[blindlaw] OT JAWS Acting Funky

[Craig Borne]

Hello list,
Hopefully, someone will have a simple solution to this annoying problem.
More frequently than I would like, JAWS has stopped working for certain
features of certain programs.  For example, when in Outlook, JAWS will
stop recognizing what is in the inbox.  The arrows still move the cursor
up and down the list of emails (or so my wife tells me), but it reads
nothing.  However, JAWS is still on as evidenced by pressing ins + t to
read the window title.
The only way I can get it to work is to dump JAWS (ins +f4) and then
restart JAWS again.  After restarting JAWS, the problem might reoccur
within seconds.
Secondly, when I am reviewing a document in Word, the JAWS program will
begin to stop recognizing the text when reading line by line.  Usually,
reading by paragraph (ctr + down arrow) will read the entire paragraph,
but I am unable to read by line or by word or character.  When trying to
read by line or word or character, the screen reader reads "blank."
Again, dumping JAWS and restarting will sometimes fix the problem
temporarily but not always.
I am running JAWS 7.0 at home and JAWS 6.0 at work (the work computer
has the issues in Word only).  The work computer has JAWS Professional,
and home has the standard.
This began happening only recently and is quite frustrating when
drafting or reviewing a timely contract.
Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Craig


Craig Borne, Esq.
Manager, ADA and Title VI Compliance 
Office of ADA, Regulations, Risk Management, and Special Projects
(OARRS)
 
Maryland Department of Transportation
7201 Corporate Center Drive
P.O. Box 548, M.S. 330
Hanover, MD 21076
Phone: 410-865-1378
Fax: 410-865-1113
E-Mail: cborne at mdot.state.md.us
 
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