[blindlaw] OT JAWS Acting Funky

[Angie Matney]

Hi Kraig,

I have the same problem, and I solve it the same way you do. For me, it seems to happen just after I use the number padd. It doesn't happen every time I do, but I think I must be accidentally hitting some kind of keystroke that causes 
this to happen. When it happens to me, the "read current line" still works, so if you can't immediately stop and restart JAWS, try this to see what's immediately under your cursor. I've had this problem for a long time, and I continue to 
have it with JAWS 8.

Angie

On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:06:32 -0400, Craig Borne wrote:

>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
>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
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>Phone: 410-865-1378
>Fax: 410-865-1113
>E-Mail: cborne at mdot.state.md.us
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