Re: silencing JAWS - addendum

  • From: "Mike & Barbara" <mb69mach1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 18:16:19 -0700

MessageHi Cy,

Jaws key + S is the screen echo.  That should be set on highlighted 
according to FS tech support.  Take care.
Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cy Selfridge
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 4:16 PM
  Subject: silencing JAWS - addendum


  As a follow up, when starting the speech back up the JAWS key + s got set 
to "all". When I reset it to "none" all is well.

  Thanks.

  Cy, The Anasazi.




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  From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Cy Selfridge
  Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 4:31 PM
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: RE: silencing JAWS



  Hi Dave,

  Well, as an act of faith I gave this a shot.

  I got JAWS turned off and, by golly, I even got it turned back on.

  Now, there seems to be an awful amount of echo and duel reading.

  Any hints?

  Cy, The (amused) Anasazi..






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  From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of dave-d0619
  Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 11:57 AM
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: Re: silencing JAWS



  Hello everyone:



  This is a correction to my previous message on this thread.



  To switch to the "No Speech Synthesizer", do the following:



  press JAWS KEY+CTRL+S.  This opens the  "Select a Synthesizer Dialog Box".



  Press the letter N, which will highlight the No Speech Synthesizer.



  Press the ENTER key to accept your choice.  The dialog box is closed and 
JAWS stops speaking.



  Do the following to return to the default synthesizer:



  Press JAWS KEY+CTRL+S.  This opens the  "Select a Synthesizer Dialog Box".



  Press, for example, the letter E, for Eloquence, the letter S, for SAPI 5.



  When you have selected the synthesizer, Press the ENTER key to accept your 
choice.  The dialog box is closed and JAWS starts speaking.



  Please accept my apologies for posting incorrect information.



  Sincerely:



  Dave Durber



  ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Kevin Gibbs

    To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 10:56 AM

    Subject: RE: silencing JAWS



    Whenb I press JAWS plus s it rotates between all, none and highlighted. 
Don't you mean JAWS plus j, then language, voice profile etc?

    K.

      -----Original Message-----
      From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of dave-d0619
      Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 7:10 AM
      To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: Re: silencing JAWS

      Negoslav:



      The information you included in your message works in the same way as 
the last function under the "Adjust JAWS Options menu, Keystroke 
JAWS/INSERT+V.



      The problem is that when you use either of these methods, JAWS will 
start speaking again, as soon as a scheduled or system event starts and a 
new window is opened, even if the window is open for a split second.  This 
is because the application in which you muted the synthesizer lost focus. 
This would also be the case, even if focus was returned to the application 
in which you had muted the synthesizer.



      The only way to make sure that JAWS does not speak at all, is to 
switch to the "No Speech Synthesizer".



      You do this by pressing JAWS/INSERT+S, followed by the letter N, for 
the No Speech synthesizer, followed by pressing the ENTER key.  JAWS will 
not speak, regardless as to any system or scheduled events that might be 
going on.



      You turn on the synthesizer by pressing JAWS/INSERT+S, followed by the 
letter E, for Eloquence, the letter S, for SAPI, followed by pressing the 
ENTER key.



      HTH



      Sincerely:



      Dave Durber



      ----- Original Message ----- 

        From: Negoslav Sabev

        To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

        Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 3:38 AM

        Subject: Re: silencing JAWS



        Here's some info from

        http://www.jaws-users.com/text/JAWS/KeystrokeToMuteJAWS.html



        Assigning A Keystroke To Mute JAWS



        1. Bring up your keyboard manager with insert+8 on the number row.
        2. Make sure you are focused on the default file.
        3. Tab once in to the list of available functions.
        4. Then start typing mute until you hear mute synthesizer, which 
will have no keystroke, assigned.
        5. Press control A and give it what ever keystroke your heart 
desires.
        6. Save your changes when you close out the keyboard manager.



        Note that this is a toggle kind of thing, and that JAWS will only 
remain muted so long as you're focused on the current Window.


        Negoslav





          ----- Original Message ----- 

          From: Cy Selfridge

          To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

          Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:55 AM

          Subject: RE: silencing JAWS



          Hi,

          No, I think I remember that there is a key which will toggle the 
speech on and off. I do not want to quit JAWS and I am aware of the cntrl 
key with will (in theory) cause JAWS to cease speaking the current text.

          I simply want to silence JAWS until I want it to speak again.

          Cy, The Anasazi..




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          From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of G.W. Cox
          Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:09 PM
          To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
          Subject: Re: silencing JAWS



          Could you mean the control key?

            ----- Original Message ----- 

            From: Cy Selfridge

            To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

            Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:42 PM

            Subject: silencing JAWS



            Hi,

            I can not recall the toggle to silence JAWS.

            Thanks,

            Cy, The Anasazi.

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