Re: Script to change start up message of jaws

  • From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 07:38:22 -0500

Yes, but do you remember how long the JAWS startup announcement used to be? 
At least FS was nice enough to shorten the message a few versions ago.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr." <rforetjr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: Script to change start up message of jaws


> Funny you should mention the fact that your JAWS still says, "JAWS for
> windows is ready".  Mine also does that just before the new stuff.
>
> PS.  Jack, thanks for the scripts.
>
> Sincerely Yours,
>
> The Constantly BAREFOOTED
> Ray
>
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> God Bless President George W Bush
> God Bless America
> And God Bless Our Troops
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris & Mary" <cmchaffin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Script to change start up message of jaws
>
>
> Hi all,
> Thank you for the scripts, they work great!
> But Jaws still says Jaws for Windows before it says the stuff I addded 
> with
> the new scripts.
> Is there any way to stop Jaws from saying the Jaws for Windows statement 
> at
> the beginning?
> Thanks for the help,
> Chris Chaffin
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 4:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Script to change start up message of jaws
>
>
>> What I do not understand is this.  Why do some E-mails come through as
>> double spaced lines and some don't?
>> For this to work correctly in the scripts, you have to delete those blank
>> lines between the lines of commands.
>> I sure hope that you're not getting confused by all of this.
>> But when you copy and paste the scripts shown, there should be, NO, blank
>> lines between any of the script commands.   Jack
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 4:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: Script to change start up message of jaws
>>
>>
>>> Hi Belinda
>>>
>>>
>>> I have copied and pasted it below - but I've only set it up to say hi
>>> there
>>> and tell me the date and time.
>>>
>>> t_app_start, cmsgAppStart1_L, cmsgAppStart1_S)
>>>
>>> SayString("Hello there, Today is")
>>>
>>> Say ( SysGetDate(), ot_string)
>>>
>>> Say (SysGetTime(), ot_string)
>>>
>>> endIf
>>>
>>> endIf ; DefaultFirstTime == 0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Belinda Collins" <collinsbelinda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 8:40 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Script to change start up message of jaws
>>>
>>>
>>>> Could someone send a copy of exactly how  the text will appear after it
>>>> has
>>>> been pasted? For some reason, I keep getting an error message about
>>>> unexpected word autostart when I have followed all instructions.  So I
>>>> guess
>>>> I am still doin something wrong, even after removing the greater signs.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:06 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Script to change start up message of jaws
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Here are the scripts given to me.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you would like for Jaws to give you the time and date at startup, 
>>>>> do
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>> following.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1 press insert+0.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2 press ctrl+L.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3 press the letter B, as in boy.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4 up arrow untill you hear autostart.
>>>>>
>>>>> 5 press enter.
>>>>>
>>>>> 6 down arrow untill you find the following 2 lines.
>>>>>
>>>>> endIf
>>>>>
>>>>> endIf ; DefaultFirstTime == 0
>>>>>
>>>>> 7 just above the line, EndIf, paste in the following. Replace Name 
>>>>> with
>>>>> your
>>>>> own.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 8. Alt F4 out of there and tell it yes, to save the changes.  Now,
>>>>> here's
>>>>> what you copy, just as it's written here. Don't forget to put your own
>>>>> name
>>>>> in place of the worde Name.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> SayString("Hello Name, Today is")
>>>>>
>>>>> Say ( SysGetDate(), ot_string)
>>>>>
>>>>> Say (SysGetTime(), ot_string)
>>>>>
>>>>> SayString("Have a great day!")
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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