Well, this may depend a lot on the synthesizer rather than anything else-- which synth do you use with WE and which with Jaws? Also, your punctuation settings may effect this also.
On Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:17:44 -0400, Larry Higgins via Talk wrote: > > To whomever might be left to read this, I hope that you might > have some suggestions, or at least observations on what I > consider to be almost a deal-breaking issue when it comes to > re-upping my annual subscription to JAWS. BTW, I have brought > this to the attention to JFW list members, but have received no > satisfactory answers. This issue is the way that JAWS and its > say-all feature paces its reading of any document, no matter what > synthesizer might be being used. I like to call it "reading > rhythm." > > > When reading, the phrasing is rushed in my opinion, meaning that > the ends and beginnings of sentences are so close together that > it is hard for me to process what went before before I've had a > chance to mentally prepare myself for the next phrase, or > sentence, whichever might present itself while reading. > > > I do not have this issue with WE. WE has a pleasant reading pace-rhythm. > > I have tried all of the settings provided in the say-all > options, but none of them restore that kind of rhythm, not to my > liking. > > > On another list, when I occasionally have to make mention of > Window-Eyes, I get the old song and dance about giving up > Window-Eyes (an end of life product) in favor of the latest > screen reading product, and I would do just that if I could find > a way around this kind of unpleasant style of reading. This > really does take away from my enjoyment of reading with my PC. > > > If anybody who might be left is of the same opinion, or has any > ideas as to how to get around this rather vexing issue, please > respond ASAP <smile>. Your solidarity, not to mention wisdom will > be gratefully appreciated. > > > Sincerely, > > > Larry > > > PS. I will observe, that NOAA Weather stations do not use the JFW > style when presenting weather info, so why should I have to put > up with this as a blind computer user and voracious PC book > reader? > > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/covici%40ccs.covici.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una [email protected] _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
