[blindLaw] reading comments in JAWS

[Jim McCarthy]

That is the best solution I have found as well. I agree that freedom
scientific is not really showing itself in an admirable fashion in this
instance.
Jim McCarthy

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 7:37 PM Shannon Dillon via BlindLaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Thank you so much. I will try your solution.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 9, 2020, at 3:39 PM, rodalcidonis at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > SF would do better if it actually focuses on improvements that would
> improve accessibility for individuals on the job, and not the nonsensical
> features that are being released year after year in most cases.
> >
> > I am not surprised the way you were treated; i have been there, too.
> >
> > Sorry I could not be more helpful.
> >
> > rod,
> >
> >
> >
> > Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
> > -----Original Message----- From: Shannon Dillon via BlindLaw
> > Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:33 PM
> > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: Shannon Dillon
> > Subject: [blindLaw] reading comments in JAWS
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > Has anyone else had issues reading the full text of a long comment in
> > a document?
> >
> > This morning I used control+shift+apostrophe to bring up my list of
> > comments. The first comment was really long and it would not read the
> > whole thing. When you press enter on the comment, of course it just
> > takes you back into the document. You can see where the comment is in
> > the document but you can't read it there.
> >
> > I called Freedom Scientific for help and they told me I needed to call
> > Microsoft and tell them. Then they told me to use narrator. I tried
> > using narrator with FS but it didn't work. Then FS tandemed into my
> > computer to try reading the comment and had the same result as I did;
> > he couldn't read the full comment.
> >
> > I later was able to hear the full comment with alt+shift+apostrophe,
> > but I can't read the text of the comment. I press the keystroke and
> > it's read aloud, but it is a long and complicated comment so I want to
> > be able to read it with the Braille display.
> >
> > FS said that it's because my computer is set to update semi-annually
> > rather than monthly, and that microsoft makes so many changes that my
> > computer has to be set to update monthly. I put in a ticket with my
> > local IT, but I can tell you they run updates all the time.
> >
> > Has anyone else had this issue?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > SHANNON L. DILLON
> > Secretary and Legislative Coordinator
> > National Federation of the Blind
> > of California
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