Re: Silent desktop icons

  • From: "Kerby Hill" <kerby.hill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:58:58 -0400

are you set for windows classic view?  I don't know but maybe that could be the 
problem.

Kerby

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: marcatony 
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:53 PM
  Subject: Re: Silent desktop icons


  Hi
     When There are no other programs open, Jaws will not say anything.  When I 
do windows m, the only thing which is said is windows m.  If after doing the 
windows M keys, I do incert T to see what window is open, I only get a default 
sound.  I hope this is as clear as mud.  Thanks for your prtience.

  Marsha


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Chris Skarstad 
    To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:21 PM
    Subject: RE: Silent desktop icons


    Hi.  I've slightly modified the subject line for what i hope is a 
    little clarity.  Marcia, when you are focused on the desktop what 
    does JAWS say initially? In other words, when you press your tab key 
    and you place JAWS's focus on the desktop, it will say something like 
    desktop, list view, my computer. 1 of 5.
    and if you use your arrow keys, JAWS will read the desktop icon it is 
    focused on. I'm just thinking it might be a simple focus issue.
    Also, when you press windows m, which *should* take you to the 
    desktop, and you press insert plus t to read the window title, what 
    does JAWS say then?  If you hear something like, no window is active, 
    you might need to press your tab key until JAWS actually announces 
    that it's on the desktop.  I don't know if any of that will 
    help.  But from my experience, listening very carefully to what JAWS 
    is telling you can sometimes help to figure out what it's doing if it 
    acts funny.






             At 11:05 AM 9/18/2007, you wrote:
    >What are your display settings? and did you make sure the video 
    >chaining manager was relinked to your video driver?
    >
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
    >Behalf Of marcatony
    >Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:50 AM
    >To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    >Subject: Re: Silent desktop sounds
    >
    >Hi Chris
    >   I did what you suggested;  however there was no change.
    >
    >Marsha
    >
    >
    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: <mailto:christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Chris Hallsworth
    >To: <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    >Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:10 AM
    >Subject: Re: Silent desktop sounds
    >
    >Marsha, check to see if screen echo is not set to none, otherwise 
    >JAWS won't read anything in lists, for example. To change this 
    >temporarily, press insert+s. If you want to change it permanently:
    >1. Open up Configuration Manager with Insert 6.
    >2. I'll assume you want this to apply to all applications, so press 
    >shift control d to open the default configuration file.
    >3. Press alt s to open the set options menu, then press u on user 
    >options. The user options dialogue box appears.
    >4. Tab to the echo group of radio buttons, and make sure that 
    >highlighted text is checked.
    >5. Press enter. The user options dialogue box closes.
    >6. Press control s to save your configuration.
    >7. Close Configuration Manager.
    >Hope that helps.
    >Chris Hallsworth
    >BrailleNote mPower user
    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: <mailto:marcatony@xxxxxxxxx>marcatony
    >To: <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    >Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:06 AM
    >Subject: Silent desktop sounds
    >
    >   I seem to have lost the voice for the desktop icons.  When I 
    > installed the latest Jaws version, the desktop icons became 
    > silent.  When I click  Windows+M, it says WindowsM.  After that it 
    > is silent as long as I am on the desktop.  To my knowledge, I 
    > haven't made any changes.  Could someone please help?  Luckily I 
    > can still use Jaws 7;  however I would like to be able to use Jaws 
    > 8.  Any help would be appreciated.
    >
    >Marsha
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
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