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Jason White
On 5/4/22 18:34, Curtis Chong wrote:
It's reliable, indeed. My own solution is just to pin it to the Task Bar and use Windows+number of entry on Task Bar to run the application. Under Windows 11, Alt+Shift+Left/Right-Arrow will let you
rearrange items on the Task Bar quickly. So I deleted unwanted
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Adrian Spratt
As you say, Bill, this problem must be common; common enough for Vispero’s tech support to have looked into a solution.
From:
main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Bill White
Hi, Ward and Adrian. What happens on my system is that Google Chrome overwrites the shortcut for Chrome, and the hotkey ceases to work, because, Windows sees it as a new shortcut, and thus, there is no hotkey assigned to the shortcut. The old shortcut never ends up in the recycle bin on my system. It is just overwritten with a new shortcut which has no hotkey assigned to it. The approach I have taken is to have a backup folder with all my desktop icons stored in it. If the Google Chrome shortcut is overwritten, I just delete the new one, and recopy the old one from the backup folder back onto my desktop. This saves me from having to reassign a hotkey to the shortcut each time Google Chrome is updated.
From:
main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Ward Dudley
I have at different times had different ikons disappear. They are placed in the recycle bin. Just go there and restore it.
Ward
From:
main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Bill White
Listen, Bryan. Don't tell me what happens on my system. Contrary to what you think, you don't know everything, despite what that megalomaniac voice inside your head tells you!
Bill White
From:
main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:02 PM, Bill White wrote:
Each time that Google Chrome is updated to a new version, the desktop shortcut disappears. - Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Curtis Chong
Greetings:
I myself prefer to use the Windows Run command, activated by holding down the Windows key and then pressing the letter r. Once the Run dialog opens, type “chrome” and press Enter. This has never failed me—never!
Alternatively, you can open the Start menu and simply type chrome. That, too, has never failed me.
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 04:06 PM, Bill White wrote:
so this behavior is not idiosyncratic.- Idiosyncratic does not only mean individual. It also means peculiar, unusual, and not shared widely with other people. Most problems with computers are idiosyncratic to a given system, not global or universal behaviors. When they are, they get identified as bugs, and, typically, get fixed. It is not typical for updates to web browsers to delete desktop shortcuts, though some do replace them. And among those that replace them with new ones, there is often a question during install whether you want this to happen. If a couple of hundred thousand people have the same issue in a user base of many millions, those issues remain idiosyncratic to those couple hundred thousand people. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Adrian Spratt
Yes, I shouldn’t have mentioned disappearing icons, which do, indeed, end up in Recycle. What you describe here, Bill, is what I experience and what changing the icon name solves.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Bill White
Hi, Ward and Adrian. What happens on my system is that Google Chrome overwrites the shortcut for Chrome, and the hotkey ceases to work, because, Windows sees it as a new shortcut, and thus, there is no hotkey assigned to the shortcut. The old shortcut never ends up in the recycle bin on my system. It is just overwritten with a new shortcut which has no hotkey assigned to it. The approach I have taken is to have a backup folder with all my desktop icons stored in it. If the Google Chrome shortcut is overwritten, I just delete the new one, and recopy the old one from the backup folder back onto my desktop. This saves me from having to reassign a hotkey to the shortcut each time Google Chrome is updated.
From:
main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Ward Dudley
I have at different times had different ikons disappear. They are placed in the recycle bin. Just go there and restore it.
Ward
From:
main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Bill White
Listen, Bryan. Don't tell me what happens on my system. Contrary to what you think, you don't know everything, despite what that megalomaniac voice inside your head tells you!
Bill White
From:
main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:02 PM, Bill White wrote:
Each time that Google Chrome is updated to a new version, the desktop shortcut disappears. - Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Bill White
Brian, someone wrote on the list after I posted my comment, saying that on their system, the same thing is happening on their system as is happening on mine, so this behavior is not idiosyncratic.
Bill White
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:30 PM, Bill White wrote: Listen, Bryan. Don't tell me what happens on my system. - Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:30 PM, Bill White wrote:
Listen, Bryan. Don't tell me what happens on my system.- Sorry, Bill, but you're presenting what happens on your system - which is idiosyncratic by the way - as though it's universal. It's not. And I'm sorry if my years of experience as a computer support tech, and what that direct experience tells me about what is the norm, does not suit you. That doesn't make it incorrect, nor me a megalomaniac. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Bill White
Hi, Ward and Adrian. What happens on my system is that Google Chrome overwrites the shortcut for Chrome, and the hotkey ceases to work, because, Windows sees it as a new shortcut, and thus, there is no hotkey assigned to the shortcut. The old shortcut never ends up in the recycle bin on my system. It is just overwritten with a new shortcut which has no hotkey assigned to it. The approach I have taken is to have a backup folder with all my desktop icons stored in it. If the Google Chrome shortcut is overwritten, I just delete the new one, and recopy the old one from the backup folder back onto my desktop. This saves me from having to reassign a hotkey to the shortcut each time Google Chrome is updated.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Ward Dudley
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 11:39 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
I have at different times had different ikons disappear. They are placed in the recycle bin. Just go there and restore it.
Ward
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bill White
Listen, Bryan. Don't tell me what happens on my system. Contrary to what you think, you don't know everything, despite what that megalomaniac voice inside your head tells you!
Bill White
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:02 PM, Bill White wrote: Each time that Google Chrome is updated to a new version, the desktop shortcut disappears. - Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Ward Dudley
I have at different times had different ikons disappear. They are placed in the recycle bin. Just go there and restore it.
Ward
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bill White
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 1:30 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Listen, Bryan. Don't tell me what happens on my system. Contrary to what you think, you don't know everything, despite what that megalomaniac voice inside your head tells you!
Bill White
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:02 PM, Bill White wrote: Each time that Google Chrome is updated to a new version, the desktop shortcut disappears. - Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Adrian Spratt
Bill,
Your experience may also explain why my JAWS icons used either to disappear or cease to have effect. In turn, it could suggest why changing the icon’s name works. My system recognizes the new icon name, but the underlying program wouldn’t know to alter it.
I’m a near-total non-techy. However, I got the idea about changing an icon’s name from a Vispero technician years ago, and it’s served me well ever since. I can only make guesses at why.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Bill White
Listen, Bryan. Don't tell me what happens on my system. Contrary to what you think, you don't know everything, despite what that megalomaniac voice inside your head tells you!
Bill White
From:
main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:02 PM, Bill White wrote:
Each time that Google Chrome is updated to a new version, the desktop shortcut disappears. - Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Bill White
Listen, Bryan. Don't tell me what happens on my system. Contrary to what you think, you don't know everything, despite what that megalomaniac voice inside your head tells you!
Bill White
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:02 PM, Bill White wrote: Each time that Google Chrome is updated to a new version, the desktop shortcut disappears. - Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 02:02 PM, Bill White wrote:
Each time that Google Chrome is updated to a new version, the desktop shortcut disappears.- Uh, no. Absolutely not. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Bill White
Hi, Tom. This has to do with the fact that, periodically, Google Chrome is updated to a new version. Each time that Google Chrome is updated to a new version, the desktop shortcut disappears. I haven't found that unchecking "permit themes to change the desktop, stops this from happening.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 6:37 AM To: jfw list Subject: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Hello, everyone.
I’m not sure if this is a Jaws or Google issue, but recently, it seems that my alt control G Google Chrome shortcut constantly disappears. Sometimes, it stays for a week or so, but at other times, it doesn’t even stick for a day.
I reinstate the shortcut by accessing Google Chrome on my desktop, and then by going to properties to the shortcut page.
Is there any way I can stop this behavior??
Thanks!
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Jeff Christiansen
Interesting, if this approach works then I’ve learned a new one. Toying with my, VMware Horizon Client shortcut, following your steps I don’t see any difference, as to ownership or anything that shows itself as the reason, thanks
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 11:10 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Tom and Jeff,
It might be worth trying a completely different approach that Vispero’s tech guys gave me for JAWS’ desktop items. Those icons used to disappear on me all the time. The solution was to add another word or phrase to the icon’s name. In the case of JAWS 22, for instance, I added “shortcut.” Thus: JAWS 2022 shortcut.” I have no idea why it makes a difference, but it does. I haven’t lost a JAWS icon since. Shouldn’t the same fix work for other icons?
So, the steps: Place focus on the icon. Press F2 to enable editing of the icon’s name. Make the desired change. Press enter.
That’s it. Simple, utterly mysterious and completely effective.
-- My novel Caroline is now available in paperback, Kindle and audiobook versions: https://adrianspratt.com/book/
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Jeff:
I tried your new set of instructions, but got only so far.
Here’s what I did:
1 touch the start key, the search menu opens
2 type, desktop icon, JAWS announces, Themes and related settings, System settings, press right to switch preview, press enter here
3 tab to related settings, JAWS announces, Desktop icon settings Link, press enter here
However, once I got to this point, and tried to tabbed to allow themes to change desktop icons, I only found a link, not a checkbox to uncheck.
I think I’m close, but not quite there.
All I know is that this seems much more complicated than it needs to be for making such a simple change.
And, of course, I’m still confused as to why the shortcut is lost to begin with.
If you don’t mind, please let me know where I might still be going wrong, and I’ll give things another try.
Hopefully, more people than just me will benefit from these instructions.
Thanks again!
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeff Christiansen
Bill
Try this, hoping it works better
1 touch the start key, the search menu opens 2 type, desktop icon, JAWS announces, Themes and related settings, System settings, press right to switch preview, press enter here 3 tab to related settings, JAWS announces, Desktop icon settings Link, press enter here 4 tab to, Allow themes to change desktop icons check box, you want this unchecked 5 apply the change, Alt+A, or tab to the apply button & press enter 6 close the settings window
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Jeff:
I tried several times, but can’t seem to get to the item that you say needs to be un-checked.
Could you send me step-by-step instructions for accomplishing this?
I think I’m missing a step somewhere.
As additional information, I’m using Windows 10 here on a Dell laptop.
Thank you!
Dr. Tom Behler
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeff Christiansen
You will need to uncheck, permit themes to change the desktop, in
Themes and related settings, System settings & then, desktop icons
Tab through the options and uncheck the box indicated above
HTH
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of John Doering
Hello: I wonder if it is not a Windows 10 thing. I have the same problem with the Outlook short cut I created on my desk top. Every once in a while it will disappear and I have to set it up again. 🤔 Regards,
John Doering Office: 4147783040 Extn:4063 Industries for the Blind & Visually Impaired accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
External Message - Use caution when opening links or attachments Hello, everyone.
I’m not sure if this is a Jaws or Google issue, but recently, it seems that my alt control G Google Chrome shortcut constantly disappears. Sometimes, it stays for a week or so, but at other times, it doesn’t even stick for a day.
I reinstate the shortcut by accessing Google Chrome on my desktop, and then by going to properties to the shortcut page.
Is there any way I can stop this behavior??
Thanks!
Dr. Tom Behler From Michigan |
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On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 01:09 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote:
Simple, utterly mysterious and completely effective.- Definitely mysterious. Neither this, nor unchecking the previously noted checkbox, should have anything to do with having desktop icons disappear (or not). Even that checkbox is about changing icon appearance, not changing the presence of icons on the desktop. Some themes have some pretty wild icon sets and what they choose to replace certain things with can be pretty darned annoying (at least if you're relying on vision - the name of the icon remains unchanged - but like all things habitual, that matters when you're a "point and clicker" on auto-pilot). -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Adrian Spratt
Tom and Jeff,
It might be worth trying a completely different approach that Vispero’s tech guys gave me for JAWS’ desktop items. Those icons used to disappear on me all the time. The solution was to add another word or phrase to the icon’s name. In the case of JAWS 22, for instance, I added “shortcut.” Thus: JAWS 2022 shortcut.” I have no idea why it makes a difference, but it does. I haven’t lost a JAWS icon since. Shouldn’t the same fix work for other icons?
So, the steps: Place focus on the icon. Press F2 to enable editing of the icon’s name. Make the desired change. Press enter.
That’s it. Simple, utterly mysterious and completely effective.
-- My novel Caroline is now available in paperback, Kindle and audiobook versions: https://adrianspratt.com/book/
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Tom Behler
Jeff:
I tried your new set of instructions, but got only so far.
Here’s what I did:
1 touch the start key, the search menu opens
2 type, desktop icon, JAWS announces, Themes and related settings, System settings, press right to switch preview, press enter here
3 tab to related settings, JAWS announces, Desktop icon settings Link, press enter here
However, once I got to this point, and tried to tabbed to allow themes to change desktop icons, I only found a link, not a checkbox to uncheck.
I think I’m close, but not quite there.
All I know is that this seems much more complicated than it needs to be for making such a simple change.
And, of course, I’m still confused as to why the shortcut is lost to begin with.
If you don’t mind, please let me know where I might still be going wrong, and I’ll give things another try.
Hopefully, more people than just me will benefit from these instructions.
Thanks again!
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Jeff Christiansen
Bill
Try this, hoping it works better
1 touch the start key, the search menu opens 2 type, desktop icon, JAWS announces, Themes and related settings, System settings, press right to switch preview, press enter here 3 tab to related settings, JAWS announces, Desktop icon settings Link, press enter here 4 tab to, Allow themes to change desktop icons check box, you want this unchecked 5 apply the change, Alt+A, or tab to the apply button & press enter 6 close the settings window
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Jeff:
I tried several times, but can’t seem to get to the item that you say needs to be un-checked.
Could you send me step-by-step instructions for accomplishing this?
I think I’m missing a step somewhere.
As additional information, I’m using Windows 10 here on a Dell laptop.
Thank you!
Dr. Tom Behler
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Jeff Christiansen
You will need to uncheck, permit themes to change the desktop, in
Themes and related settings, System settings & then, desktop icons
Tab through the options and uncheck the box indicated above
HTH
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of John Doering
Hello: I wonder if it is not a Windows 10 thing. I have the same problem with the Outlook short cut I created on my desk top. Every once in a while it will disappear and I have to set it up again. 🤔 Regards,
John Doering
Office: 4147783040 Extn:4063
Industries for the Blind & Visually Impaired accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Tom Behler
External Message - Use caution when opening links or attachments Hello, everyone.
I’m not sure if this is a Jaws or Google issue, but recently, it seems that my alt control G Google Chrome shortcut constantly disappears. Sometimes, it stays for a week or so, but at other times, it doesn’t even stick for a day.
I reinstate the shortcut by accessing Google Chrome on my desktop, and then by going to properties to the shortcut page.
Is there any way I can stop this behavior??
Thanks!
Dr. Tom Behler From Michigan |
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On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 11:07 AM, Jeff Christiansen wrote:
- The above steps are just fine. The only thing I'll add is that after activating the Desktop Icon Settings link what opens up is a dialog with the title, Desktop Icon Settings. In that dialog, there is absolutely a checkbox for Allow themes to change desktop icons. This particular dialog is "as old as the hills" and existed since Windows 7, possibly even before that. Personally, I'd change Step 5 to simply, "Navigate to the OK button and activate." The OK button always applies whatever changes you've made and also closes the dialog at the same time. You still do have to close the Windows 10 settings after having closed the dialog. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Friendship. . . Intimacy, untroubled by eros. ~ Kim Chernin |
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Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Tom Behler
Jeff:
I tried your new set of instructions, but got only so far.
Here’s what I did:
1 touch the start key, the search menu opens
2 type, desktop icon, JAWS announces, Themes and related settings, System settings, press right to switch preview, press enter here
3 tab to related settings, JAWS announces, Desktop icon settings Link, press enter here
However, once I got to this point, and tried to tabbed to allow themes to change desktop icons, I only found a link, not a checkbox to uncheck.
I think I’m close, but not quite there.
All I know is that this seems much more complicated than it needs to be for making such a simple change.
And, of course, I’m still confused as to why the shortcut is lost to begin with.
If you don’t mind, please let me know where I might still be going wrong, and I’ll give things another try.
Hopefully, more people than just me will benefit from these instructions.
Thanks again!
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeff Christiansen
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 11:07 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Bill
Try this, hoping it works better
1 touch the start key, the search menu opens 2 type, desktop icon, JAWS announces, Themes and related settings, System settings, press right to switch preview, press enter here 3 tab to related settings, JAWS announces, Desktop icon settings Link, press enter here 4 tab to, Allow themes to change desktop icons check box, you want this unchecked 5 apply the change, Alt+A, or tab to the apply button & press enter 6 close the settings window
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Jeff:
I tried several times, but can’t seem to get to the item that you say needs to be un-checked.
Could you send me step-by-step instructions for accomplishing this?
I think I’m missing a step somewhere.
As additional information, I’m using Windows 10 here on a Dell laptop.
Thank you!
Dr. Tom Behler
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeff Christiansen
You will need to uncheck, permit themes to change the desktop, in
Themes and related settings, System settings & then, desktop icons
Tab through the options and uncheck the box indicated above
HTH
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of John Doering
Hello: I wonder if it is not a Windows 10 thing. I have the same problem with the Outlook short cut I created on my desk top. Every once in a while it will disappear and I have to set it up again. 🤔 Regards,
John Doering Office: 4147783040 Extn:4063 Industries for the Blind & Visually Impaired accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
External Message - Use caution when opening links or attachments Hello, everyone.
I’m not sure if this is a Jaws or Google issue, but recently, it seems that my alt control G Google Chrome shortcut constantly disappears. Sometimes, it stays for a week or so, but at other times, it doesn’t even stick for a day.
I reinstate the shortcut by accessing Google Chrome on my desktop, and then by going to properties to the shortcut page.
Is there any way I can stop this behavior??
Thanks!
Dr. Tom Behler From Michigan |
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Jeff Christiansen
Bill
Try this, hoping it works better
1 touch the start key, the search menu opens 2 type, desktop icon, JAWS announces, Themes and related settings, System settings, press right to switch preview, press enter here 3 tab to related settings, JAWS announces, Desktop icon settings Link, press enter here 4 tab to, Allow themes to change desktop icons check box, you want this unchecked 5 apply the change, Alt+A, or tab to the apply button & press enter 6 close the settings window
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 8:38 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Google Chrome Shortcut Constantly Disappearing
Jeff:
I tried several times, but can’t seem to get to the item that you say needs to be un-checked.
Could you send me step-by-step instructions for accomplishing this?
I think I’m missing a step somewhere.
As additional information, I’m using Windows 10 here on a Dell laptop.
Thank you!
Dr. Tom Behler
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeff Christiansen
You will need to uncheck, permit themes to change the desktop, in
Themes and related settings, System settings & then, desktop icons
Tab through the options and uncheck the box indicated above
HTH
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of John Doering
Hello: I wonder if it is not a Windows 10 thing. I have the same problem with the Outlook short cut I created on my desk top. Every once in a while it will disappear and I have to set it up again. 🤔 Regards,
John Doering Office: 4147783040 Extn:4063 Industries for the Blind & Visually Impaired accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
External Message - Use caution when opening links or attachments Hello, everyone.
I’m not sure if this is a Jaws or Google issue, but recently, it seems that my alt control G Google Chrome shortcut constantly disappears. Sometimes, it stays for a week or so, but at other times, it doesn’t even stick for a day.
I reinstate the shortcut by accessing Google Chrome on my desktop, and then by going to properties to the shortcut page.
Is there any way I can stop this behavior??
Thanks!
Dr. Tom Behler From Michigan |
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Re: Zoom and ear bud
Jeff Christiansen
I would check the Zoom audio settings. After you have the buds working, look at the Zoom settings & set the ear-buds as the default output and mic.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Milton Ota
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 8:12 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Zoom and ear bud
Hello,
I’m assuming the ear buds are being connected by B;lutooth.
Did you go to the Utilities Menu in JAWS and select Sound Card and check to see if the model ear buds you are using is listed and checked?
ThenYou can also use the layered command Insert + Spacebar + C and change the sound card option.
If your ear buds then connect, you need to check the Audio settings in Zoom.
When you open Zoom, find the Settings button followed by either pressing the Spacebar or the Enter key and Tab once.
Arrow Down the list from the General to Audio and Press Enter.
Tab through the items to be sure the ear buds show in the Speaker combo/dropdown and keep tabbing to the Microphone and be sure that the earbud microphone is the mike you wish to use.
If all checks out, press Escape and then try joining a meeting.
Hope this helps.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of kevin meyers
Hello, I use the most recent versions of Windows10, Jaws2022 and Zoom. I was using an ear bud while in a meeting. I had to setup the Zoom session and once in the meeting I would turn on the ear bud. It would connect and I could hear everything in the meeting. Today I did the same and now I couldn’t hear anything. I turned off the ear bud and sound comes back to the speakers on the laptop. I then backed out of zoom, turned on the eaar bud and went back into Zoom. Once zoom was up Jaws couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t start the session as I couldn’t move around. Any thoughts of what would be causing this problem? Cheers, Kevin
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