Re: What A Screen Reader User Can Set Up to Un Mute your Computer
- From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 18:12:38 -0500
That's a good idea. If you are fortunate enough to have a multimedia
keyboard then a lot of times there is a mute button on it. If you can learn
where it is and maybe put a locater dot on it then usually you can just
press that and the voice will come back. I have a MS wireless bluetooth
elite keyboard and I accidentally hit the mute button on it from time to
time because it's next to the upand down volume control. I just hit it
again and my sound is back.
Rick
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison Mervis" <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: What A Screen Reader User Can Set Up to Un Mute your Computer
Great idea! Thanks!
Allison
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Campbell" <ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "GWMicro List" <gw-info@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 4:33 PM
Subject: What A Screen Reader User Can Set Up to Un Mute your Computer
> Hello All:
>
> I sent out a suggestion yesterday that both Gw Micro and Freedom
> Scientific set up a keystroke in Window-Eyes and JAWS, Respectively, to
> un mute one's computer if the sound becomes muted. I got several good
> suggestions back, especially the Quick Mix program.
>
> As screen reader users, it's probably a good idea to have something set
> up ahead of time so that if we ever get muted, we can fairly easily un
> mute. I did an experiment and it worked, so Here is what I did. Keep
> in mind DO THIS BEFORE YOU GET Muted.
>
> 1. Go to the start menu.
> 2. Press "p" to get to All Programs. If your start menu has more than
> one thing starting with "p" on it, such as "Printers and Faxes," you'll
> need to press enter to get into the programs menu.
> 3. Press "a" to go to Accessories, then press enter.
> 4. Press "e" to go to the Entertainment sub menu. In most cases, you
> won't have to press enter because Entertainment is the only thing on the
> accessories sub menu starting with the letter "e."
> 5. Arrow down to "Volume Control." Do not press enter.
> 6. Press the Applications key, third key to the right of the space bar.
> 7. Press "r" to bring up the properties of the volume control shortcut
> which is what you arrowed down to in the entertainment sub menu.
> 8. Press tab two times until you hear "Short cut key." When you hear
> this, type a key combination you'd like to use to get to the volume
> control from anywhere. I used ctrl-alt-v.
> 9. Press enter.
>
> It would be good to test this before the day your computer becomes
> muted. Press ctrl-alt-v or whatever short cut key you chose. Make sure
> you hear "Master volume Control." If you do not, then repeat the steps
> above for setting up the short cut.
>
> If you hear Master Volume, then you know the short cut key works. Tab
> two times to the "Mute All," check box. It should be unchecked. Press
> space bar to check it. Your screen reader will go silent.
>
> Press alt-F4 to close down the volume control. Now, you are about to do
> exactly what you will do if your computer ever becomes muted.
>
> Press ctrl-alt-v or whatever short cut key you set up. Tab twice and
> press space bar. This will turn off the mute all check box and your
> screen reader will start speaking again.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
> Adaptive Technology Center
> Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
> 1850 W. Roosevelt Road
> Chicago, IL 60608
> 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
> 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
> ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> AIM Screen Name: tclhelp
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