[j-say list] Re: Introduction and request for assistance
- From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:43:57 +0530
Hi Jen,
You will need to double check this but I thought the J-Say version 3 work
with Jaws version 7.0?
If the user is unable to upgrade to Jaws version 7 at this point, try a demo
at least to eliminate one variable in the problem.
Pranav
-----Original Message-----
From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jen and Nixon
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 3:35 AM
To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [j-say list] Introduction and request for assistance
Good day everyone:
I've read the archives of the list with great interest, and it is time for
me to get my feet wet and ask a few questions <grin>
I am currently assisting an individual learning J-Say here in my area. I've
went to see him this morning to get started. Everything is installed
appropriately as it should (I've read and still reading the manual), except
for one caveat. I just got off the phone with the distributor of J-Say
(located in Vancouver BC), and he recommended due to limited expertise to
see if I can enlist help on the list. The problem is a bit perplexing, and
for me with loads of years of computer experience, this one has me baffling
(and the individual I spoke with). I didn't think J-Say would be *THIS*
unstable, but if anyone has some ideas. I am all ears. If I've missed
something that I may not have told you, please don't hesitate to ask for
clarification.
He is using Windows XP, JAWS 6.0, J-Say Pro 3 Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8
Professional.
JAWS and NaturallySpeaking came on when I booted up the computer. One thing
I *DID NOT* hear was, "The computer is ready for you to speak to it". I
experimented to see if the Dragon was recognizing his voice, and it was. I
went into Word and had him dictate a few words. We know the mike works and
Dragon is working, and JAWS is running, but *NOT* J-Say.
I restarted Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and selected the user. It worked for a
bit that time, however, once I gave him the direction to go to Word, "Click
Start menu" "Go down 1" "Go down 1" Once we landed on MS Word, I told him to
say, "Confirm that"..... that is when it quit! I had to manually selected
via keyboard to get in there!
Another thing I should mention, prior to my visit, the software was already
"trained" by my friend BTW. However, another thing I forgot to mention in
the beginning, when I mentioned when the computer booted up, JAWS booted up
then Dragon, and the "The Computer is ready for you to speak to it" was not
mentioned. I noticed a problem when I got my student to say, "Check
microphone." Or even, "listen to me" or "Wake up". It was *NOT* registering
at all from J-Say. It *DID* work, for the short time as I mentioned above.
Does this happen frequently to anyone when the software boots up at
start-up, whereas after the "User Profile" window pops up, J-Say doesn't
always seem to "register" my student's voice? My friend has limited hand
movements, so all commands are done via voice. (I am only teaching him,
since there are not many people like me who has 10+ years of computer
experience to understand what is going on...).
If there are more questions, don't hesitate for clarification. I look
forward to some ideas that may be useful for me to try. It is wonderful to
see a few of the company's "techies" of the software willing to step in and
assist with understanding this wonderful piece of technology. There is not a
lot of specialized software folks that join lists to answer questions for
us, if the end-user are stumped.
Thanks and have a fine day,
Jen and Nixon
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