Re: Muting jaws in wordpad
- From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:06:19 -0500
Is there an independent braille program, which can run on its own merit,
out there that does not rely onjaws running?
It would be wise for a braille display program to come packaged with its own
drivers, wouldn't you think?
Let me know if such a program exists, because when I lose more of my hearing
that would be the program I would buy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "chevelle" <chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: Muting jaws in wordpad
> No, if your screen reader is Jaws, you need jaws to be loaded in order to
> use your braille display. If your jaws is unloaded the braille display
> drivers aren't loaded so the braille display won't work.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Muting jaws in wordpad
>
>
>> Are you saying the braille capability is dependent on jaws running? Is
>> there a way for you to have braille functionality without jaws?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "KStarrett" <kstarrett5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:22 PM
>> Subject: RE: Muting jaws in wordpad
>>
>>
>>> Hi Jack,
>>> Unloading jaws isn't an option because I still want the braille
>>> functionality. What I'm doing is reading formatted braille files (.brf)
>>> in
>>> wordpad so I don't need the speech. Also, if I swap to another active
>>> window -- email, let's say -- I want to have speech in that app.
>>>
>>> I know it sounds like a strange thing to want to do if you don't know
>>> the
>>> specifics. <g>
>>>
>>> Kimberly
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>>>> Behalf Of Jack Lowe
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:59 PM
>>>> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: Re: Muting jaws in wordpad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OK, maybe this is too simplistic, but why not just hit insert F4 and
>>>> turn
>>>> Jaws off?
>>>> My keyboard has a mute button on it. It mutes the whole sound
>>>> card. Let's
>>>> just say I found that one the hard way. Jack
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Bruce Toews" <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:47 PM
>>>> Subject: RE: Muting jaws in wordpad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Are you referring to the "putting JAWS to sleep" option? This is in
>>>> > configuration options, advanced options. "Sleep mode enabled".
>>>> >
>>>> > Bruce
>>>> >
>>>> > --
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>>>> > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Cy wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Somewhere there is a "mute JAWS" keystroke. It shuts up JAWS
>>>> completely.
>>>> >> I know because I accidently hit it one time and had a whale of a
>>>> >> time
>>>> >> getting JAWS to talk again...
>>>> >> Cy, the Ancient Okie...
>>>> >>
>>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>>> >> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> >> Behalf Of chevelle
>>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 2:27 PM
>>>> >> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >> Subject: Re: Muting jaws in wordpad
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Harry, jaws will still talk. She is looking for total silence from
>>>> >> jaws
>>>> >> while she is in a particular program.
>>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> >> From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:55 PM
>>>> >> Subject: Re: Muting jaws in wordpad
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> There is another way. Using your jaws program just do an insert+2
>>>> >>> on
>>>> >>> the
>>>> >>> numbers row. Holding down the insert key while pressing the 2
>>>> >>> several
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> times will rotate you through the options there. One of which is
>>>> >> none.
>>>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> >>> From: <kstarrett5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:50 PM
>>>> >>> Subject: RE: Muting jaws in wordpad
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>> Yes, complete silence is what I'm shooting for. But will I still
>>>> >>>> have
>>>> >>>> braille output?
>>>> >>>> What I'm doing is reading formatted braille (.brf) files in
>>>> >>>> wordpad
>>>> >> and
>>>> >>>> don't want the chatter but still need the braille.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Thanks,
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> --
>>>> >>>> Kimberly Starrett
>>>> >>>> "Sharing an office is like being in a Beckett play...after
>>>> >>>> everything
>>>> >>
>>>> >>>> has
>>>> >>>> been said you still must go on talking."
>>>> >>>> Edmund White, in "The Farewell Symphony".
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> -------------- Original message --------------
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>> Kimberly,
>>>> >>>>> To set JFW to go mute while using Wordpad, you can open config
>>>> >>>>> manager
>>>> >>>>> while
>>>> >>>>> in Wordpad. This is so you will be changing configurations only
>>>> >>>>> for
>>>> >>>>> Wordpad. Hit alt+s and arrow to the advance menu and hit enter.
>>>> >>>>> The
>>>> >>>>> first
>>>> >>>>> box should be the sleep option. Hit space-bar to check it. Hit OK
>>>> >> and
>>>> >>>>> control+s to save.
>>>> >>>>> Now JFW will go silent every time you open Wordpad, however, if
>>>> >>>>> you
>>>> >>>>> alt+tab
>>>> >>>>> away from it, JFW wil resume talking. If you go back to Wordpad,
>>>> >>>>> silence.
>>>> >>>>> A word of warning, silence means total silence. You get no speach
>>>> >>>>> at
>>>> >> all
>>>> >>>>> while using this Wordpad not even in the menus. Is this what you
>>>> >> want?
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> >>>>> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >>>>> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>>>> >>>>> Behalf Of Judith Bron
>>>> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:18
>>>> >>>>> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >>>>> Subject: Re: Muting jaws in wordpad
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> I would think that insert plus f4 would accomplish that. Now
>>>> >>>>> here's
>>>> >>>>> a situation where you can use that keystroke that we bantered
>>>> >>>>> about
>>>> >>>>> for the past few days! Judith
>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> >>>>> From:
>>>> >>>>> To:
>>>> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:14 AM
>>>> >>>>> Subject: Muting jaws in wordpad
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>> >>>>>> Is there a way of muting jaws automatically when I open wordpad?
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> I know I can mute it temporarily by using insert v but then if I
>>>> >>>>>> switch to
>>>> >>>>> another app then back jaws is speaking again. What I want is no
>>>> >>>>> speech
>>>> >>>>> in
>>>> >>>>> wordpad. Is this possible?
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> Thanks
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> --
>>>> >>>>>> Kimberly Starrett
>>>> >>>>>> "Sharing an office is like being in a Beckett play...after
>>>> >> everything
>>>> >>>>>> has
>>>> >>>>> been said you still must go on talking."
>>>> >>>>>> Edmund White, in "The Farewell Symphony".
>>>> >>>>>>
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