Re: killjaws.bat, not sure if I did it right

  • From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:23:57 -0700

Well, this was supposed to be for XP home according to the lister who 
provided it, as I recall. As far as placement goes, I put the batch file in 
my c:\jaws folder (not a program folder, just one I maintain myself for 
keeping a lot of jaws related stuff). The properties hotkey tab says it's 
targeted to that location.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: killjaws.bat, not sure if I did it right



I can tell you that for me, Kill Jaws works under normal circumstances as
well as JAWS hang-ups.  I have no problem with the hot key I created, but
again, I'm using XP Pro, so things may be different for XP Home.  Be sure
your shortcut target address is correct.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:30 AM
Subject: killjaws.bat, not sure if I did it right


> Following directions that were provided here, I created a file named
> killjaws.bat in a
> chosen folder using these lines:
>
> echo off
> taskkill /F /IM jfw.exe
>
> I went to the file and created a Desktop shortcut icon for it, using
> the Send To function.
>
> Then I went to the new icon, went into its properties, and created a
> hotkey
> for it so I could invoke the batch file next time Jaws lost speech. So
> far,
> so good.
>
> But when I pressed my hotkey combo, nothing happened. I checked to see if
> my
> hotkey had held, and it had. I went to the desktop, focused on the icon,
> and
> pressed Enter to activate it. Again, nothing happened.
>
> I did a restart in order to see if that might have been needed. It made no
> difference. The only thing I can report helpfully is visual evidence I'm
> unable to make sense of. And that is, when I activate this shortcut, a
> small
> dark rectangle I assume to be some sort of notification flashes onto the
> screen and disappears, all within a fraction of a second. Even if I could
> read, and therefore wouldn't need Jaws in the first place, I probably
> couldn't see what this thing says because it flashes by so fast. So that
> doesn't help me describe what's going on.
>
> Does anyone have an idea what it is that's not working right? Could it be
> that you can't just exit Jaws this way in a normal situation, instead of
> unloading it with Insert F4? You have to be in a situation where Jaws
> loses
> speech?
>
> Thanks.
>
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