[jaws-uk] Re: Jaws not speaking at start up
- From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:27:41 +0100
Amro do you have more than one sound device? Maybe you have 2 sound cards, a
sound card and a skype phone or something like this. JAWS can be a bit odd
sometimes about which device it actually defaults to using and there is an FAQ
with the solution to this which I will add below as finding the thing on the
website can be a bit of a pain. If this is not the problem then of course
ignore what is below.
In the original faq it talks about installing an updated version of e'loquence.
This is not required for most users now so I have got rid of reference to it
in the information below.
Regards
Graham
Bulletin Type: FAQ
Date Posted: 04/04/2003
Product Name: JAWS
Version: 4.51
Category: Synthesizer
Question:
I have two sound cards on my computer. How do I make sure JAWS uses the one I
want?
Answer:
Many JAWS users who also use music or audio production software want JAWS and
Eloquence to speak through one sound card, while using the other for their
production work. To do this, you need to edit a file called JFW.ini.
Editing the jfw.ini file:
1. Using My Computer or Windows Explorer, browse your hard drive to the
currently running version of JAWS and find the jfw.ini file in that folder.
2. Press ENTER to open.
3. You should find some lines that read:
Synth1Name=eloq
Synth1LongName=Eloquence for JAWS
Synth1Driver=eloq
The number doesn't matter, it may be 1, 2, or 3, but it must be the same for
all entries for Eloquence.
4. Add the following line after the driver line: Synth1Port=SB Live! Wave
Device Of course, you need to make sure that the synth number matches the other
lines, so that if the Driver line read:
Sytn3Driver=eloq
Then the port line would read:
Synth3Port=SB Live! Wave Device
The text after the = sign in the Port line comes from Control Panel/Sound &
Multimedia/Audio tab It must be one of the entries that can be chosen for
Preferred Playback device.
5. Save your changes and exit Notepad.
----- Original Message -----
From: Amro Bilal
To: Jaws Emailing List
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:45 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Jaws not speaking at start up
Hi all,
Since I reinstalled XP Professional last week on my computer I'm having the
following problem.
I have Jaws configured to start automatically when the computer starts. Jaws
starts ok, but, with no speech. I have to unload Jaws and reload it for Jaws to
talk. I tried this with Jaws 9 and older versions but the results are the same.
Would anyone have an idea what might be bothering Jaws?
Cheers,
Amro
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