[audacity4blind] Re: Keyboard commands do not work

  • From: Brad Erhardt <bookmanbrad@xxxxxxx>
  • To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 11:02:13 -0800

Also when you were editing the mp3 file, did you import it from the file menu, 
or choose open from the file menu? By importing it I understand that you should 
be able to use all the editing commands.
Hope this helps.        
On 2011-11-05, at 5:17 PM, Regina Reusser wrote:

> Hi all
>  
> Last week I have installed Audacity 1.3.13-beta on my Windows XP netbook with 
> Jaws 11 on it.
>  
> I have tried to edit a track by using keyboard commands mentionned in the 
> guide for Jaws users, but Audacity die not react, whiley, funnily, it did 
> when I choose the commands in the menu bar.
>  
> As described in the manual, I turned the automatic selection of all audio off.
>  
> After having opened the mp3-file I wanted to edit, I did the following to 
> select a time range and cut it:
> play: space bar
> Move to beginning of time range: arrows left and right
> pause playback: p
> Set start of time range: [
> unpause: p
> move to the end of the time range: arrows left and right
> pause: p
> Set end of time range: ]
> stop playback: space bar
> delete selected time range: delete.
> When playing the track, the audio I had selected and deleted was not there 
> any more like I wanted. But when I exported it to an mp3 file, the deleted 
> section was in the file again.
> My second try was to select a time range as I described above and transferred 
> it into another track by cut and paste, what did not work as well.
> Even my sighted friend who has also installed the same audacity version but 
> on a Win 7 computer had the same problems using keystrokes.
>  
> Did we misunderstand the manual? Or do I need to install a special script 
> including the keystrokes explained in the manual?
>  
> Thanks for your help!
> Cheers
>  
> Regina

Brad Erhardt
bookmanbrad@xxxxxxx



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