Yes, this is exactly right. For best performance, set your screen resolution to at least 800 by 600. Hope that helps. On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:43:03 -0000, "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Is the screen resolution the reason then that when I am reading the > screen > using JFW, a sighted person can't see what JFW is reading because it > isn't > actually on the monitor? > > I'd like to know what the best resolution setting is for JFW to work > well, > this is still unclear to me! - Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:26 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Screen resolution and colour > > > The higher the resolution the more that can be fitted on the display > screen, meaning that screen reading would be improved if you set the > resolution to the below or higher. Hope that helps. > On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:52:20 -0000, "Andy Collins" > <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > Well yes, I do mean 800x600, but when you say that is the minimum any > > screen > > reader can handle, is that to say that a higher resolution is better? > > > > Thanks - Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:00 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Screen resolution and colour > > > > > > Can I ask, do you mean 800 x 600 not the other way round? If that's the > > case, then that's fine for a screen reader since that's the minimum > > screen resolution that any screen reader can handle. Hope that helps. > > On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:54:33 -0000, "Andy Collins" > > <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > > So Christopher, 600x800 is no longer the best setting for JFW? Wondering > > > why > > > I had it set to that before I reinstalled XP - Andy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:19 AM > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Screen resolution and colour > > > > > > > > > Do the following: > > > 1. Open control panel. > > > 2. Press enter on display. > > > 3. Control-tab to the settings tab. > > > 4. Tab to the resolution slider and move it till it says 1024 by 786 or > > > something like that. > > > 5. Tab to the colours combo box and set it to 32-bit. > > > 6. Tab to OK and press enter. > > > 7. If you're asked if you wish to keep this setting, press enter on yes. > > > Hope that helps. > > > On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:06:30 -0000, "Andy Collins" > > > <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > > > Hi Andy - when I change to 600x800 last night, it messed up my JAWS > > > > setting > > > > for XP! as it modified the desk top. I was looking under display in > > > > control > > > > panel, and saw on the appropriate tab a list of resolutions; > originally, > > > > mine was set to 1024x768 with a percentage of %9 [not sure what the > > > > percentage thing is about], when I selected 600x800, the percentage > went > > > > down to 0, and JAWS kept seeing blanks everywhere, no matter what > window > > > > I > > > > was in; it would read emails or documents in say all mode, but not > line > > > > by > > > > line. From what you say, and waht I seem to remember, 600x800 is the > > > > correct > > > > setting, but Christopher talked about colours, and this is where I'm > > > > stuck, > > > > so if you or anybody can help me get these setting right for JAWS, > then > > > > I'd > > > > apreciate it. > > > > > > > > Thanks - Andy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 11:54 AM > > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Screen resolution and colour > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Andy. > > > > > > > > My settings are 600 by 800. > > > > > > > > Are you able to navigate your way back to change it or would youlike > me > > > > to > > > > walk you through it. > > > > > > > > Best wishes. > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 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