[jaws-uk] Re: JAWS missing syllables out
- From: "Diana" <ilovechocolate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 14:55:54 +0100
Tom,
Oh, does JAWS 4 work allright with Windows XP as well then?
Diana
----- Original Message -----
From: "TOM REID" <tom.reid2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 6:35 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: JAWS missing syllables out
Hi Diana,
Five'll be fine for xp. I tootle along between 4.51 and 5.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diana" <ilovechocolate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 4:27 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: JAWS missing syllables out
> Oh good. Thanks Tom.
>
> I don't think I have tried an earlier version of JAWS since I upgraded
> Windows. Or not much anyway. It would be interesting to find out if an
> earlier version worked allright. I think the earliest one that works with
> Windows XP is JAWS 5, isn't it?
>
> Diana
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TOM REID" <tom.reid2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 4:01 PM
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: JAWS missing syllables out
>
>
> Hi Diana,
>
> The computer can say what card you've got.
>
> Go into the control panel in my computer. Hit D till you hear display.
> Open
> that and then controlTab till you get to the settings page. It tells you
> there.
>
> You can also get the information in the device manager under system on the
> hardware page.
>
> Your graphics card could affect jaws, but unless it is not working
> properly,
> it shouldn't.
>
> Have you tried an earlier version of jaws to see if that works?
>
> You could download it from www.freedomscientific.com and run as demo.
>
> Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Diana" <ilovechocolate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 2:27 PM
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: JAWS missing syllables out
>
>
>> How would I find out what the graphics card is? Would I have to ask for
>> sighted help or can I make the computer say it?
>>
>> Could a graphics card be affecting the way JAWS functions in Wordpad and
>> Notepad even when there aren't any graphics in the document?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Diana
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mullins, Chris" <Chris.Mullins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:33 PM
>> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: JAWS missing syllables out
>>
>>
>> All 3 applications are independent of each other and can be configured as
>> s=
>> uch. Notepad and Wordpad are very basic and do not have the range of
>> featu=
>> res that Word has. If Jaws is struggling to read properly, it could be a
>> p=
>> roblem with the graphics card in your computer, so if you can find out
>> what=
>> it is and let the list know, we may be able to check if there are any
>> know=
>> n problems.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Chris =20
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Diana
>> Sent: 02 October 2006 12:23
>> To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: JAWS missing syllables out=20
>>
>>
>> I've tried experimenting with various zoom and view settings when Word
>> has=
>> =20
>> had other problems. Would a change in Word affect how JAWS operates in=20
>> Wordpad and Notepad?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Diana
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:34 AM
>> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: JAWS missing syllables out
>>
>>
>> I thin the adjustments you might want to try are in the Microsoft Word=20
>> domain.
>> Go into the "view" menu and set document view to "normal" by pressing
>> enter=
>> =20
>> on it in the menu. When you have done that go back into the "view" menu
>> an=
>> d=20
>> locate "Zoom" and press enter, then press down arrow for 75 percent
>> and=20
>> press enter. Now try reading the document, this usually helps.
>>
>> There is no Jaws 7.5, if you do the following you will be able to report
>> th=
>> e=20
>> exact version number.
>> 1 Press insert+J for Jaws window.
>> 2 Press alt+h for "help" and then A for "about" Jaws.
>> You will have the version number read out to you on the next screen.
>>
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Tristram Llewellyn
>> Sight and Sound Technology
>> Technical Support
>> www.sightandsound.co.uk
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: Diana
>> To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 10:37 AM
>> Subject: [jaws-uk] JAWS missing syllables out
>>
>>
>> Hello, I've only just joined. So sorry if this has been discussed
>> in-dept=
>> h=20
>> before.
>> I'm using JAWS 7.5, and I've noticed it has a problem in Wordpad and=20
>> Notepad that I only noticed in Word with earlier versions. I updated
>> my=20
>> version of Windows when I upgraded to JAWS 7.5, so I don't know if that
>> has=
>> =20
>> anything to do with it.
>>
>> After I start doing word processing and other tasks like cutting and=20
>> pasting or using the 'find' facility, it stops reading properly. It reads
>> a=
>> s=20
>> if it's missing syllables or letters out. Sometimes, it even misses
>> out=20
>> whole lines. Yesterday, I was doing something where I had to cut and
>> paste
>> =
>> a=20
>> lot, and it started reading only one word on each line sometimes. If I=20
>> cursor back or forward letter by letter, it says blank where the letters
>> it=
>> =20
>> should be reading are.
>>
>> I can make it read allright for a little while for some reason by
>> saving=
>> =20
>> the document, selecting text, or sometimes refreshing the screen and=20
>> maximising the document. But it soon goes back to the way it was before.
>>
>> Recently, someone sent me instructions on how to optimise the display=20
>> settings, system settings and task bar and start menu settings for
>> screen=20
>> readers. I made a few changes, but nothing helped. In fact, if
>> anything,=20
>> it's worse.
>>
>> So do you have any advice on what I can do?
>>
>> Thank you.
>> Diana
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