[jawsscripts] Re: Jaws 10.0 slow to load configurations

  • From: "Donald Marang" <donald.marang@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:38:21 -0400

I think it is due to all the network "server" services JAWS 10 starts up by 
default.  Try going to the Advanced button in the Basic JAWS options dialog 
and uncheck all services you are not using.  This will speed things up 
considerably, but it is still too slow for me.

Don Marang


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Panes" <jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 9:15 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Jaws 10.0 slow to load configurations


> Hi David,
>
> Unfortunately, JAWS just takes a long time to load. The logon screen is
> visible for several minutes before JAWS announces it.
>
> If anyone has found a solution for this problem, I'd sure like to hear 
> about
> it.
>
> Regards,
> James
>
> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx
> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Everything is easy when you know how."
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Farough" <David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 4:26 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Jaws 10.0 slow to load configurations
>
>
> I would really appreciate some help or suggestions on how to solve the
> following problem.  I will try to be brief but there is a lot of
> information that I have to include so that you can appreciate the
> problem.
>
> I work for the Canadian Government.  Many government departments are
> now implementing measures that are included in the Management of
> Information technology security (MITS).  One of these measures dictates
> that a user will be informed of the last time that the account was
> logged in to.  The user is expected to notify appropriate IT staff if
> this information is not correct, IE If someone has tried to access the
> account without your knowledge.  In our case this information is
> presented to the user very early in the login process.  The Login will
> not proceed until the user has activated the ok button in the message
> box.  My problem is that Jaws is very slow to react to the presence of
> this message box, and  as a result, the login is delayed unnecessarily.
> It can take as long as 5 minutes for Jaws to react to this application.
> This situation has only started since we began using Jaws 10.0. I sent a
> support request to Freedom Scientific some time ago but they have been
> unable to help me so far.
>
> The application is written using VB.Net
> the application uses a common messagebox to display your login
> information at login.
> the login script will not proceed until you activate the ok button in
> the message box.
> Jaws reacts reliably and will process code in the WindowCreatedEvent
> which will cause the dialogue to be spoken reliably.
> if you use the restart option or start the computer after a shutdown,
> jaws will not speak this dialogue quickly.  could take as much as 5
> minutes to speak.  The dialogue usually gains focus, but Jaws is slow to
> react.
> after the boot up process has completed, Jaws reads the dialogue
> immediately with no problem.
>
> I have been trying to force Jaws to react to this dialogue by adding
> code to various events in the default scripts.
>
> I have had best results with the WindowCreatedEvent.
>
> The problem seems to be that Jaws is focussing on the wrong set of
> windows for this application.  I will paste the window information for
> this application which I collected using BX at the end of this message.
>
> You will see that there are two separate window structures at level 1.
> the first structure is invisible and for the most part, controls in this
> structure are either invisible or disabled.  These windows are all .Net
> classes.  The second structure are normal window classes and are all
> visible and enabled.  I need to find a way to get jaws to focus on the
> visible structure instead of focussing on the invisible windows.  I do
> have access to the programmer, but the programmer is quite busy and
> cannot devote a lot of time to solving this problem.  If anyone has any
> idea what he should do to make it work better with Jaws I would
> appreciate the information.  Also, if you have any suggestions for what
> I can do to make jaws react more quickly and reliably  I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> I will paste the application window information below.
>
>
> Focus window  Public Service Commission - Commission de la Fonction
> Publique
> WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.378734a
> Window 4 of 38 at level 1
> G:\nal\Tools\pwdNotifier.exe
> 590136
> Visible 0 Disabled 1 Obscured 1 Transparent 0
> WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.378734a
> Window 1 of 3 at level 2
> G:\nal\Tools\pwdNotifier.exe
> 524512
> Visible 0 Disabled 0 Obscured 1 Transparent 0
> OK
> WindowsForms10.BUTTON.app.0.378734a
> Window 2 of 3 at level 2
> G:\nal\Tools\pwdNotifier.exe
> Visible 0 Disabled 0 Obscured 1 Transparent 0
> Your previous login to the PSCNet took place on July 16th, 2009 at
> 3:36:48 PM.
>
> Votre authentification précédente au CFPNet a eu lieu le 16 juillet
> 2009
> à 3:36:48 PM.
> WindowsForms10.STATIC.app.0.378734a
> Window 3 of 3 at level 2
> G:\nal\Tools\pwdNotifier.exe
> 786534
> Visible 0 Disabled 0 Obscured 1 Transparent 0
> Public Service Commission - Commission de la Fonction Publique #32770
> Window 3 of 38 at level 1 GetWindowHierarchyY returns 2
> G:\nal\Tools\pwdNotifier.exe
> 590138
> Visible 1 Disabled 0 Obscured 1 Transparent 0
> OK Button
> Window 1 of 3 at level 3
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
> 393410
> Visible 1 Disabled 0 Obscured 0 Transparent 0
> Static
> Window 2 of 3 at level 3
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
> 524532
> Visible 1 Disabled 0 Obscured 0 Transparent 0
> Your previous login to the PSCNet took place on July 16th, 2009 at
> 3:36:48 PM.
>
> Votre authentification précédente au CFPNet a eu lieu le 16 juillet
> 2009
> à 3:36:48 PM.
> Static
> Window 3 of 3 at level 3
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
> 655610
> Visible 1 Disabled 0 Obscured 0 Transparent 0
>
> David Farough
> Application Accessibility Coordinator/coordonateur de l'accessibilité
> Information Technology Services Directorate /
> Direction des services d'information technologiques
> Public Service Commission / Commission de la fonction publique
> Email / Courriel:  David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Tel. / Tél:    (613) 992-2779
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