Dave, I'll copy two lists of data from the MyComputer area. First, mine says: Size: 2 MB (25,241,603 bytes) Size on disk: 24.1 MB (25,284,608 bytes) Contains: 18 Files, 1 FoldersRemember, I didn't install the multimedia files. Our fellow lister, who apparently chooses anonymity here, reports the following:
Size: 509 MB (533,972,674 bytes) Size on disk: 509 MB (534,028,288 bytes) Contains: 24 Files, 0 Folders----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mitchell" <dmitch44@xxxxxxx>
Hi Adrian, What is the size of this Random House dictionary, if you know. Thanks, Mitch----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Spratt" <A.Spratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 2:45 PM Subject: Re: Accessible Dictionary Ray,Thanks to a fellow lister's recommendation, I recently installed the RandomHouse Unabridged Webster's, which I bought for $9 plus shipping from http://www.eLearnAid.comI agree with Bruce Toews that online dictionaries have advantages, including staying current, but this dictionary is useful. You can cross-reference in avariety of ways, search for key words in definitions in case it helps youfind a word in the main entries that's on the tip of your tongue, and more.A few points: 1. The main dictionary is accessible without doing any JAWS tweaking. 2. However, if you wish to hear the dictionary's voiced definitions ofwords, doing so isn't intuitive. That other lister figured out how to get toit with JAWS. If anyone is interested, one of us will post the steps. 3. The dictionary opens promptly with the press of a shortcut key combination. However, creating that shortcut also involved a non-intuitive method. Again, we can post the steps if anyone is interested. 4. When doing a custom install, you are given several choices. One is to install the dictionary's multimedia component. I didn't figure out how toget sounds to work and gave up. Considering that this component is immense,I had to removed the entire application and do a reinstall. Apparently, MSWord didn't like what I'd done, and so I had to start all over and not check the MS Word component, which doesn't strike me as all that important anyway.5. As I recall, the ReadMe file wasn't made available until after installation. It's a useful file and worth reading. It's a shame theinstallation parts aren't available prior to installation. They are given inthe print documentation. Still, I was able to carry out the installation without those instructions. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Campbell" <ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hello All: I received a call from someone that runs JAWS and is looking for an accessible dictionary that he can install on his computer. He bought one from Best Buy and is not able to use it with JAWS, even using the mouse keys. So, if any of you have any suggestions for an accessible dictionary that will work with JAWS and where to get it, please let me know. Thanks, Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician Adaptive Technology Center Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired 1850 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60608 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay) ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AIM Screen Name: tclhelp -- -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact thelist owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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