way to get this info is When focused on the file in question, press f2. This will put you in an edit box where you can edit the file name. You can simply use the left and right arrow keys to read the current name and then press escape to leave it unchanged. If you change anything in this

RE: ABC Mouse?

2015-10-06 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Hi - did you get a reply on your ABC Mouse question? My kids preschool gave us log ins for ABC Mouse, but I have not yet tried it. I've heard other blind parents talk about the program, so I'm assuming it has some level of access, but I do not know which screen reader they are using. If

RE: Not hearing stars when I enter Passwords and Some Other Keys

2015-10-06 Thread Chris Grabowski via Talk
Hi, Control-backslash for the Window-eyes control panel. Alt-h for help. V for show advance options. Now you'll see all verbosity options. Chris Window-Eyes Product Support Ai Squared 725 Airport North Office Park Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (802) 362-3612 www.aisquared.com   -Original

RE: WE and Electronic Time card data collection software?

2015-10-06 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I am using Kronos in my office. The main web application that most employees use here is completely inaccessible to me using WE. However, I do have a link to the HTML version of the web application which is fairly accessible. Unfortunately, every couple years I manage a set of trainees for a

RE: Not hearing stars when I enter Passwords and Some Other Keys

2015-10-06 Thread Chris Grabowski via Talk
If it is checked, all options show, if it is not checked, basic options show. Window-Eyes Product Support Ai Squared 725 Airport North Office Park Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (802) 362-3612 www.aisquared.com   -Original Message- From: Talk