[nabs-l] JAWS Experiences

Nicole B. Torcolini ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Mon Mar 2 01:41:15 UTC 2009


I'm using word 2003, but word 2007 is not accessible with any screen reader, 
in my opinion. Having fun with the ribbon tool bar? (meant to be sarcastic)

Nicole

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] JAWS Experiences


The same thing is happening here too. I find also that JAWS 8 or
earlier isn't compatible with Microsoft Office 2007. I still love it
though. Just make sure if you feel like changing languages like me
that you remember how to change them back <smile> Same
goes for skype ...

Quoting Linda Stover <liamskitten at gmail.com>:

> Nicole,
>
> I don't have any answers for you, but I am incredibly glad I am not
> the only one this is happening to.  I was beginning to wonder if I'd
> gone mad *smile*  I have also been having the line problem you
> described in my E-mail.  It took me a good hour to send off a short
> concise E-mail to one of the people at Blind Inc.  I certainly hope FS
> finds some fixes in a timely manner.
> Courtney
>
> On 2/28/09, Nicole B. Torcolini <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
>> Okay, guess it's not too off topic
>>
>> 1. Sometimes, I have not been able to catch the trigger yet, JAWS will 
>> not
>> announce copied selection to clipboard or cut selection to clipboard when 
>> it
>> should. The only cure for this that I have found is to restart JAWS.
>>
>> 2. JAWS is being very weird in MS Word 2003. I will go to a line. The 
>> first
>> time it will read it fine. If I arrow down, then back to that line, JAWS
>> will repeat the line multiple times and/or read another line. Each time 
>> that
>> I return to the line, JAWS repeats more. If I edit the line, it fixes it 
>> for
>> that moment. I've talked to Freedom Scientific about it, but none of 
>> their
>> suggestions worked.
>>
>> Nicole
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Serena" <serenacucco at verizon.net>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] JAWS Experiences
>>
>>
>> Like what?
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 4:50 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] JAWS Experiences
>>
>>
>>> If this is not off topic, I would like to compare notes about certain
>>> things that I have been noticing going wrong with JAWS.
>>>
>>> Nicole
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