Hi Ed

On the sign in screen, you will find an Ease of Access button where you can adjust these settings. Press Windows key + U to bring it straight up.

All the best.

Ben

Fellow Jawboners –

I have on-screen keyboard turned off in settings. Nevertheless, when I start up my computer it loads prior to the Windows log-in screen. I have to kill the on-screen keyboard with Alt-F4.

How can I keep the on-screen keyboard from loading?

I am using Windows 10 and Jaws 2021 latest editions.

Many thanks for any help eliminating this persistent annoyance.

Ed Culpepper

J Edward Culpepper, PhD

Huntsville, Alabama

Fellow Jawboners –

I have on-screen keyboard turned off in settings. Nevertheless, when I start up my computer it loads prior to the Windows log-in screen. I have to kill the on-screen keyboard with Alt-F4.

How can I keep the on-screen keyboard from loading?

I am using Windows 10 and Jaws 2021 latest editions.

Many thanks for any help eliminating this persistent annoyance.

Ed Culpepper

J Edward Culpepper, PhD

Huntsville, Alabama

Hi, Jaffar. I attempted to install the Java runtime environment, 64-bit to enable Java Access Bridge.

I am using,

Microsoft Windows

Version 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1202)

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

The Windows 10 Home operating system and its user interface are

protected by trademark and other pending or existing intellectual property

rights in the United States and other countries/regions.

This product is licensed under the Microsoft Software License

Terms to:

Windows User

It is the 64-bit version of Windows.

I am using JAWS,

Home Use Edition

Version 2021.2107.12 ILM 

When I run the command,

java -version

I receive the following message,

java version "1.8.0_301"                                                                                                

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_301-b09)                                                                  

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.301-b09, mixed mode)                                                        

When I then run the command,

jab.exe -enable,

I receive the following message,

'jab.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,                                                        

operable program or batch file.                                                                                         

From your instructions below, what am I doing wrong?

Thank you.

Hi.  You first need to install the Java runtime environment which you can get from the oracle website.  A search on google will yield you the needed result.  Choose the one for your windows environment, 32 or 64bit.  Install it as you would a normal application or program.  Once installed, go to your command line.

Type the following to see if you got the JRE correctly installed:

java -version

This will tell you if you got the correct version installed.

If it is, then type the following:

jabswitch.exe -enable

You should here the message telling you that the java access bridge has been enabled.  You should then be good to go.  Write me privately if you have any more concerns.  Cheers!

Hello everyone.

 

I am not sure how to solve my problem, but hopefully someone with more expertise than I can point me in the right direction.

 

I am currently evaluating a music library grooming application called Songkong. It comes recommended by a specialist retailer of premium audio equipment.

 

When I load, it refers to problems because Access Bridge is not installed. The error reports this, so Windows is telling SongKong that there is a screen reader.

 

Is Access Bridge a tool for software developers, a utility for end-users or something else. If I download it, what happens to Jaws? Anything else that I should be aware of?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Vaughan.

 

 

Hello everyone.

I am not sure how to solve my problem, but hopefully someone with more expertise than I can point me in the right direction.

I am currently evaluating a music library grooming application called Songkong. It comes recommended by a specialist retailer of premium audio equipment.

When I load, it refers to problems because Access Bridge is not installed. The error reports this, so Windows is telling SongKong that there is a screen reader.

Is Access Bridge a tool for software developers, a utility for end-users or something else. If I download it, what happens to Jaws? Anything else that I should be aware of?

Thanks in advance.

Vaughan.

Hello Everyone,

I have a bunch of cassettes I want to convert to MP#3 or compact discs.

I was wondering if there is any accessible software to use with Jaws.

Thanks,

Jeff Lukacsena

Mike and others, pressing control+shift+delete doesn't work for my
Firefox. FF is at version 93.0. the keystroke used to work since before
it was upgraded to 91. any ideas what might be wrong, and what to do to
fix it?

-------- Original Message --------
From: Mike B. [mailto:mb69mach1@...]
Subject: clearing cash/cookies
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 3:38 PM
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Try pressing, Control, Shift + Delete, to open the clear history dialogue.
Stay safe & take care. Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say: "Close Enough!"
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:sieghard@...>
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 05, 2021 11:18 AM
*Subject:* Re: clearing cash/cookies

First Google search result when searching for "Clearing cookies and
cache I n Firefox":

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select
Preferences.

2. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Cookies and Site
Data section.

3. Click the Clear Data… button.

4. Click Clear.

And here the link to the full support article:

Clear cookies and site data in Firefox
<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox>

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> <main@jfw.groups.io
<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>> On Behalf Of Madison Martin
Sent: October 5, 2021 11:05 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
Subject: clearing cash/cookies

Hi all,

Can someone please tell me how to clear all of my cash and cookies from
Firefox?

I don't want to do this, but this is what I'm being told to do in order
to be able to do what I want to do which is sign into a new account on a
website.

Using latest versions of Firefox, Jaws and Windows 10.

Madison

Well…he said he already found the specific product online. I couldn’t, so I was wondering exactly what page he was looking at.

USB shouldn’t really have line noise, should it? Not saying it’s necessarily the greatest thing for audio transfer and if you have a mixer you should certainly use that…, but you sure that’s what the extra noise you are getting is from?

As Bill reiterated, I have on-screen keyboard turned off already. I double-checked in settings and in “ease of Access;” both show on-screen keyboard as “Off.” Still, if I turn off my computer and turn it back on, on-screen keyboard loads prior to the Windows sign-in. I want to stop on-screen keyboard from loading. I am at a loss for how to keep on-screen keyboard from loading. Anyone know how to prevent it from loading?

Many thanks - Ed

J Edward Culpepper, PhD

Huntsville, Alabama

So why is it necessary to clear cash/cookies? Don’t browsers have their own privacy settings?

I routinely clear browser cache on a routine basis, but seldom clear anything but individual cookies.

Utilities such as BleachBit and System Ninja both make this easy and painless, and for all (or at least most, they handle all the commonly used) browsers in one fell swoop.  The thing is, you need to have the browser closed, but that's easily done.

And, for some reason, when it comes to Chrome specifically, either one of those utilities is much faster than Chrome's own history clearing for cache when "all time" (which is what I want in every case) is selected.
--

Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H1, Build 19043  

It is the function of creative men to perceive the relations between thoughts, or things, or forms of expression that may seem utterly different, and to be able to combine them into some new forms--the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.

    ~ William Plomer

Fellow Jawboners –

I have on-screen keyboard turned off in settings. Nevertheless, when I start up my computer it loads prior to the Windows log-in screen. I have to kill the on-screen keyboard with Alt-F4.

How can I keep the on-screen keyboard from loading?

I am using Windows 10 and Jaws 2021 latest editions.

Many thanks for any help eliminating this persistent annoyance.

Ed Culpepper

J Edward Culpepper, PhD

Huntsville, Alabama

So why is it necessary to clear cash/cookies? Don’t browsers have their own privacy settings?

I routinely clear browser cache on a routine basis, but seldom clear anything but individual cookies.

Utilities such as BleachBit and System Ninja both make this easy and painless, and for all (or at least most, they handle all the commonly used) browsers in one fell swoop.  The thing is, you need to have the browser closed, but that's easily done.

And, for some reason, when it comes to Chrome specifically, either one of those utilities is much faster than Chrome's own history clearing for cache when "all time" (which is what I want in every case) is selected.
--

Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H1, Build 19043  

It is the function of creative men to perceive the relations between thoughts, or things, or forms of expression that may seem utterly different, and to be able to combine them into some new forms--the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.

    ~ William Plomer