[jaws-uk] Re: Menus not spoken.
- From: "Michael Brown" <michael.brown222@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:02:18 +0100
Hi Tristram,
Thank you so very much for your immediate response to this problem. It
worked a treat!! I never associated bit colour with Jaws speaking menus.
I am very grateful for your brilliant help in this matter.
Three cheers for the Tech Support Team.
Thanks again,
Michael Brown.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:08 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Menus not spoken.
> The first thing you should consider doing is chainging the display
> settings, Jaws until veersion 7.0 is very reliant on tracking highlights
> by colour.
> 1 Open Start menu and then Control Panel.
> 2 Press letter D to locate "Display" and press enter on it.
> 3 Change the "Theme" to "Windows Classic".
> 4 Press control+tab to reach the "settings" page.
> 5 Tab to "colour Quality" combo box and drop this to "16 bit colour".
> 6 Tab to "OK" button and press spacebar on it.
> 7 If asked to keep the changes tab to "yes" and press enter or spacebar
> on it.
> 8 Restart the PC and try Jaws again.
> You may also like to download and install the free update to Jaws 4.51 and
> patch.
>
> Download link for Jaws 4.51:
> ftp://ftp.freedomscientific.com/users/hj/private/WebFiles/JAWS/j451119.exe
>
> Jaws 4.51 patch:
> ftp://ftp.freedomscientific.com/users/hj/private/WebFiles/JAWS/j451131patch.exe
>
> Regards.
>
> Tristram Llewellyn
> Sight and Sound Technology
> Technical Support
> www.sightandsound.co.uk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Brown
> To: Jaws User Group.
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 2:57 PM
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Menus not spoken.
>
>
> Hello,
> I have Jaws version 4.5 with X P Home Edition already loaded onto my new
> computer which is now set up. After installing Jaws 4.50, jaws is not
> speaking any menu options in either drop down or context menus. For
> example, in file menu of Outlook Express 6,the first menu option should be
> new, which is not spoken.
>
> A Jaws repair was done but still no spoken menu options. My wife has
> checked all the options in configoration manager but with no success.
> Finally uninstalled and then re- installed Jaws 4.50 which still didn't
> solve this problem.
>
> Tearing my hair out guys!! any help desperately desperately needed please
> please!!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael Brown.
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