Hello everyone,

Is there a way to make Jaws speak the indent of current line? It's
very important in some languages, like Python to keep all the lines
indented correctly.

One way I was told is to change scheme by pressing Insert+Alt+s and
then select one of the indent schemes. But this doesn't work for me,
nothing happens when I select indent scheme. I tried it in Visual
Studio and notepad. I'm using Jaws 18 and the latest Windows 10. Is
there any additional configuration needed to make indent scheme
working?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you
Tony

Unfortunately, I don’t have Firefox.

Perhaps . . . . you need to just plain use Firefox. Lots of web sites work better on one brouser over another.

Sharon

Dear Richard:

Using Internet Explorer, I sign in with My Account.  Then I search for the book.  When results pop up I go to its page.  Then I find right above the Submit button there are a whole bunch of combo boxes such as All Series, All Authors, ALL IDs, etc.  I have tried just what you suggested by just arrowing up above the Submit button, but it is not working.  Someone asked me what browser I was using, saying that with Firefox it can be done.  I am not using Firefox, though.  I am using Internet Explorer.

Rick,

Using Firefox, it is clearly possible to get to the download link after selecting a book.  Note that the book download link is above the submit button rather than after it.

However, when you follow that download link you get to the “check out” page where it clearly states:

You must be logged in to checkout.

You have to sign up as a patron in order to download anything.

The How to become a patron file makes that pretty clear.

I hope that helps,

Richard

Dear Listers:

Are any of you familiar with Audio Book Ministries, also known as Tape Ministries for the Blind?  They have an online accessible library from which their books can be downloaded, but doing it using JAWS is very hard.  Their address is:

http://www.audiobookministries.org

Right now the employee they have who is knowledgeable about screen readers and about JAWS is on medical leave and they don’t know when he will be back again.  So if any of you are familiar with this particular web site and maybe, by chance, might have downloaded a book from it, would you please be so kind as to access it and figure out how it can be done using JAWS?  You don’t have to sign in to do this—at least not for the help I am asking for.  Just go to the web page and find the “Online Library Access,” link and hit the Enter key.  Then if you just find any book, try to figure out how to get to the page where the book can be downloaded.  When you get to the page that has the book description, you’ll see there is no direct link to download the book.  There is a “downloads,” link but it will not take you to the “download,” page for the book you wish to download.  Instead, it takes you to the page where there are various things that can be downloaded, such as the AudioBook Ministries tax summary and various other things not at all related to the book you wish to download.  When you find a book, just tell me how to use JAWS to get to the book’s download page.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Rick Miller

Perhaps . . . . you need to just plain use Firefox. Lots of web sites work better on one brouser over another.

Sharon

Dear Richard:

Using Internet Explorer, I sign in with My Account.  Then I search for the book.  When results pop up I go to its page.  Then I find right above the Submit button there are a whole bunch of combo boxes such as All Series, All Authors, ALL IDs, etc.  I have tried just what you suggested by just arrowing up above the Submit button, but it is not working.  Someone asked me what browser I was using, saying that with Firefox it can be done.  I am not using Firefox, though.  I am using Internet Explorer.

Rick,

Using Firefox, it is clearly possible to get to the download link after selecting a book.  Note that the book download link is above the submit button rather than after it.

However, when you follow that download link you get to the “check out” page where it clearly states:

You must be logged in to checkout.

You have to sign up as a patron in order to download anything.

The How to become a patron file makes that pretty clear.

I hope that helps,

Richard

Dear Listers:

Are any of you familiar with Audio Book Ministries, also known as Tape Ministries for the Blind?  They have an online accessible library from which their books can be downloaded, but doing it using JAWS is very hard.  Their address is:

http://www.audiobookministries.org

Right now the employee they have who is knowledgeable about screen readers and about JAWS is on medical leave and they don’t know when he will be back again.  So if any of you are familiar with this particular web site and maybe, by chance, might have downloaded a book from it, would you please be so kind as to access it and figure out how it can be done using JAWS?  You don’t have to sign in to do this—at least not for the help I am asking for.  Just go to the web page and find the “Online Library Access,” link and hit the Enter key.  Then if you just find any book, try to figure out how to get to the page where the book can be downloaded.  When you get to the page that has the book description, you’ll see there is no direct link to download the book.  There is a “downloads,” link but it will not take you to the “download,” page for the book you wish to download.  Instead, it takes you to the page where there are various things that can be downloaded, such as the AudioBook Ministries tax summary and various other things not at all related to the book you wish to download.  When you find a book, just tell me how to use JAWS to get to the book’s download page.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Rick Miller

Hi JFW experts,

Please, need information regarding Typing Programs for younger students.  I have used “Talking Typer”, “Type Abilities”, with my middle and high school students.  I am working with a very young preschooler.  The student is learning with a small computer and JAWS 18.

Thanks for any suggestions,

Jordana  

Jordana Engebretsen

Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired, TVI, MA

907-714-8951

Hello, everyone.

This morning, I just discovered a major problem with Outlook 2016 when originating an e-mail.

When I start a new e-mail with control N, I can no longer type a contact address into the “to” field.  When I do this, I get kicked out of my new e-mail, and get placed back into my inbox.

Interestingly, I can go to my contacts list, and copy and paste the e-mail address into the to field with no problem.  I can also reply to e-mails with no problem.

Once again, the issue occurs when originating an e-mail and trying to access someone in my contacts list.

I am using Jaws 18, Outlook 2016 with Office 365, and Windows 7 here.

Has anyone recently experienced this issue, and if so, have you found a fix?

I am eligible to upgrade to Jaws 2018, and will do so when I get the chance.

However, in the meantime, I’d like to be able to quickly originate e-mails in the usual way if at all possible.

Dr.  Tom Behler from Michigan

Yes. Screen is maximized.

Stan


From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of david
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 3:39 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: j2018 won't focus in Chrome

did you maximize the screen?
windows+up-arrow?


From: main@jfw.groups.io<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Stan Holdeman
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 3:34 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
Subject: Re: j2018 won't focus in Chrome

By focus I mean that nothing in the website reads. If I arrow nothing
happens. If I do a say all nothing happens. If I hit insert f6 it says no
headings. Insert f7 says no links, etc.

I did get the jaws cursor to read on the page.

If I hit f6 I can access the address line. Hit f6 again and I can get the
favorite buttons. Nothing gets me to the body of the web article.

Stan


From: main@jfw.groups.io<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1:42 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
Subject: Re: j2018 won't focus in Chrome

What do you mean by focus? I use Chrome with Jaws 2018 and have no issues.

From: main@jfw.groups.io<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Stan Holdeman
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 2:31 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io<mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
Subject: j2018 won't focus in Chrome

Good morning Listers: Installed J2018 and everything worked great for a day
or so. Then last night J2018 would not focus on any website using Chrome.

I have enough sight to see that the page is there as it usually is, but I
cannot get J2018 to focus. Have tried all key combos I know of to obtain
focus. And, yes, I have restarted the computer.

J18 still works Okay, fortunately.

Any suggestions?

Stan

did you maximize the screen?

windows+up-arrow?

By focus I mean that nothing in the website reads. If I arrow nothing happens. If I do a say all nothing happens. If I hit insert f6 it says no headings. Insert f7 says no links, etc.

I did get the jaws cursor to read on the page.

If I hit f6 I can access the address line. Hit f6 again and I can get the favorite buttons. Nothing gets me to the body of the web article.

Stan

What do you mean by focus? I use Chrome with Jaws 2018 and have no issues.

Good morning Listers: Installed J2018 and everything worked great for a day or so. Then last night J2018 would not focus on any website using Chrome.

I have enough sight to see that the page is there as it usually is, but I cannot get J2018 to focus. Have tried all key combos I know of to obtain focus. And, yes, I have restarted the computer.

J18 still works Okay, fortunately.

Any suggestions?

Stan

Carol:

Are you using Braille input with grade 2 turned on?

When I type budget in grade 1 Braille or with a regular key board attached,
there is no problem. I am using the latest version of Jaws 18 on my
ElBraille and when I have grade 2 Braille on for input dg still is
pronounced degrees.

I have not tried Braille input with Jaws 2018 on my desk top computer, and I
am not upgrading to Jaws 2018 on my ElBraille until I know it won't cause
other issues.

Randy Meyer

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Carol
Smith via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 5:48 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: New member/OT question.

Hi Randy,

I just wanted to report to you that my Jaws 18 reads budget correctly.
I am using it now, while typing this message. There may be some dictionary
entry on your system that is causing this or, maybe the change took place in
the 2018 upgrade. I have not yet installed my copy.

Carol


On 11/7/2017 6:05 PM, Randy Meyer wrote:

Bill:

I purchased an ElBraille 14 about three months ago to use in place of
my Hims Braille Sense 32 cell notetaker.

First, my understanding was that you might be able to use the
ElBraille in place of a main computer has proven to be wrong. The
ElBraille has a tablet processor, which is not as fast and responsive
as my three year old desk top computer. It is similar in speed to my
Asus tablet I purchased around three years ago. Although, I do not
use the Asus tablet enough to have a good comparison, and my ElBraille
14 may be faster, it is not as fast and responsive as my desk top

computer.

I do not use OpenBook or OCR on the Elbraile. I believe you will need
Jaws 18. You will want to buy a USB hub to give you more than one USB
port, and I also bought an HDMI adapter with a regular monitor port
for my wife to be able to give me some feedback.

Running a computer just using the Focus 14 key board has been a
learning curve. I did cheat for a while and connected a regular key

board.

The Braille translation table in Jaws does have a problem, it
recognizes dg as the degrees symbol in words. For example, budget is
pronounced bu-degrees-et. I am not sure if Jaws 2018 has an updated
translation that has corrected this. This is a Braille translation
problem, not an ElBraille problem. Also, I have not heard yet if I
can update my ElBraille to run Jaws 2018, which I am running on the rest

of my computers.

There are times that I wish it was a little snappier running Outlook,
Word, and Excel, but it isn't too bad. I had been using the ElNotes
program to take notes, until I just decided today to use Wordpad instead.

The makers of the ElBraille like Fire Fox, and I do not use it. I had
started using Google Chrome, but there was problems typing into edit
fields with the Braille key board when using Chrome, which I am not
sure if this is an ElBraille problem or Jaws, but I suspect it is a
Jaws problem. VFO recommended I use Internet Explorer and Ron Miller
help me get Internet Explorer to be my default browser.

Keep in mind that this is not a VFO product, and VFO did not have a
dedicated support person for the ElBraille when I last called tech

support.

Ron Miller from VFO did take the time to talk with me when I was
having some initial challenges with ElBraille. I have found it easier
and quicker to send questions direct to the Elita Group who made the
ElBraille, and they do respond fairly quickly.

I hope this helps, and let me know if you have any further questions.
I still believe the best notetaker in the future will be a full
featured windows computer or tablet, which is why I am willing to go
through the challenge of using the ElBraille.

Randy Meyer

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bill
Tessore
Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 1:47 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: New member/OT question.

Hi all, I am a JAWS 17 user, and I am interested to know if anyone
here Has n El Braille 14, or knows any Users of the El Braille 14 by
Freedom Scientific? I would like to get some first-hand user feedback
on how it works for them. Particularly with regard to using JAWS and
the open book software and pearl OCR camera. I intend to use the
Pearl, the El Braille 40 (when it becomes US available),and related
software to facilitate my literary Braille occupation. Thanks in advance

for your help and indulgence.

Shalom,
Bill Tessore
billtessore@...
I can be contacted here or off site at Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 8, 2017, at 3:30 PM, Mario <mrb620@...> wrote:

just a suggestion, and sorry if you tried this already, but... have you
tried using another screen reader like NVDA or Narrator? if you can save
the document as usual, consider performing a repair on JAWS. maybe some
part of JAWS went awry and needs to be fixed. then try again with JAWS
loaded.

------- Original Message --------
From: Mike B. [mailto:mb69mach1@...]
Sent: Tuesday, Nov 7, 2017 9:26 PM EST
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Word 2010 Save Document Keystroke Not Working

Hi All,

Running Windows 7, Office 2010 Home & Student, & Jaws 16. When I create a
word .docx, & press either, Control + S, Alt + F, then A, or F12 to save the
document I do not get a save dialogue to name the file as whatever I want to
name it. The document just flat out disappears, & I can't find it anywhere!
I know where it's suppose to save to if it gets closed without being saved,
but like I said, I can't find where it's supposed to go or anywhere else!
I'm all out of ideas, would y'all please come to my rescue, & tell me what
the hell is happening?! LOL All help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
much.
w
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