Does it clear if you Alt-Tab out, and then back in? Sometimes I've noticed that other applications in the background, like Windows Media Player or WinAmp can cause reading to stop in the foreground. Also if there's a background window that pops up like Anti-Virus, it could be silent, invisible, but still interfering. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rik James" <Ohio1803@xxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 10:34 Subject: sometimes JAWS speaks, sometimes JAWS is mum, and how come? re: Windows Live Mail with JAWS 10.1154 Well, maybe this does not happen with JAWS 11. Maybe it does not happen with the latest update available with version 10. But seeing as it has been happening with all my systems where I have JAWS installed, I tought I would post this before I install the newer versions. But darned if I can figure it out. While using the email with the Windows Live Mail program, for awhile I will be using my JAWS to read email with no problems. And then without any discernible reason, JAWS will no longer read the text in the email message. It will continue to read the title of the message and navigate up and down through or tabbing between the list view and folder view and speak plainly enough. But not the text. Up arrow, down arrow, nothing, just quiet. Now if I select all text with CTRL + A, then JAWS will read all of that selected text. I thought perhaps this might be the plain text versus the rich text of the particular message. But no. When JAWS decides she will not speak the message, this occurs with both types of email messages. She just goes mum. So, how come? Hope someone may have an ideer. And that my description may help one of you folks to have an AHA moment. Thanks. Rik -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx