Re: JAWS5 & scanner
- From: Quanin <quanin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 14:43:12 -0400
You might consider Openbook, a scanning program also developed by Freedom
Scientific. I find it works a lot better than a lot of software currently
available, and because it has its own text-to-speech capabilities, you'd be
better off to simply have JFW set to sleep mode while you're using that
program actively. Easily accomplished in a .jcf file.
James
At 08:47 AM 16/05/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>which two different ocr packages did you try? I know that some of the
>software that comes with some scanners has in the past caused issues with
>jaws.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Vicki Wherry" <v.wherry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 6:24 AM
>Subject: Re: JAWS5 & scanner
>
>
>Most of the issues have to do with focus problems that JAWS has with other
>programs running at the time, or severe sluggishness. The worse thing that
>ever happened was with a particular scanner that would lock up my computer
>completely until I switched from JAWS 4.01 to the update, JAWS 4.02 or 4.2
>I'm not sure what the update was now because it's been so long ago. I tried
>two different OCR packages at that time, and nothing made a difference until
>I switched the version of JAWS.
>
>Vicki
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "david poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 7:00 PM
>Subject: Re: JAWS5 & scanner
>
>
>Jaws and scanners really cannot relate. Unless the scanner drivers are
>affected by something that also interacts with jaws. I've seen nothing on
>this relationship from freedom and I just went looking for a corelation and
>could find none. It's interesting that you have run into this particular
>issue though. Thanks for clearing up your question. I'd love to know if
>others have had issues like this. What exactly happens to the scanner?
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Vicki Wherry" <v.wherry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 6:49 PM
>Subject: Re: JAWS5 & scanner
>
>
>I realize it was for OpenBook. I've used several scanners with different OCR
>programs and different versions of JAWS. If I keep the OCR package and the
>scanner the same, changing the version of JAWS has previously affected the
>performance of the scanner. That's been my experience, and I was just
>wondering if anyone else has had a problem. I don't understand it, but it's
>happened more than once. If anyone would like to e-mail me off list, that
>would be great. I wouldn't have posted the question if I hadn't had a
>problem with JAWS and scanners before.
>
>Vicki
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "david poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 6:15 PM
>Subject: Re: JAWS5 & scanner
>
>
>the list you saw was for open book not jaws.
>
>Jaws does not care what hardware you have with the exclusion of video,
>braille display and hardware synth/sound card.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Vicki Wherry" <v.wherry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 6:04 PM
>Subject: Re: JAWS5 & scanner
>
>
>What does JAWS have to do with a scanner? I'd guess you'd have to ask
>Freedom Scientific. Apparently something or they wouldn't bother to test
>them, and they wouldn't all work differently.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "david poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 3:05 PM
>Subject: Re: JAWS5 & scanner
>
>
>what does a scanner have to do with jaws?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Vicki Wherry" <v.wherry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 12:25 PM
>Subject: JAWS5 & scanner
>
>
>I've gone through the list of tested scanners on the Freedom Scientific web
>page, and now I'm looking for anyone who has experience with a USB only
>scanner,that is, one that operates with a USB connection and has no power
>source other than the computer. Which brands work best with JAWS 5.0 and
>Windows XP? Thanks.
>
>Vicki
>
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