[bcab] Re: JAWS9 and punctuation

Hi Chris and welcome to the list.
 
There are several ways in which computers encode our character set internally.
 
It is likely that MSWord uses a different code for the apostrophe than your 
E-mail client and some other applications.
 
I wonder if you pasted the same apostrophised word in to both the default and 
Word dictionaries.  This could result in the Jaws scripts for Word not 
recognising the apostrophe in its text since the internal code would be 
different from the one in the dictionary.
 
If this rings a bell, try amending the apostrophised words in Words' Jaws 
dictionary, replacing the apostrophe in them to an actual typed apostrophe from 
word. 
 
Apologies for the complicated sound of these instructions.  I never was very 
good at simplification.
 
If I haven't made myself clear enough, please feel free to contact me and I'll 
try again.
 
Regards,
 
Phil Medway
 
ICT accessibility developer
 
Deployment team 
 
Core ICT
 
Oxfordshire County Council

 
http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk <http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/> 
 
Tel: 01869 347639
 
Mobile: 07980 519990
 
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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of 
Chris Cook
Sent: 31 January 2008 13:23
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] JAWS9 and punctuation


Good Afternoon All,
 
I'm a new member to this list and I wonder if someone could offer me some 
advice please. I've recently migrated from JAWS4 and Widnows ME to JAWS9 and 
Windows XP. I like to have JAWS set to read all punctuation. JAWS9 all 
punctuation has been improved and now reads all punctuation contained with in 
words e.g. I've is now spoken I apostrophe ve and not Ive and so on. This can 
be very irritating when listening to a long document. I've tried adding the 
words to the JAWS dictionary manager and teaching JAWS to speak them correctly. 
I have added the words to both the default manager and the Microsoft Word.jdf 
file; now in applications like Outlook Express words like I've are now read 
correctly i.e. without the punctuation being spoken within the word, but they 
are still being misread with in Microsoft Word.
 
Has anyone else experienced similar problems please? and does anyone have any 
other suggestions as to what I might try to rectify this problem. Any help 
would be gratefully received.
 
Many thanks in advance and I look forward to hearing from you.
 
Very best wishes from Chris Cook.


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