Hi all, when a programme runs as a service, it runs before Windows even logs you into your account should you have a log in dialogue box. This is why JAWS and any other commercial screen reader can speak or braille from within the Windows log on dialogue box. This is not the case when a programme runs from the startup group, as these are executed after Windows is loaded and you're on the desktop. FYI, the startup group is the startup folder, found under Start Menu, All Programmes, Startup. Hope this helps.
-- Chris Hallsworth Derbyshire, UK E-mail christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype chrishallsworth7266 Website http://www.chrishallsworth.co.nr Klango chrishallsworth----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:06 PM Subject: Re: getting jaws to come up talking.
Curtis,First, I'm surprised to hear that you ran the installation file and weren'tpresented with the repair and modify options when it found that Jaws was already on your computer. I'm assuming you didn't uninstall Jaws beforetrying this, of course! That is, as I think you know, the way to get to the repair function for a couple of versions now. There's an explanation of whyit's not done through the old Start Menu method, but someone else here may remember the explanation. I've forgotten, myself. So that is one thing worth thinking about. Second, I thought that placing Jaws in the Startup Group, which is done by choosing that item from the options on the main Jaws window (start Jaws automatically, or however it's worded, now) *did* mean that you were making Jaws run as a service. I thought that was synonymous with saying something is in the startup group. Maybe I'm wrong, in which case I'm sure someone will explain the distinction. But all of this sounds extremely frustrating and a little bit odd. I hope someone can offer something helpfully diagnostic.----- Original Message ----- From: "Curtis Delzer" <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 1:54 PM Subject: getting jaws to come up talking. My wife has a new computer, an AMD dual core 2.3Ghz with 2 gigs of ram. Jfw will not come up talking, no matter the start up setting. I re-installed, (looking for repair which did not exist for some reason), even running the downloaded installation without that option shown to me, so un-installed, and re-installed, keeping her settings for apps, etc. Still, the program, though it's loaded, will not come up talking. It is using the standard Eloquence that comes with it by default, so, any more ideas? If I am told how, I will set it up to run as a service, but need to know how to do that. Curtis Delzer -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
