[Blindtlk] /Monopoly

Tue Sep 18 21:19:15 UTC 2012

Thank you, Tony.  I wondered what "save split" meant, but again, even techs 
didn't know what that meant, making me think I had a corrupted version of 
Windows.  And I didn't know about all these other options.  No wonder I have 
6 versions of Winpoly somewhere in Programs.  Thank you, I appreciate this.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tony Schnurr
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:41 AM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] /Monopoly

I would recommend that you save the file rather than run it.  In Windows 7
you can choose where to save the file.
I am using JAWS 13; so other screen readers may read thins differently.
When you hit enter on the link to download; you will then need to hit alt+N
to get to the tool bar where JAWS will focus on the "run" button.
Tab once to the "save" button.  You should notice that JAWS reads this as
"save split button". This is because this button has sub-options.
If you were to simply hit enter; your file would be saved to the last folder
where you had made your previous save.
However; if you use the down arrow; you will hear options such as "save",
"save as" and "run and save".
If you down arrow to "save as" and hit enter; you will be presented with a
standard set of dialogues which will allow you to browse to the desired
folder in which to save your file.

I hope this helps.

Regards.

Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jewel
Sent: Tuesday, 18 September, 2012 12:37
To: Debbie Wunder; Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] /Monopoly

I'm just throwing this out there as something you might be doing. When you
go to download a file from Jim Kitchen's site, do you open or save it? I had
trouble with this when I went to download his games the first time, because
I was saving the files and then trying to open them. When it asks you if you
want to open or save the file, you should choose open. If this is completely
off-course, and you are already doing this, forgive me. I just thought I'd
throw it out there because it's the mistake I made.
~Jewel

On 9/18/12, Debbie Wunder <debbiewunder at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi Mike, don't be to hard on yourself, you are not alone!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] /Monopoly
>
>
>> Mike, I hate to sound like a complete idiot, but this is part of the
>> problem, my ignorance.  I hate to admit it in this group, but I don't
>> even
>>
>> no what a URL is, so I can't tell you.  God I hate looking stupid
>> like this, but this is part of the frustration.  Everyone else seems
>> to know this stuff, I feel like I'm from the dark ages.  Is this a 64 bit
machine?
>>
>> I think so.  I know this version of JAWS is 64 bits.  All I know is
>> that with my old clunker of a machine and XP, it was so much easier
>> to do some of this stuff.  I have been struggling ever since I got this
thing.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Tardif
>> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 7:12 PM
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] /Monopoly
>>
>> Mark:
>>
>> I can't help you on the game but if you'll give me a URL, I'll see if
>> I can download it.
>>
>> Don't be so hasty to vilify windows 7. There are a few features that
>> are different and, therefore, take some getting used to by an
>> inveterate XP aficionado. However, there are some features in Windows
>> 7 that are very handy. It may not be Windows 7 at all: is your machine a
64-bit machine?
>> Do you know if the Monopoly game will work on 64-bit systems?
>>
>> Let's put our thinking caps on.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Tardif
>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 6:39 PM
>> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List; Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] /Monopoly
>>
>> Hello, friends,
>>
>> I'm going to "lower the boom", so to speak.  Any of you familiar with
>> Jim Kitchen and his text to speech games?  Those of you on these
>> lists who have heard me whining about Windows 7 and how limited I
>> think it is and are sick and tired of it, please feel free to tweet
>> me out if there is a tweet filter.  Jim Kitchen has wonderful free
>> games, including my all-time
>>
>> favorite, monopoly.  Yes, I am probably addicted.  Anyway, I have
>> been trying and trying to download it properly and I have become
>> convinced that
>>
>> it is not workable with Windows 7.  Of course it is possible that my
>> settings are off, which would be nothing new with this machine, I
>> suppose that's what you get when you purchase a computer at Wal-Mart.
>> When I try to unzip files, I get weird messages such as "can't create
>> an output file and it doesn't work.  I challenge anyone to tell me that
this is workable.
>>
>> Don't mind my tone, I'm just frustrated that the idiots at Microsoft
>> inadvertently limited us this way.  So, do you have any ideas, and if
>> not,
>>
>> does anyone know of a talking speech-friendly monopoly game?  Also,
>> does anyone know how to get autocomplete on Windows live mail.  Thank
>> you, before my JAWS runs out.
>> Mark Tardif
>> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
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