Re: future use of WE

2017-07-02 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi all. One thing to keep in mind is that for those of you who choose to hold out until the very last second that WE stops working, you will be more frustrated when it's yanked out from under you and you are caught unprepared. this could easily be a situation where you need to get things done

Re: switching to JAWS

2017-06-07 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello. I believe the others have answered your questions. However I would like to remind you that there are some quick audio tutorials which I have recorded to help with the transition. So, if you have a chance, I would recommend you give these a listen and they might answer some of your other

Re: sounds for loading and unloading Jaws

2017-05-31 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi, I have sounds assigned when programs close and open. However, I think what you might be referring to is when I closed Jaws, the standard dialog asking if I am sure came up and there is a sound for that. Those types of sounds are setup from the sounds schemes part of the control panel. So,

Re: Jaws hot key undefined after update

2017-05-30 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
users to transfer to JAWS? Could you, would you, re-forward or share the links with me? Thank you very much appreciate it Shannon Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2017, at 12:40 PM, Raul A. Gallegos via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: Hello Rod, this is normal behavior. One thing w

Re: Raul, Carol is happily using the Caps-Lock key

2017-05-30 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
mode is more versitile than desktop mode. If not, what do I have to do to have the caps lock and insert key both funcgtion as the Jaws key? Thanks Brenda On 5/25/2017 12:56 PM, Raul A. Gallegos via Talk wrote: Hi, I'm glad you are liking the caps lock usage. To toggle its state, all you need

Re: Jaws hot key undefined after update

2017-05-30 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello Rod, this is normal behavior. One thing which I would suggest is perhaps you copy the Jaws icon so you have your own. Then make the shortcut to that one. This way if it's updated, you will still have your original one with the Windows shortcut hot key. Of course, you could simply go in

Re: Tutorial Question

2017-05-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello Dave, I don't know if there will be more. If you or anyone else have other categories or topics in mind regarding the migration, I suggest contacting VFO Group support, or maybe post it here and I'm sure that someone like Doug Geoffray and/or Aaron Smith will see that and relay it

Re: End of Life Message

2017-05-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello Pam, I disagree. Remember, not all Window-Eyes users are subscribed here or to the various news and announcement lists. So, if they didn't do that as you suggest, how would those users know that Window-Eyes will no longer be updated? I know it must feel like a slap in the face each time

Re: Tutorial Question

2017-05-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi Ted and all, the link is http://www.gwmicro.com/window-eyes/migrate/ Once you go there, use the navigate by headings quick command, H, to reach the tutorials. These are free tutorials meant as quick migration steps with some of the basic differences between Window-Eyes and Jaws ways of

Re: Raul, Carol is happily using the Caps-Lock key

2017-05-25 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi, I'm glad you are liking the caps lock usage. To toggle its state, all you need to do is press it twice quickly. I hope that helps. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions Voice and Text: 832.554.7285 Office: 832.639.4477 Personal Email: r...@raulgallegos.com

Re: Forms Question

2017-05-23 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
. When I am searching for an edit box, I can tab. When I want to quickly scrool past an edit box to read more text, I can arrow down, oh well. OK, my pity party is over. On 5/22/2017 11:10 PM, Raul A. Gallegos via Talk wrote: Hi, you can change forms mode to manual. This will make it so you will have

Re: Alternative for Insert as Awkward Jaws Modifier Key?

2017-05-23 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi, if using the laptop layout, you can activate the Jaws window by pressing Control Shift Caps lock J. So, basically, it's the 3 keys along the left side of the keyboard with the letter J. It really works. Personally I run Jaws in the notification area so it's out of the alt-tab order. --

Re: Alternative for Insert as Awkward Jaws Modifier Key?

2017-05-23 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
FWIW, I use the laptop layout on both laptop keyboards as well as full size keyboards. The nice thing is that I don't lose the functionality of the number pad even with the laptop layout. Yet, I gain so much more flexibility. I would recommend this for many users. -- Raul A. Gallegos

Re: switch to Jaws

2017-05-23 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
and 2016 do not work as well as in 2010? Paulette -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+paulette=evickery@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos via Talk Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:33 PM To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: Re: switch to Jaws It's up

Re: Forms Question

2017-05-22 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi, you can change forms mode to manual. This will make it so you will have to always press Enter on edit boxes to turn off the virtual cursor and enable forms mode. This setting is found either in the startup wizard from the Jaws window help menu, or by pressing Jaws-6, typing forms, and

Re: switch to Jaws

2017-05-22 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
: Thanks for the information. But now I want to know if Office 2013 and 2016, both work as well as Office 2010, for we blind people? Paulette -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+paulette=evickery@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos via Talk Sent: Monday, May

Re: Self voicing programs

2017-05-22 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello Terry, when you are in the program which is self-voicing, do the following. 1. Press Jaws-6 to bring up the setting center. 2. You will be in a search edit box, type the word sleep. 3. Press Tab and you will be in the search results. There should be 2 of them. 4. Press down arrow to

Re: Thunderbird accounts

2017-05-22 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Neville, if you open the %appdata% folder, look for the Thunderbird folder and save that. Please note the percent symbols around %appdata%. I hope this helps. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions Voice and Text: 832.554.7285 Office: 832.639.4477 Personal

Re: switch to Jaws

2017-05-22 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos via Talk Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 12:12 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: switch to Jaws It's unfortunate this is happening to Steve's setup. However, it doesn't happen to me. I'm using Jaws current 18 and Office 2016 current on Windows 10

Re: I told you, Window-Eyes is Dead!

2017-05-18 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
I think that Peter might be enjoying some Colorado candy. Window-Eyes is not dead. When I run Window-Eyes on my system, it comes up talking and it works with everything. That tells me it's not dead. Now, what Peter may have meant to say is that the sales of Window-Eyes are dead. *smile*. That

Re: converting to jaws

2017-05-18 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
June 31? I thought it was February 30th. Hmm, *smile*. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions Voice and Text: 832.554.7285 Office: 832.639.4477 Personal Email: r...@raulgallegos.com Work Email: train...@rgats.com Twitter: @rga7285 and @RGATrainer “Any teacher

Re: converting to jaws

2017-05-18 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Maybe I am wrong, but this seems to me like it should be a personal discussion, not public on list. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions Voice and Text: 832.554.7285 Office: 832.639.4477 Personal Email: r...@raulgallegos.com Work Email: train...@rgats.com

Re: Transferring Thunderbird Address Book from One PC to Another

2017-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi, one trick which has worked for me is to transfer the entire Thunderbird setup from old to new. However, if all you are interested in is the address book, I will answer that as well. Please note that I'm assuming you know how to open folders, copy things to the clipboard, paste things from

Re: Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration

2017-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Richard, this means you have a choice. If you can find a trainer who is willing to work with you after hours, then you make it happen. However, this will not happen for free in most cases. This is especially true if you want one-on-one training. As mentioned from me and a few others, you might

Re: W-e to Jaws tutorials annoying numbers

2017-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi, this is normal because of the file playing through the web browser. My guess is that if you download the file to your computer and play it with Media Player or some other program, the behavior will be different. So, instead of pressing Enter on the file, press Shift-F10 or the Applications

Re: TB settings - was Re: Jaws and Thunderbird threaded messages

2017-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
eem to find that option, either. Thanks in advance.--Matthew Chao On 5/17/2017 10:57 AM, Raul A. Gallegos via Talk wrote: Hi, I usually turn off html composing, set messages to open in a new tab, and disable the start screen from Thunderbird. Beyond that, most other settings should be f

Re: TB settings - was Re: Jaws and Thunderbird threaded messages

2017-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
placed with a computer, deserves to be.” - David Thornburg On 5/17/2017 10:00 AM, Don H via Talk wrote: Where in settings do you change this message threading? On 5/17/2017 9:57 AM, Raul A. Gallegos via Talk wrote: Hi, I usually turn off html composing, set messages to open in a new tab, and disable the

Re: TB settings - was Re: Jaws and Thunderbird threaded messages

2017-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
On 5/17/2017 8:53 AM, Raul A. Gallegos via Talk wrote: Hello, the part about jaws not reading message headers in Thunderbird if you are not in threaded view seems to be something recent. I don't know if it is a jaws bug or if it is something which recently changed in Thunderbird 52. So for now

Re: Jaws and Thunderbird threaded messages

2017-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello, the part about jaws not reading message headers in Thunderbird if you are not in threaded view seems to be something recent. I don't know if it is a jaws bug or if it is something which recently changed in Thunderbird 52. So for now changing it to thread view is the only way I have

Re: whole migrating situation

2017-05-16 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi, this is not true. What about other browsers like Firefox and Chrome? There is always choice. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions Voice and Text: 832.554.7285 Office: 832.639.4477 Personal Email: r...@raulgallegos.com Work Email: train...@rgats.com Twitter:

Re: whole migrating situation

2017-05-16 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi Darrell, I believe you have around 4 or 5 options. Let me know if I can be of assistance in helping you find the option which will best fit your needs. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions Voice and Text: 832.554.7285 Office: 832.639.4477 Personal Email:

Re: switch to Jaws

2017-05-15 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Bryan, it's too bad you feel this way. I think that perhaps you are associating Jaws with Freedom Scientific, meaning that if there were things that Freedom Scientific did, not VFO, you might be thinking that all the same bad experiences may happen again, or continue to happen. In any case,

Re: switch to Jaws

2017-05-15 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
It's unfortunate this is happening to Steve's setup. However, it doesn't happen to me. I'm using Jaws current 18 and Office 2016 current on Windows 10 and can switch between mail, contacts, and calendars with no issues. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions

Re: thunderbird questions

2017-05-12 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
? -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+dennisl1982=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos via Talk Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 4:08 PM To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: Re: thunderbird questions Hi, sorry, but no, I will not be recording updated

Re: address book in thunderbird

2017-05-12 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Thunderbird 45.80? -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+dennisl1982=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos via Talk Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 6:24 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: address book in thunderbird Hi, none here. I press

Re: thunderbird questions

2017-05-12 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
please possibly record updated files? Also where can you get the version your using? -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+dennisl1982=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos via Talk Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:30 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List

Re: I have great news! Read carefully!

2017-05-12 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Don, you make me smile, still as cynical as ever. *smile*. I'm glad to see that some things just don't change over the years. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions Voice and Text: 832.554.7285 Office: 832.639.4477 Personal Email: r...@raulgallegos.com Work Email:

I have great news! Read carefully!

2017-05-11 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi all. After reading over 300 messages about whether Window-Eyes is dead, not dead, lurking, floating, having a drink, or just out to lunch, I got to thinking. Everyone seems to be going on about whether they should use Jaws or NVDA. Some have even said System Access. I must confess, my

Re: Future Of Window-Eyes

2017-05-11 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello all. I don't post much here, but I read a few messages here and there. It's amazing how many differing messages there are on all of this and yet most of them without actual facts. *smile*. Because VFO Group now is the actual company, there is no more competition between Jaws and

Re: address book in thunderbird

2017-05-11 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hi, none here. I press Control-Shift-B and the address book window opens. If I press shift-tab, I am taken to the list of various address books I have. Using the arrows from here allows me to pick another address book. Then pressing tab again will put me in the list. I'm using Thunderbird

Re: Jart 5.4?

2017-01-03 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello. I can confirm that Jarte 5.4 current version works well with Window-Eyes. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions Mobile: 832.554.7285 Work: 832.639.4477 Personal Email: r...@raulgallegos.com Work Email: train...@rgats.com “Any teacher that can be replaced

Re: window eyes for office

2015-08-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos via Talk
Hello. If you don't renew your office 365 then you will still be able to use Window-Eyes but it will be in 30 minute demo mode. On Aug 17, 2015, at 3:36 PM, sthomas via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com wrote: Hello, i have an office365 subscription and it comes due soon. What if it won't