Re: Re[2]: Lots of blank virtual buffers in IE 7 with JAWS 7.1 and 8.0.
- From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:23:20 -0500
Hi,
it is exactly that. If you listen to the JAWS 8 getting started tapes from
FS, they don't even say any of this any more. And it isn't necessary on any
version of JAWS after 6.0 from what I have been told at my work place.
Rick
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----- Original Message -----
From: "don bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "jfw" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 9:20 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Lots of blank virtual buffers in IE 7 with JAWS 7.1 and 8.0.
Actually, I read the response too, and it sounded very very much
like what I read in one section of some old text-based jfw
tutorial.
Don
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On 1/13/2007 at 8:36 PM bjones wrote:
>Rick
>I have to agree. I don't know what a virtual buffer is but can
tell you
>these settings are what I too got for every question I asked FS
regarding
>my
>problems with Jaws 8. None of them were fixed by changing the
settings.
>Barbara
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
>Of Rick Harmon
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 7:59 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Lots of blank virtual buffers in IE 7 with JAWS 7.1
and 8.0.
>
>
> The response they gave you is crap. None of these settings have
been
>necessary since JAWS 6. Jaws 6 and later should run very well
with XP
>settings out of the box. This is basically how I set my machine
here and
>how we set all of our machines at work. All those settings they
told you
>to
>change are completely unnecessary for newer versions of JAWS and
will do
>nothing to fix the IE bug.
>
> Rick
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: acarthon@xxxxxxxx
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 7:45 PM
> Subject: Fw: Lots of blank virtual buffers in IE 7 with JAWS
7.1 and
>8.0.
>
>
> Hi list,
> Yes I believe I have Darrell if you are talking about when
JAWS makes
>it
>seem like nothing is there. . As a matter of fact, I e-mailed FS
about this
>issue yesterday. I will place the reply below.
> I hope this helps. I sometimes remedy this issue by hitting
the F5
>command when using IE 6. I still have to check and make the
changes myself
>as described below.
> Beware, the response is quite long.
> AC
>
> Thank you for contacting Freedom Scientific Support.
> The first suggestion with these symptums is to first check
display
>settings.
> Below are the suggested settings to optimize Windows XP with
Jaws.
> 1. Press Control plus Escape or Windows Key to open the Start
Menu.
> 2. Press S for Settings and Enter on Control Panel.
> 3. Press the letter D till you hear display and press Enter.
> 4. on the Themes Page:
> Windows XP should be set to modified by default.
> To change press alt plus down arrow to open
> 5. Control Tab to the Desktop Tab
> Set background to bliss
> Set position stretch
> 6. Press Control Tab to Screen Saver
> Set to none]
> 7. Control Tab to Appearance Tab
> Set to Windows Classic Style
> Color Scheme Windows Standard
> Font Size Normal
> 8. Tab to OK and press Enter
> Suggestions for setting up folders in Windows XP
> 1. Hold down the Windows key and press the letter M to get to
the
>desktop.
> 2. Press M for my computer and press Enter.
> 3. Press Alt plus t and down arrow to Folder Options and press
Enter.
> 4. When on the general tab, set tasks to use Windows Classic
Folders.
> Set to Open folders in the same Window.
> 5. Tab to OK and press Enter.
> Note: After making these changes, the Display page Themes
combo box
>says
>"Modified Theme."
> Start Menu
> List of 6 items
> 1. From Control Panel, Move to Taskbar and Start menu and
press ENTER.
> 2. From the Taskbar page, press ALT+G to move to and uncheck
Group
>Similar Taskbar Buttons.
> 3. Press ALT+H to move to and uncheck the check box for Hide
inactive
>icons.
> 4. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Start Menu page.
> 5. Select Classic start menu.
> 6. Press ENTER to close this dialog box.
> list end
> Windows Explorer
> List of 10 items
> 1. Press WINDOWS KEY+E to open Windows Explorer.
> 2. Press ALT+V to open the View menu.
> 3. Select "Arrange Icons by" and press ENTER to open the
submenu.
> 4. Move to the menu item "Name" to arrange by Name, and Press
ENTER to
>select this and close the menus.
> 5. Repeat steps 2 and 3, and move to the item "Show in
Groups." If it
>is
>checked, press ENTER to uncheck it and close the menus.
> 6. Press ALT+T to open the Tools menu.
> 7. Press O to open the Folder Options Dialog.
> 8. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the View page.
> 9. Press SPACEBAR to activate the "Apply to all folders"
button, and
>press SPACEBAR on the YES button to acknowledge this change.
> 10. Move to the OK button and press SPACEBAR to close this
dialog box.
> list end
> System Performance
> List of 6 items (contains 1 nested list)
> 1. From the Control Panel, move to System and press ENTER to
open the
>System Properties Dialog.
> 2. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Advanced page.
> 3. Press ALT+S to activate the Performance Settings button.
The
>Performance Options Dialog opens.
> 4. Clear the following check boxes:
> List of 4 items nesting level 1
> * Animate Windows when Minimizing and Maximizing.
> * Slide open Combo Boxes.
> * Smooth-scroll List Boxes.
> * Use Visual Styles on Windows and Buttons.
> list end nesting level 1
> 5. Press ENTER to close the Performance Options dialog and
return to
>the
>System Properties dialog box.
> 6. Press ENTER to activate the OK button and close the System
>Properties
>dialog box.
> Note:
> If there are two display adapters showing in the device
manager under
>display adapters, be sure to disable the second instance of the
driver for
>proper
> operation of Jaws.
> Sluggishness on the internet is most likely caused by spyware
or
>malware
>that may have gotten installed on your system.
> We strongly recommend getting a good spy ware removal tool as
in
>Counter
>Spy or Spy Sweeper from Web Roott software. This tool will check
your
>computer
> for Spy ware. These days, this is an absolute must.
> http://www.counterspy.com
>
> If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to
contact
>us.
> Thank you for choosing Freedom Scientific!
> If replying to this message, Be sure to include all previous
>correspondence pertaining to this issue so that we might more
quickly
>assist you.
> Regards,
> Grant Downey
> Technical Support Specialist
> Freedom Scientific
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> acarthon@xxxxxxxx
> [mailto:acarthon@xxxxxxxx]
>
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 11:48 AM
> To: Freedom Scientific Technical Support
> Subject:
> Hello Freedomscientific,
> I am running JAWS 7.1 on my laptop with Windows XP SP2.
> While surfing the web, JAWS tends to hang up on me when a page
is
>loading. In other words, I often can't get it to say or do
anything until
>the page is
> fully loaded.
> I have also had JAWS lose focus while on the net. The web page
can be
>loading and all of a sudden the web page is no longer there. I
check the
>status of
> the page with the JAWS command at one minute and the page is
still
>loading, then the next minute it says nothing. I try hitting the
arrow keys
>to move
> the cursor and nothing is said. However, if I hit the numpad 5
key Jaws
>will say blank. I end up doing an alt-tab command to get the web
page back
>in focus,
> and everything works again.
> JAWS is also very sluggish during these times.
> I hope you all can assist me with this issue.
> Thanks!
> AC
>
> nu7i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:54:34 -0700
> Subject: Lots of blank virtual buffers in IE 7 with JAWS 7.1
and 8.0.
> Message-ID: <052901c7373b$e30719c0$800101df@djrvk8c1>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have been noticing more and more frequent instances where
web pages
>pulled up in IE 7 using either JAWS 7.1 or 8.0 have completely
blank
>virtual
>buffers. It is necessary to close and reload the browser window.
Further,
>this problem increases in frequency the longer JAWS is running.
The
>problem
>goes away for awhile after JAWS has been closed and restarted,
then recurs
>soon after.
>
> Anyone else experiencing this issue?
>
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