[vip_students] WMP Buttons& Manual 11

  • From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:19:04 +0100

Hi Flor,

Well it's a relief to know that although there is no bookmark button, there
is at least, the control shift and F for fast forwarding, as some
compensation!

Was it your good self who posted the list that there is a manual (Jaws) for
WMP 11?

Tony.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:14 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: my operating system


> Hi Tony,
>
> Whilst I'm not paul, I can tell you that, unfortunately, there is no
> bookmarking feature in Windows media Player.  Now, for a few of your other
> questions:  Ctrl-p is for Play/pause;  ctrl-shift-f is for 'fast forward';
> ctrl-shift-g is for increase speed; ctrl-shift-s is for Slow speed;
> ctrl-shift-n is for normal.  There is a sort-of taskbar within windows
media
> player, and there are a load of buttons on it (each activated by the
> spacebar) and which you can tab through - the Library button, the Playlist
> button, and these are also (more or less, sometimes less) accessible by
the
> keyboard from the submenus of the View menu in 'Classic Mode'.  (This
> Classic Mode *must* remain checked; it is toggled with ctrl-1.  Then, on
the
> sort-of taskbar, there are a few panes - each accessible with ctrl+tab.
> These give you alternative means of accessing the video etc., graphic
> equalizer, SRS Wow Effects, and several other functionalities, which are
> again mostly accessible by the usual submenus of the view menu.  Many
blind
> users don't like Windows Media Player, in part because of its hard-to-find
> keystrokes, which are 'poorly documented'.  To add to the mix, there are
> some subtle differences in the menu structure (and the keys yused) even
> between versions 10 and 11.  (that's one reason it's best (with not-same
> versions of particular programs) - unless there is only one way to do
them -
> not to be too specific in describing how to do things: and levels or
stages
> of user experience also vary.  Patience and coffee breaks!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:15 PM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: my operating system
>
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> I refer to play, stop, fast forward, rewind and how to mark your place in
a
> CD for example say when you might want to go out of WMP after listening to
> say the third track but would wish to resume at the same spot when you
might
> go back in to listening to your CD again from where you left off and not
> have to start listening or fast forwarding from the beginning again!
>
> Usually bookmarks would refer say to speech such as audio books and that!
>
> Tony.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Paul Halligan" <tigerone@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 8:49 PM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: my operating system
>
>
> > hi tony
> > did not understand what you meant in last mail about player button and
> > booknark can u clarify
> > paul h
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:21 PM
> > Subject: [vip_students] Re: my operating system
> >
> >
> > > Hi Paul,
> > >
> > > I presume  you meant the OS is XP!
> > >
> > > It might be interesting to others too that my new antivirus programme
> > > created such a folder also!
> > >
> > > I am not complaining but I was noticing that my inbox was becoming
> slimmer
> > > and slimmer!
> > >
> > > I suppose the programmes are doing there darndest but perhaps it it is
> no
> > > harm checking (carefully) that folder every so often just in case,
> indeed!
> > >
> > > Now while I am on, could you let me know how to access the player
> buttons
> > > in
> > > WMP; in particular the bookmark button
> > > should there be such an object?
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Tony.
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Paul Halligan" <tigerone@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:18 AM
> > > Subject: [vip_students] my operating system
> > >
> > >
> > >>     hi Tony
> > >> sorry missed your e mail and the reason might be interesting.
> > >> we have spamfighter on the pc and while checking mail yesterday i
> noticed
> > > it
> > >> had created a spamfighter folder
> > >> anyway whether i deleted your e mail unknown to me or whether
> spamfighter
> > >> put it in the folder i haven't figured out yet.
> > >> but to answer your question as to my o.s.
> > >> it is windows up
> > >> also using version 9 of wmp on laptop and version 10 of wmp on pc
> > >> although i heard there are now jaws tutorial for wmp 11 i think I'll
> > >> stick
> > >> with the versions I've got on the premise that if it works don't fix
> it.
> > >> bit of a dinosaur in me but they were around for quite a long time!
> > >> cheers
> > >> Paul h
> > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:56 PM
> > >> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Eloquence or RealSpeak
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Hi Eleanor,
> > >> >
> > >> > I didn't!
> > >> >
> > >> > I would in certain instances never presume too much in computers!
> > >> >
> > >> > That is why I would have posed the question I did!
> > >> >
> > >> > Tony.
> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:56 PM
> > >> > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Eloquence or RealSpeak
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> That is very interesting indeed Flor.  I must try it out.  I have
to
> > > say
> > >> > as
> > >> >> it came in the CD pack with Jaws I naturally assumed it was part
of
> > >> >> it.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Eleanor
> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> >> From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
> > >> >> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:50 PM
> > >> >> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Eloquence or RealSpeak
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > eleanor,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > More broadly, RealSpeak & Solo Synth is not a part of JAWS; it
is
> on
> > > an
> > >> >> > extraCD, given in the package in addition to version 8 - or , in
> > >> >> > your
> > >> >> case -
> > >> >> > version 9 - of JAWS.  (These voices will work with other screen
> > > readers
> > >> > or
> > >> >> > other self-voicing programs outside of JAWS - even with
Supernova,
> I
> > >> >> should
> > >> >> > hope.)
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> >> > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:52 PM
> > >> >> > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Eloquence or RealSpeak
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Tony
> > >> >> > I am no expert but I am informed that the real speak voice can
> slow
> > >> >> > down
> > >> > a
> > >> >> > machine.  It is all part of the Jaws product but what I would
call
> > > the
> > >> >> > American type voice, the one that is not real speak is in fact
> > >> > Eloquence.
> > >> >> > When I got my Jaws there were 3 CDs, one had the Registration
> number
> > > on
> > >> > it
> > >> >> > and logged that when I put the CD in to my computer.  The other
> had
> > >> >> > Jaws
> > >> >> and
> > >> >> > the 3rd one had the Real Speak.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Eleanor
> > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> >> > >From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >> > To: "students list" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 5:02 PM
> > >> >> > Subject: [vip_students] Eloquence or RealSpeak
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > > Hi All,
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > I wonder if someone could let me know how to know what voice I
> am
> > >> > using?
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > It sounds like Eloquence
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Is it possible that Eloquence might sound like one of the
> > >> >> > > RealSpeak
> > >> >> > > voices?
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Is RealSpeak an FS product?
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >  Jaws is actting a little strangely on my new computer and I
> have
> > >> >> > > been
> > >> >> > > informed that RealSpeak might be causing the
> > >> >> > > problem!
> > >> >> > >
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