[jawsscripts] Re: JAWS not speaking minimize maximize and close symbols

  • From: Hamid AITOUZNAG <hamid.maier@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:08:55 +0000

Hi John,

If you change your windows theme or i don't know how do you call it to 
windows classic, you'll regain access to those symbols. I am not sure 
how they are called in english as i have a french version of windows.

Hope that helps!


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On 06/03/2012 18:07, John Martyn wrote:
> It appears that Windows 7 is messed up in other areas as well. We just 
> decided to do a reload on windows 7 and go from there. Interesting that the 
> graphics card would come into play. Using JAWS 12. It speaks everything 
> except that. It even speaks other graphics so this is a mystery. I just 
> assume windows 7 is damaged because this other laptop was a floor model.
> Thanks for your help, and if after the reload we will check out the video 
> card.
> John
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> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie McBride
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 9:51 PM
> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: JAWS not speaking minimize maximize and close 
> symbols
>
> John, as u likely know, graphics in jaws generate crc values--thus, the 
> graphic whatever number u sometimes hear when a graphic isn't labeled. This 
> holds true of the minimize, maximize,&  close graphics at the top of the 
> window as well. Normally these are created at sufficiently common 
> resolutions&  w/a fair number of color schemes&  likely a representative 
> sampling of hardware so that they're recognized virtually universally.
>
> I've gotta suspect that 1 or a couple things are actually occurring here:
> a) It could be that something is happening to obscure Jaws' view;
> b) It could be that either the resolution, graphics hardware, or video 
> acceleration is the culprit.
>
> Make certain your resolution is adequate to the task, e.g., usually at least 
> 1024 x 768 on desktop models. Also try playing w/the hardware acceleration. 
> Put it as high as possible.
>
> Having said all that, though, u might wanna check out the various technical 
> bulletins on the fs website, especially those having to do w/incompatibility 
> between Jaws&  various video cards. If your machine has 1 of these graphics 
> cards that Jaws doesn't like, your only solution may be to get a video card 
> that plays nicer w/jaws. I am assuming as I write all this that you're not 
> getting any video intercept errors&  that you're running the proper jaws 
> version for your operating system.
>
> On 3/5/12, John Martyn<johnrobertmartyn@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>    
>> While doing some testing on some software, I noticed on another
>> computer that it doesn't read the minimize maximize and close button
>> symbols at the top of the window, it only reading the title of the
>> window. This window does not close with alt+F4 either and I need to
>> click the close button. It is doing this for all applications on this
>> system so the JAWS cursor doesn't see the buttons. Has anyone encountered 
>> this issue and possibly a fix?
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> John Martyn
>>
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