And note that this whole thing is a bad idea, Each time you run a
battery low (even if not to 0) the less charge it will be able to take
and so you will get less running time. Much better to run plugged in
if that is at all possible.

On 3/2/21, Mike B <mb69mach1@fastmail.com> wrote:

There's a little program called Stascom that you can run in the
background
that yu can set to notify you of every 20% decrease of battery useage.
It'll also notify you of battery charging in 20%increments.

This little program has all kinds of neat features but, the one I like
the
most is you can set it to automatically maximize whatever window that
comes

into focus. Check it out below.


https://www.stascom.co.za/stascom.html#content

What to know before installing the program

Please refer to the user guide, see the link further down, for
installation

instructions. It is recommended that users of older versions of the
program
familiarise themselves with the changes implemented in 2017.1.7.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM FEATURES
Automation for the following tasks, all features customisable
list of 5 items
• Sound recovery on default audio device, preventing mute status and low
volume. Recovery volume level configurable between 5 and 100 percent;
• day / night volume adjustment on a schedule, volume levels and time
slots

customisable;
• maximising of windows, option available for specifying window title
exceptions;
• time announcements on the hour, on the half and on the quarter hour,
chime

with speech, chime only or disabled, all 24 hours configurable. Option to
specify user preferred chime sounds;
• all automated functions can be enabled or disabled, with detailed
configuration options available to suit individual needs.
list end

Individual hot keys for the following features
list of 10 items
• Open user guide in default browser;
• generate summary report of user settings;
• configuration window to specify user specific preferences for all
features;
• temporarily unload program from memory;
• audio mixer input and output details;
• password generator, unique 10 character very strong password with each
keystroke;
• calculation of word count on selected text in any editor or virtual
buffer

rendered text;
• extensive alphabetic list of Windows basic and advanced settings and
applications;
• Increasing and decreasing master volume output with 5 percent
increments,

ascending / descending audio tones to indicate new level.
• Easily insert accented and other special characters in any editor.
list end

General program characteristics
list of 9 items
• Automatic online check for program updates, can be disabled if desired.
Manual check for updates option available;
• support for multiple user profiles on one system;
• status messages and time announcements via user preferred SAPI5 engine;
• user-friendly interface for changing SAPI5 voice parameters;
• support for same SAPI5 engine used with screen reader and program
messages;
• optimised for NVDA screen reader;
• included dictionary file for NVDA to translate emoji symbols;
• small footprint;
• comprehensive user guide in HTML format.
list end



Stay safe and take care. Mike.

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Turner
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: battery question


Jaws won't tell you unless someone has written a script, but Windows can
alert you if you go in the sound scheme settings, and make sure a sound
file

that you can actually hear is connected to the appropriate events, like
Critical battery and I think there is a low battery.
You just need to go through the events and find the appropriate ones for
your needs.


Richard

"You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a
Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of
asphyxiation
in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me
when I was young."
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen."
-- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

On Mar 2, 2021, at 10:51 AM, JM Casey <jmcasey@teksavvy.com> wrote:

I'm not sure about jaws specifically (I only use NVDA on my laptop) but
Windows should tell you when your battery is low. It may not give you a
*huge* amount of time/warning. Mine doesn't -- it's an old Lenovo
Thinkpad
and I even got a supposedly fresh battery for it, but never have I ever
gottren satisfactory battery life out of the thing.



-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Madison
Martin
Sent: March 2, 2021 01:47 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: battery question

Hi all,
I've decided that I should start using my laptop unplugged and only
charge
it when I'm not using it, and well I know how to check the battery power
I'm
wondering will Jaws tell me when my battery is getting low or will I
just
have to keep checking? I'm using the latest Jaws and Windows 10. Thanks
Madison