Re: silencing JAWS

Negoslav:

The information you included in your message works in the same way as the last 
function under the "Adjust JAWS Options menu, Keystroke JAWS/INSERT+V.

The problem is that when you use either of these methods, JAWS will start 
speaking again, as soon as a scheduled or system event starts and a new window 
is opened, even if the window is open for a split second.  This is because the 
application in which you muted the synthesizer lost focus.  This would also be 
the case, even if focus was returned to the application in which you had muted 
the synthesizer.

The only way to make sure that JAWS does not speak at all, is to switch to the 
"No Speech Synthesizer".

You do this by pressing JAWS/INSERT+S, followed by the letter N, for the No 
Speech synthesizer, followed by pressing the ENTER key.  JAWS will not speak, 
regardless as to any system or scheduled events that might be going on.

You turn on the synthesizer by pressing JAWS/INSERT+S, followed by the letter 
E, for Eloquence, the letter S, for SAPI, followed by pressing the ENTER key.

HTH

Sincerely:

Dave Durber

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Negoslav Sabev 
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 3:38 AM
  Subject: Re: silencing JAWS


  Here's some info from
  http://www.jaws-users.com/text/JAWS/KeystrokeToMuteJAWS.html

  Assigning A Keystroke To Mute JAWS   

  1. Bring up your keyboard manager with insert+8 on the number row.
  2. Make sure you are focused on the default file.
  3. Tab once in to the list of available functions.
  4. Then start typing mute until you hear mute synthesizer, which will have no 
keystroke, assigned.
  5. Press control A and give it what ever keystroke your heart desires.
  6. Save your changes when you close out the keyboard manager.

  Note that this is a toggle kind of thing, and that JAWS will only remain 
muted so long as you're focused on the current Window. 

  Negoslav


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Cy Selfridge 
    To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:55 AM
    Subject: RE: silencing JAWS


    Hi,

    No, I think I remember that there is a key which will toggle the speech on 
and off. I do not want to quit JAWS and I am aware of the cntrl key with will 
(in theory) cause JAWS to cease speaking the current text.

    I simply want to silence JAWS until I want it to speak again.

    Cy, The Anasazi..

     


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    From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of G.W. Cox
    Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:09 PM
    To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: Re: silencing JAWS

     

    Could you mean the control key?

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: Cy Selfridge 

      To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

      Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:42 PM

      Subject: silencing JAWS

       

      Hi,

      I can not recall the toggle to silence JAWS.

      Thanks,

      Cy, The Anasazi.

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