[visurfacereader] Re: Application configuration

  • From: Tim Burgess <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "visurfacereader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <visurfacereader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:33:41 +0100

Can you please reboot so that NVDA has never been run then test again and 
report the result. 

best wishes.

Tim Burgess


On 29 Jun 2012, at 14:26, "David Reynolds" <dkreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Tim
>  
> I was using jaws, but the NVDA service is active. Just give me a second. I’ll 
> close down the NVDA service, and see what happens.
>  
> OK, sorry to report but it is still a problem.
> 1.Select BCF2000.
> 2.Go to file/new/application configuration.
> 3.Type Sonar as the name.
> 4.I then get a tree view, I open Mackie Control Protocol.
> 5.I then type V, and get taken to VPot1.
> 6.I open this node, and highlight jaws.
> 7.I open jaws, and select live mode(?)
> 8.I click the Add button.
> This brings up the error message described in my last email.
>  
> Sorry, sorry, sorry.
>  
> Best,
>  
> David.
>  
>  
> From: visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Burgess
> Sent: 29 June 2012 14:13
> To: visurfacereader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [visurfacereader] Re: Application configuration
>  
> Hi,
>  
> Two points:
>  
> 1 – Use a descriptive name for your configuration (for example, Sonar instead 
> of Sonarpdr) – we don’t do anything like trying to match against application 
> .exe names or do foreground loading (mainly because we couldn’t find a method 
> to make it work on the Mac – another future version feature, maybe);
>  
> 2 – We restrict you to only being able to create/edit actions for the screen 
> reader you’re currently using.  The reasoning behind this will become 
> apparent when you see what we’re doing in Beta 5, but suffice to say that, if 
> you’re running NVDA, you can’t do anything in the Jaws branch, etc..  Please 
> tell me that you weren’t running Jaws when you get the error about not being 
> able to change Jaws actions.  If you were, I’ll need a keystroke by keystroke 
> method of reproducing the behaviour in order to fix it.
>  
> Best wishes.
>  
> Tim Burgess
> Raised Bar Ltd
> Phone:  +44 (0)1827 719822
>  
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>  
>  
> From: visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Reynolds
> Sent: 29 June 2012 13:30
> To: visurfacereader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [visurfacereader] Re: Application configuration
>  
> Hi again,
>  
> I’m having a problem understanding what I need to do at this point.
> I go for File/new/application configuration. I then type the name of the app, 
> i.e. sonarpdr.
> I get a tree view. I found VPot1 in the tree, opened it, and found jaws. I 
> then clicked Add. I got an error saying it could only use the loaded screen 
> reader.
> Any advice welcome,
>  
> David.
>  
>  
> From: visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Burgess
> Sent: 29 June 2012 12:55
> To: visurfacereader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [visurfacereader] Re: Application configuration
>  
> Hi Dave,
>  
> See my other post.  The essential point here is that “Edit” means exactly 
> that – there’s got to be something loaded before you can edit it.
>  
> I must admit that I couldn’t quite decide how/where to put the application 
> configuration stuff, so it’s split between the File and Edit menus.  I 
> suppose I could create an AppConfig menu with Add… and Properties… entries 
> below it, though I could also argue that I should add App Config as an option 
> to the Surfaces menu, showing it as a sub-menu with Add… and Properties… 
> options below it.
>  
> Which makes most sense from a users perspective?
>  
> Best wishes.
>  
> Tim Burgess
> Raised Bar Ltd
> Phone:  +44 (0)1827 719822
>  
> Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at
>  
> http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm
>  
>  
>  
> From: visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:visurfacereader-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Reynolds
> Sent: 29 June 2012 12:30
> To: visurfacereader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [visurfacereader] Application configuration
>  
> Hello,
>  
> I decided to settle down and test the application configuration section, but 
> I can’t get into it.
> I select my control surface, and select edit/application configuration from 
> the menu. The program crashes on an unhandled exception. The exception is 
> caught however, so this may be some code that has been left in by accident.
> Perhaps I have done something wrong,
>  
> Best,
>  
> David.

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