Re: two problems I am having with my xp machine and JAWS
- From: "Gene" <guystevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 07:49:54 -0400
My Sony has an ATI chip and there are absolutely no problems with Jaws 5.0
through 6.1. What are your monitor settings?
Thanks; Gene
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: two problems I am having with my xp machine and JAWS
>I did make all of the recommended changes to have XP load in classic
> mode.
>
> Sincerely:
>
> Dave durber
>
> On Thu, 26 May 2005 10:19:14 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>Does this happen in other applications? I don't even know that you can =
> blaim
>>your videocard for this one. To be sure, you should change the display =
> and
>>performance settings to the recommended settings.Remember to that =
> control will
>>only shutup applications if the screen doesn't change and display new
>>information.
>>----- Original Message -----=20
>>From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:12 AM
>>Subject: Re: two problems I am having with my xp machine and JAWS
>>
>>
>>I tried resetting the synthesizer's frequency as you suggested but to
>>no avail.
>>
>>I think Eloquence is now suffering the same problem that Dec Access 32
>>did, in that the indexing got screwed up when they released a newer
>>version.
>>
>>when the guy who built the machine brought it over, I installed JFW
>>5.10, I also installed Agent and downloaded some e-mails. At that
>>point, when I pressed either <CTRL> key to silence speech, Eloquence
>>stopped speaking immediately, as a good little voice synthesizer
>>should.
>>
>>Then he downloaded an upgrade to XP from Microsoft and tat is when my
>>problem first started.
>>
>>I do not have Service pack 2 for Windows XP installed on the machine
>>as I have read and heard from others that Service Pack 2 has some
>>known bugs in it that can cause problems after it has been installed.
>>I know that loads of people have installed Service Pack 2 and they
>>have not had any problems, but, I do not want to be one of those
>>people who does.
>>
>>So, now I am stuck as to where to go from here. I was thinking about
>>buying a separate video adapter card to see if that will fix the
>>problem.
>>
>>I have also contemplated reinstalling XP. I am extremely reluctant to
>>do that if I can help it, given all of the hassle of installing the
>>software on the machine again.
>>
>>Sincerely:
>>
>>Dave durber
>>On Wed, 25 May 2005 16:14:40 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>>>Does jaws shutup in other applications? You may try resetting your =3D
>>reset
>>>frequency in the problem application's jaws configuration file. It =3D
>>sounds like
>>>jaws is getting the command just doesn't get it fast enough. I have =3D
>>seen this
>>>problem with IE or with long sentences. Like the synth is a mouth that=
> =3D
>>fills up
>>>with words it has to spew before it can shutup. In the ap's .jcf file
>>>(insert+f2 while in the application and choose configuration manager) =3D
>>look for
>>>synthesiser options and type in a lower value for reset frequency. =3D
>>Insert+f1
>>>help is available for all options in the configuration manager. If you=
> =3D
>>don't
>>>know what an option does, use that and don't forget to press escape =
> when=3D
>> done
>>>viewing the context sensative help.
>>>----- Original Message -----=3D20
>>>From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:14 PM
>>>Subject: Re: two problems I am having with my xp machine and JAWS
>>>
>>>
>>>Hello listers:
>>>
>>>I hope that you can help me with two problems I am having with my new
>>>computer which has a mother board with an on-board ATI video chip. I
>>>am using JFW 510 and the Eloquence software voice synthesizer.
>>>
>>>The first problem is that I am not able to get JFW and Eloquence to
>>>shut up immediately when I press the <CTRL> key. This problem occurs
>>>when I am in the message window and I press the keys to speak
>>>previous, next or new messages.
>>>
>>>Jaws starts speaking the "to", "from", "subject" line etc., but if I
>>>do not want to hear any more of the message, and I press <CTRL> to
>>>stop speech, JFW keeps rattling away as if I had not done =
> anything.=3D3D20
>>>
>>>My only solution so far, is to keep tapping the <LEFT> and <RIGHT>
>>>control keys, as in left, right, left, right, etc., until JFW and
>>>eloquence decide to be quiet.
>>>
>>>I opened the MsConfig file and unchecked all of the references to the
>>>ATI video adapter (as suggested by FS technical support) team, but to
>>>no avail.
>>>
>>>The second problem is when I select text. Let's say that I have
>>>highlighted a block of text which I either want to copy or cut to the
>>>clipboard, I then press <CTRL+X> or <CTRL+C> to perform the cut or
>>>copy commands, JFW says, "no text selected".
>>>
>>>Any ideas and suggestions are welcome.
>>>
>>>Sincerely:
>>>
>>>Dave Durber
>>>
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