Bill, Yes that was the first thing I checked, and it's enabled for not only the default.JDF file, but also for the application in question. Wish it had been that simple. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill White" <billwhite92701@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 21:36 Subject: Re: Pronounciation Dictionaries in JAWS 11 Have you checked in your configuration manager under "set options" then under text processing to make sure your dictionaries are turned on for the specific applications? Bill White billwhite92701@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:34 PM Subject: Pronounciation Dictionaries in JAWS 11 > Anyone else seen this? In older versions of JAWS I was able to have > separate > JAWS pronunciation dictionaries for various applications, which would be > enabled with that application. For example in Outlook Express a specific > file Outlook Express.JDF would be loaded, and any specific pronunciations > would be active. > > With JAWS 11 however, none of the application-specific dictionary files > are > active. the only one that works is the DEFAULT.JDF file. > > I can open an application-specific JDF file in the dictionary manager, > edit > it and save it, but it does not get used. Just the default. > > Yes, I did run the merge utility, and yes, the files are in my user > settings > folder. > > Is this something that was broken, or purposely changed in JAWS 11? > > I can reload JAWS 9 and the dictionaries work fine. Load up JAWS 11 again > and they stop working. > > Dave > > -- > 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/jfw > Alternative archives located at: > http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html > > If 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 > -- 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/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If 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 -- 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/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If 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