Re: Itunes scripts & music downloading services
- From: John Gasman <jjgassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 18:02:04 -0700
HI,
Here is some information on Itunes and the user list that supports it.
John
HI,
As promised, I now have a web page up and running which contains so far a
list of links to further resources you can consult about iPods, iTunes and
useful software to support other portable media devices. Descriptions of
players and other resources will follow shortly. But there are links to
plenty of material to read and listen to so far, and it is a link I shall
point people to when they subscribe to the list.
Suggestions for other links to resources would be more than welcomed, and I
shall put them on the page very quickly.
To visit the page, go to
http://www.hartgen.org/blindipod.html
To post a message, send your e-mail to
blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To contact the List Owner, Brian Hartgen:
E-MAIL: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
MSN: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
SKYPE: brianhartgen
Accessible Interface for the iTunes Software
ITunes from Apple is a piece of software which
offers music lovers who either own or do not own
one of the Ipod products a vast variety of features and
facilities which turn the computer into an incredible music management system.
However unfortunately the ITunes software is
probably one of the most inaccessible pieces of
software from a Visually Impaired persons perspective with
much of the screen activity being unrecognizable
by even the most advanced Screen Readers.
However thanks to the talent and creativity of
one of the T&T Team, Brian Hartgen, the above is no longer the case.
We have developed an interface to the ITunes
software which using JAWS For Windows brings this
amazing piece of software to life for Visually Impaired computer
users.
Through the use of easy to remember keystrokes
using the combination of the ITunes software and
the ITunes JAWS interface you can:
List of 9 items
* Import individual music tracks, complete CD's,
or Audio Books into the ITunes Library.
* Have CD album names and track titles automatically identified and announced.
* Easily transfer music or audio books to either
the IPod or IPod Shuffle. JAWS will
automatically announce when the transfer process begins and ends.
* Organize music into "play lists" enabling
sequences of tracks to be played from the computer or IPod.
* Have tracks played randomly from the
computer. The playback can be paused or
re-started, with the adjustable music volume control being independent of
the JAWS speech system.
* Impress your friends by organizing music mixes
in a variety of ways and play them at parties or
other family type get together. While "Party Shuffle"
is in progress, JAWS can announce upcoming songs
which the computer has selected to play.
* Access other facilities within the ITunes
software through easy to remember key strokes and sequences.
* Take advantage of the Help System which groups
together keystrokes according to tasks.
* Benefit from documentation to accompany the
interface which has been written in an easy-to-understand manner.
list end
Read More
To find out more about the ITunes JAWS interface
you can read the complete documentation by
Activating this link:
http://www.tandt-consultancy.com/itunes/itunesscriptsdocumentation.html
How it Works
The JAWS ITunes interface can be purchased at the
cost of £30, which is $45 USC. However prior to
parting with your money you may well want to sample the
scripts to get a feel for what they do and how
they make ITunes Visually Impaired Friendly.
The scripts can be downloaded along with a trial
authorization which will be automatically
installed as part of the installation process. This permits
the interface to run for 10 minute periods, and
for the product to work again the computer will need to be rebooted.
When downloading please be sure to select the
version of the interface which corresponds to the
version of JAWS which is to be used. Additionally you
will need to ensure you have the latest version of the ITunes software.
Please use this link to obtain iTunes and to find
out more information about it:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
If after experiencing the ITunes interface you
wish to purchase it, please contact our office
during UK office hours Monday to Friday, quote the version
of JAWS you wish to be authorized, make your
credit card payment, then the permanent
authorization will be sent to you via E-Mail. It's as simple as that!
From the UK call 08452-303015, while overseas
customers should dial 441782-644141.
Technical Support
Given the low cost of this product all technical
support will be provided via E-Mail.
If you need help with any aspect of the interface please E-Mail
support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
and it will be our pleasure to assist.
Updates to the scripts will be available to
registered users free of charge until the end of 2005.
Downloading the Interface
The following link can be used to download the
version of the ITunes Interface relating to the appropriate version of JAWS:
http://www.tandt-consultancy.com/itunesscripts.html
It works with the following Versions of JAWS:
* JAWS version 5.0;
* JAWS version 6.0;
* JAWS version 6.20.
© T&T Consultancy Limited 2005
Anyone who buys the scripts will be eligible for
free updates through the rest of 2005. The
current set of scripts do not yet work in the on line music
store, but he is working on that and will be
releasing an update within weeks and they will
include this capability and other features as well. The scripts
now support this feature as of this typing.
If anyone from the U.S. wants to buy the scripts
for iTunes they will need to call the following number in the UK.
441782 644141.
If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
If replying to this message, Be sure to include
all previous correspondence pertaining to this
matter when replying to this message so that we might better
assist you.
Regards,
Dennis Nelson
Technical Support Specialist
Freedom Scientific Blind/Low Vision Group
-- Henter-Joyce, Blazie, and Arkenstone
Phone support: 727 803 8600, option #2
E-mail Support: support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Visit our website at:
http://www.freedomscientific.com
Our Mission
To develop, manufacture and market innovative technology-based products
and services that those with vision impairments and learning
disabilities use to change their world.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Gasman [
mailto:jjgassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:17 AM
To: Support
Subject: JAWS crashes while using ipodder
Hello,
I downloaded Ipodder 2.1 so that I could listen to Disney podcasts on
my computer. I work for disney which has nothing to do with my Ipod problem.
when I press enter on the iPpodder application JAWS stops talking. My
girlfriend looked at the screen when this occured and Ipodder had not
finished loading yet. Everything froze and although JAWS shut down I
couldn't bring it back up again. I got a run time error and had to
reboot my computer. I think JAWS automatically shut down and when I
tried to bring it back with alt control j I got the run time error on
the screen and JAWS did not come back up. I even tried bringing up
JAWS 6.1 without success.
This problem does not always happen, sometimes when Ipodder 2.1
finishes loading JAWS speaks and everything is fine.
But the crashes happen most of the time and I have to do a hard
reboot in order to get speech back.
Attempting to alt f4 to close down the application does no good
everything is frozen.
I'm using XP with JAWS 6.2 on a very new and fast HP computer.
I would consider using Itunes with JAWS but I've heard that
it isn't very accessible.
Thank You for your attention and any suggestions you can make.
John Gassman
mailto:jjgassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Recognition Of The Problem is 51% Of The Solution
At 04:01 PM 10/9/2005, you wrote:
Are there scripts for the Itunes program,and where can they be downloaded.
Also, is anyone successfully purchasing music
from the Itunes music store? How about Napster?
Or, what legal downloading services are people using out there with JFW?
Thanks.
~Ann
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