Re: Putting jaws to sleep while in a program
- From: "chevelle" <chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:59:47 -0500
Hi Lil, when you press enter on the Kurzweil icon, you don't have to put
jaws to sleep. Somehow Kurzweil has all ready done that. At least that's how
it worked on my system.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lillian Schwinn" <melady717@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: Putting jaws to sleep while in a program
> Ok, I hit enter on the Kurzweil icon and the program opened. However,
> when
> I tried "insert + 6 on the number row" Kurzweil said "no file is open".
> How
> do I get to the jaws sleep mode while in Kurzweil? Do I have to go to the
> configuration manager? But if I do that won't it change the setting for
> all
> my programs?
>
> Help please!
> Lil ~
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kstarrett5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 12:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Putting jaws to sleep while in a program
>
>
>> Hi Lil,
>> Yes, if you put jaws to sleep in the way I describe you will have no
>> speech in the desired application but speech will return whenever you
>> switch to another application (with alt-tab, for example). Then when you
>> alt-tab back to the "silent" app jaws will once again shut up.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kimberly Starrett
>> "Sharing an office is like being in a Beckett play...after everything has
>> been said you still must go on talking."
>> Edmund White, in "The Farewell Symphony".
>>
>>
>> -------------- Original message --------------
>>
>>> Hi Kimberley,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help! So if I do this while in Kurzweil, Jaws will wake
>>> up
>>> if I switch to another application? I'm just learning how to use
>>> Kurzweil
>>> and my Braille Voyager 70 so I haven't obviously explored all my options
>>> yet...it's great to know that this is possible!
>>>
>>> Lil ~
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "KStarrett"
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 4:38 AM
>>> Subject: RE: Putting jaws to sleep while in a program
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > Yes, you can have braille functionality without speech by putting jaws
>>> > to
>>> > sleep. This how you do it:
>>> > While in the application, press jaws key and #6 on the keyboard. Press
>>> > alt
>>> > and the letter S then arrow down the list to "advanced" options and
>>> > press
>>> > enter. The first checkbox is for enabling sleep mode, check it by
>>> > pressing
>>> > the spacebar then another option will appear and you tab once to it.
>>> > It
>>> > says
>>> > something like "unload synthesizer" and you want to check it. Tab to
>>> > ok
>>> > and
>>> > press enter.
>>> >
>>> > Don't forget to control-S to save your change before exiting the
>>> > confic
>>> > manager.
>>> >
>>> > Kimberly
>>> >
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>>> >> Behalf Of Lillian Schwinn
>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:27 AM
>>> >> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >> Subject: Re: Putting jaws to sleep while in a program
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm sorry, I missed this thread. How do you put Jaws to sleep?
>>> >> And if you
>>> >> happen to have Kurzweil can you use your braille display with it
>>> >> while jaws
>>> >> is asleep?
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks!
>>> >> Lil ~
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "chevelle"
>>> >> To:
>>> >> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:27 PM
>>> >> Subject: Putting jaws to sleep while in a program
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > Hi, a while back someone was wanting to silence jaws while in a
>>> >> > certain
>>> >> > program. I, and other people told the person to put jaws to
>>> >> sleep. I just
>>> >> > wanted to say that someone also suggested silencing the speech.
>>> >> I've been
>>> >> > experimenting with this suggesttion. I gotta say this idea is a
>>> >> good one.
>>> >> > You can silence the speech, and still use your braille display.
>>> >> This works
>>> >> > good in outlook express. When you silence the speech you don't
>>> >> have to put
>>> >> > up with jaws saying the subject twice. You can just start reading
>>> >> > with
>>> >> > your braille display. Yes, there are drawbacks, but you can
>>> >> compensate for
>>> >> > some of these. I can't remember who that person was that wanted
>>> >> to silence
>>> >> > jaws, but still be able to use their braille display. It is
>>> >> really easy to
>>> >> > bring back the speech if one needs it. Just thought I would put my
>>> >> > two
>>> >> > cents on this. I kind of like this new way of using Jaws with
>>> >> the braille
>>> >> > display, and no speech.
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