[jaws-uk] Re: Flor one at a time.
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:56:12 -0000
Fortunately, there is a program called Quickmix, which can restore
volume settings in a pinch, i.e., when volume has been muted. It is
available, as well as a link to the Quickmix home page, from
www.jfwlite.com/programs.html
"QuickMix allows you to store all or part of the current state of your
audio mixer in a settings file, and to restore the mixer to that state
whenever you
want."
A visit to the Helpful hints link at www.jfwlite.com may also assist.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Stevenson" <mylists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:25 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Flor one at a time.
Hello Dorothy,
I hope I have understood the drift of this thread correctly; if not
then I hope that you and other list members will forgive this posting!
No, there is not a 'mute' toggle in the System Tray. What there is,
however, is a 'Volume' icon. Deliberately, or accidentally, clicking
the left mouse key (or pressing the 'enter' key) when the focus is on
this icon will load the 'Play control' dialogue box. This dialogue box
contains a number of elements that allow the user to adjust the output
volume, balance etc. for a number of devices associated with speech and
music output. Amongst them there are certainly check boxes wherein you
can set the parameters to mute either specific types of audio output or,
in the case of the 'Mute all' check box, silence everything. I can only
guess that perhaps you had done this and found yourself in the dialogue
box without JAWS making you aware that that was where you were?
As far as I am aware, should the 'mute all' check box be ticked, a user
without sight will need the assistance of a sighted individual to
uncheck this box and restore sound to the speakers. It is, thankfully,
a long time now since I got into a raffle with this one but, from what I
remember, these settings, if changed, do not reset themselves if the
computer is rebooted. In all honesty, and I hope I do not insult either
your skills or experience by saying this, I would be very wary of making
any changes, at this level, unless you feel completely comfortable with
how the system reacts and/or you have someone sighted, and preferably
knowledgeable, to hand when you do so. It is not beyond the bounds of a
non-sighted person to do some things, on a computer, without speech
being present; indeed I do so from time to time, but it does need
knowledge, nerve and patience.
I hope this is of help to you!
Cheers,
Clive.S
In message <002a01c615e0$1878b7e0$0700000a@c>, Dorothy Ingram-Gorban
<user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>So you do not know of a Mute check in System tray? Well I was one day
>having a look in the System Tray and something was unchecked or not
ticked
>to check it said tap space bar so I tried it out and no a sound it
seems
>I had turned off Windows completely. If this isn't a Toggle then it
should
>be. I was told some thing can be permanently disabled.. Such as
sticky
>keys and the Mute button or checked box . I didn't realise you did
not
>have so me sight and think you are marvellous. However many who are
reg.
>blind have some degree sight and as it says Jaws is for those of
us who
>have varying degrees of disability I believed it.. By the way you
know
>you could have names that give a clue the your gender. I mean my
Dictionary
>when it works which is rarely for example wants to call Tink
tank.
>Masked as you are with daft names like chipmunks and so on how can
we
>know.. RE the questions we women think on several levels at the same
time.
>It is natural for us.. So Flor who was Hector. I think on the audio
tape
>that was old it must have been he, and as for the American using his "
>pinky" on the keyboaPs I can also tell you the differnce between a
shark
>and whichis Jaws and whichis a basking shark. Important that last one
Flor
>and have you heard what the dictionary does to your name!rd well what
more
>can I say Dorothy
>
>
>
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