Alison, it sounds like you may have sounds mode activated already.  I'm not sure why it's inconsistent in Zoom though. However, the way I do it is open the JAWS setting centre, then search for Forms Mode Sounds. Then F6 to settings pane, then tab to the Enable Sound Notifications checkbox.  Select it. Once it's selected, two buttons become available immediately following it. The first is to select the sound for entering forms mode. The second is for selecting the sound for when leaving forms mode.  Activating the buttons will cause a dialog with list view of sounds to appear, along with 4 buttons, including a play button and browse button if you want to add your own sound effect.

Heya Folks,

Am running latest Jaws 2021 on my windows 10 PC, lately I think since an Edge update am having troubles adding favourites to Microsoft Edge.

Can anyone help with a step by step instructions including highlighting the folder I want the Favourite to add too like before.

Cheers,

Jim

Heya Folks,

Am running latest Jaws 2021 on my windows 10 PC, lately I think since an Edge update am having troubles adding favourites to Microsoft Edge.

Can anyone help with a step by step instructions including highlighting the folder I want the Favourite to add too like before.

Cheers,

Jim

Hi all. Jaws is saying too much.

Example..

I am in a list of documents and I want to delete one which is highlighted. I hit the delete key, and Jaws asks me if I want to delete it, which is fine with me at my old age.

Then without just deleting it, Jaws says the title of the file again and then goes on its way. Any thoughts on how to just have it do its delete thing without repeating?

Using 2021 on a W10 H2 desktop machine.

Appreciate any input, or am I just getting old and the heck with it?

Thanks

Yes it is.

It is a program that a colleague has designed for us to send Morse Code via the computer.

We are teaching this for the students in the Handihams organization.

Tom Behler

Is it one particular program?

I didn’t see the earlier part of this thread.

Hello again, everyone.

I tried Gerald’s suggestion about making sure the program I am working with is completely closed using the task manager, but had no luck.

I couldn’t find the program listed in the task manager itself, which to me, means it should already be closed.

I also looked in the system tray, but couldn’t find it there either, but perhaps I’m not looking in the right spot.  If someone could tell me where to look for any open programs in the system tray, that would be appreciated.

Why the program still won’t re-open, unless I completely shut down and re-boot my computer remains a mystery to me.

Once again, I’m using Windows 10 and the latest version of Jaws 2021 here.

Tom Behler

Is it one particular program?

I didn’t see the earlier part of this thread.

Hello again, everyone.

I tried Gerald’s suggestion about making sure the program I am working with is completely closed using the task manager, but had no luck.

I couldn’t find the program listed in the task manager itself, which to me, means it should already be closed.

I also looked in the system tray, but couldn’t find it there either, but perhaps I’m not looking in the right spot.  If someone could tell me where to look for any open programs in the system tray, that would be appreciated.

Why the program still won’t re-open, unless I completely shut down and re-boot my computer remains a mystery to me.

Once again, I’m using Windows 10 and the latest version of Jaws 2021 here.

Tom Behler

----- Original Message -----

From: Rick Mladek

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2021 5:51 AM

Subject: Re: JAWS and Firefox (New Update)

I have no issues nor complaints with Firefox. With all browsers and last 3-versions of Jaws, not one problem.

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Chris Hill
Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 8:20 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and Firefox (New Update)

 

Holding grudges in this environment will leave you with nothing that works.

 

CH

 

On 3/2/2021 18:00, Randy Barnett wrote:

It was the switch to Quantum that did it for me. They actually compared a screenreader to a virus... In some ways that may be true but the way the screwed up accessibility during that time did it for me. too many alternitives.

On 3/2/2021 2:10 PM, Chris Hill wrote:

I've only had one real problem in the last year and it was fixed with a new version of JFW.  I like the facebook container extension for firefox, and the way its menus work.  If it could chromecast, I'd use it for everything.

 

 

On 3/2/2021 13:47, Randy Barnett wrote:

This doesn't happen to me. I also gave up on firefox. It just isn't worth the hassle they keep giving Jaws.

On 3/2/2021 9:36 AM, Richard Turner wrote:

I use Microsoft Edge as my default but notice one thing I like better about Firefox.

With Edge, I do a search, and get the results.  I activate the link I want in the results, and I have to activate it a second time to actually get to the page.

With Firefox, I am on the desired page after the first link activation.

 

 

 

Richard

 

Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to realize that you are in a hurry.

 

 

My web site, www.turner42.com

 

 

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:33 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and Firefox (New Update)

 

This is why I have pretty much abandoned Firefox, and now use Google Chrome as my main internet browser with Jaws.

 

I still have Firefox on my computers, but it is clearly my second choice.  I also find the constant updates quite anoying.

 

Tom Behler

 

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Joe DiNero
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 11:47 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and Firefox (New Update)

 

Hello,

 

I have had the same issue happen with both 2020 and 2021. I can initially navigate to a page, however, in the instance of Google, or another website that I am testing, when I enter text into a search field and do a search. The page loads and JAWS does not read anything, and indicates that there are no headings and links on the page, which is not possible.

 

Joe

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Lino Morales
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 10:55 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and Firefox (New Update)

 

Well it would help if you told us what version of JAWS your running. I'm assuming your running the current version which is 86?

On 3/2/2021 10:53 AM, Joe DiNero wrote:

Hi everyone,

 

I have a question as I have not used Firefox in several weeks. There was an update this morning for Firefox, and since then JAWS is not reading pages properly, in fact, with the exception of the main Google page, it does not read any content at all. Is anyone else experiencing this?

 

Thanks,

Joe

Holding grudges in this environment will leave you with nothing that works.

CH

On 3/2/2021 18:00, Randy Barnett wrote:

It was the switch to Quantum that did it for me. They actually compared a screenreader to a virus... In some ways that may be true but the way the screwed up accessibility during that time did it for me. too many alternitives.

On 3/2/2021 2:10 PM, Chris Hill wrote:

I've only had one real problem in the last year and it was fixed with a new version of JFW.  I like the facebook container extension for firefox, and the way its menus work.  If it could chromecast, I'd use it for everything.

On 3/2/2021 13:47, Randy Barnett wrote:

This doesn't happen to me. I also gave up on firefox. It just isn't worth the hassle they keep giving Jaws.

On 3/2/2021 9:36 AM, Richard Turner wrote:

I use Microsoft Edge as my default but notice one thing I like better about Firefox.

With Edge, I do a search, and get the results.  I activate the link I want in the results, and I have to activate it a second time to actually get to the page.

With Firefox, I am on the desired page after the first link activation.

 

 

 

Richard

 

Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to realize that you are in a hurry.

 

 

My web site, www.turner42.com

 

 

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:33 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and Firefox (New Update)

 

This is why I have pretty much abandoned Firefox, and now use Google Chrome as my main internet browser with Jaws.

 

I still have Firefox on my computers, but it is clearly my second choice.  I also find the constant updates quite anoying.

 

Tom Behler

 

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Joe DiNero
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 11:47 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and Firefox (New Update)

 

Hello,

 

I have had the same issue happen with both 2020 and 2021. I can initially navigate to a page, however, in the instance of Google, or another website that I am testing, when I enter text into a search field and do a search. The page loads and JAWS does not read anything, and indicates that there are no headings and links on the page, which is not possible.

 

Joe

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Lino Morales
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 10:55 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS and Firefox (New Update)

 

Well it would help if you told us what version of JAWS your running. I'm assuming your running the current version which is 86?

On 3/2/2021 10:53 AM, Joe DiNero wrote:

Hi everyone,

 

I have a question as I have not used Firefox in several weeks. There was an update this morning for Firefox, and since then JAWS is not reading pages properly, in fact, with the exception of the main Google page, it does not read any content at all. Is anyone else experiencing this?

 

Thanks,

Joe

Heya folks,

Was just wondering if this is happening to anybody else with Microsoft Office 2019 and latest Jaws.

One out of 4 times I exit out of Outlook 2019, Outlook crashes and then pops up the dialog box to choose my email account I want loaded again. I have tested this with NVDA a couple of times and there’s no Outlook 2019 crash when using that screen reader.

Anybody else encounting this? Initially I thought an Outlook update may fix it but am more thinking now its Jaws causing it.

Am using windows 10 Pro, I’ve also created a new database as suggested in a forum but Outlook still crashes the same.

Any input or feedback from other Office 2019 users will be appreciated.

Cheers,

Jim

The personal dictionaries are in the "my settings" folder. In Windows 10 press the start button and find JAWS Utilities for you your version of JAWS, in this will be both a alias for My Settings and for Global Settings.

On Mar 3, 2021, at 11:22, Brian Vogel <britechguy@...> wrote:

I don't have JAWS on this machine, so doing a quick search for the JDF files isn't possible, and I won't be near a machine with JAWS on it at all today.

If someone can identify the folder where JAWS keeps these files I'd be most appreciative.
--

Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 20H2, Build 19042  

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

           ~ André Gide