In XP- start menu>control panel>folder options>view tab>and set hide extensions for known file types to off. ----- Original Message ----- From: mostafa almahdy To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:17 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: How can JAWS recognize the file size and format automatically? what I' am pointing at here is: how JAWS could articulate this information without the need for keystroke pressing or selecting the details section. On 12/28/10, Tiddy Ogg <oggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't know quite what you're asking. Every file in your computer have the > file type identified by a 3 letter extension to the file name, .txt, .doc > and so on. The size is also recorded as part of the file information. > If you select "details" from the view menu, all this information is > displayed when you look at a file in Windows Explorer, and the processor > uses it to decide how to treat it. All Jaws does is read what text portions > of any of the file that it can. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of mostafa almahdy > Sent: 28 December 2010 04:24 > To: jfw > Subject: [jaws-uk] How can JAWS recognize the file size and format > automatically? > > just as it in the subject line > > -- > Best Wishs. > It's always hope that gives meaning to life. > __________________________________ > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > -- Best Wishs. It's always hope that gives meaning to life. __________________________________ ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq