It may be that the cursor is set to block instad of underline. If this is the case, JAWS will say the character the cursor is on over and over again. Regards, Jim jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx jimpanes@xxxxxxxxxxxx "Everything is easy when you know how." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Dunleavy" <jim.dunleavy@xxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:29 AM Subject: Re: Any vim Users? Hi Jim, The guicursor option controls cursor blink rates in the various editing modes. To turn blinking off in all modes try: :set guicursor=a:blinkon0 HTH --Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 3:01 PM Subject: Any vim Users? > > Hi, > I got vim for Windows to try, just to see how well it worked with JAWS. > Does anyone know how to make the character under the cursor stop blinking? > That's making JAWS say the character I land on over and over. I see a > little C program in one of the directories under the installation that > makes it blink, but I don't know how to make it stop. > > Thanks. > > Jim > > James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., > james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810 > > "The difference between those who get what they wish for and those who > don't is action. Therefore, every action you take is a complete > success,regardless of the results." -- Jerrold Mundis > Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility: > http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/ > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Information in this email (including attachments) is confidential. It is intended for receipt and consideration only by the intended recipient. If you are not an addressee or intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, disclosure, publication or copying of information contained in this email is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed in this email may be personal to the author and are not necessarily the opinions of the HSE. If this email has been received by you in error we would be grateful if you could immediately notify the ICT Service Desk by telephone at +353 1 6352757 or by email to service.desk@xxxxxxxxxxxx and thereafter delete this e-mail from your system" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind