[real-eyes] Re: Windows Programs and Others
- From: "Glenn" <GlennErvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:47:21 -0600
Hi Margaret,
You also asked about Office.
I do my spread sheets, PowerPoint, and excel all with Office 2000, and
Microsoft has a free utility you can install for converting your word and
presumably other file types to a new version.
I think Office 2000 is quite a bit easier to use than 2007 or by far, 2010.
If you have already purchased the 2010, and don't wish to use it, I can get
you a copy of my Office 2000 which comes with the key already installed.
Another thought on the cutting out of the sound:
Sometimes other devices take resources that they shouldn't.
Your computer person can go into device manager, and disable some that he or
she knows aren't used, like maybe the com ports and maybe the printer port.
If you use a network printer, or if it is connected via USB, you can disable
the LPT1 port. Also, try to delete some other hardware in device manager,
and reboot, and windows will reinstall them on start-up, and reallocate
better resources.
HTH.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Margaret Condy" <condy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 8:47 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Windows Programs and Others
Hi, Glenn:
Thanks for your reply, with your suggestions about helping me get WE to
work properly for me. Here's how things stand now: my computer guy put
in a brand new sound card, which didn't make any difference, but then he
de-activated (right word?) some unessential programs, and the sound
issue now seems to be resolved.
I did check the display resolution, and it's set to the highest
resolution. I also put the fonts to the default size. But this didn't
make any difference; the fonts are still affected when I turn WE on.
As far as e-mail is concerned, it seems that my version of WE is
incompatible with the newer versions of Thunderbird, so I'm kind of out
of luck there.
In regard to WE versus JFW, I haven't been using WE long enough to
become really familiar with the keyboard commands, so I could quite
comfortably change to JFW.
Margaret
On 17-Feb-2012 10:29 PM, Glenn wrote:
> Hi Margaret,
> Sounds like you may have one or two issues.
> I would first go to the device manager and remove the sound card, and let
> windows re-detect it on start up.
> Also, before you restart, from doing the above, check the resolution of
> the
> display, it may be set too low.
> You should have it set for the highest, or near highest resolution.
> Another thought is that since you are low vision, you may have increased
> some of the font sizes before you used either a third-party program, or
> Microsoft's accessibility to make things larger.
> I always set the fonts and such back to the windows defaults before using
> accessibility settings for the display.
> On the screenreader, personally, I like JFW, but if you are used to WE, I
> think it would be better for you to use what you are used to, unless that
> is, you never really learned the keyboard commands that are specific to
> WE.
>
> HTH.
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Margaret Condy"<condy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To:<real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:29 PM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Windows Programs and Others
>
>
> Hi:
>
> I've been a lurker on this list for a while, and I'm impressed by the
> knowledge you folks have. I'm not tech-savvy at all, so I'd like to ask
> you a question, after giving you my background. I hope you'll have the
> patience to read this -- I really need some advice!
>
> I'm a writer/editor, and I spend most of my day at the computer.
> However, I've been gradually losing my vision for the past five years,
> after cataract surgery that went wrong, and now I'm registered as
> legally blind. About 1 1/2 years ago, planning for a future where my
> vision would be completely gone, I got Window-Eyes and Kurzweil loaded
> onto my computer, along with Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010.
>
> However, I've had all sorts of problems with what seem to be conflicts
> between these various programs. To give you some examples, W-E seems
> unable to read my e-mails in Thunderbird. Also, when I activate W-E, the
> screen font becomes pixilated and much more difficult to read -- which
> obviously wouldn't matter if I were completely blind, but is a major
> irritant while I still have some vision. Also, when I've been using W-E,
> I begin to develop problems with the sound cutting out, not just in W-E
> but elsewhere as well. My computer guy, who I think is more a fan of
> Jaws than of Window-Eyes, has been unable to resolve the issues. He
> suggested that for now I try ZoomText, but it turns out that ZoomText
> won't read my e-mails either.
>
> Now I have an opportunity to start afresh, with new programs, through
> government support. A consultant at the Canadian National Institute for
> the Blind -- the CNIB -- has recommended that I switch to Jaws, and that
> I drop back from Microsoft Office 2010 to the previous version.
>
> I'd love to have your opinions about Window-Eyes versus Jaws, as well as
> which basic PC programs you'd recommend (Office 2010 or something else).
> Thank you all for any help you can offer.
>
> Margaret
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