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! > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Tony. > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >