[blindlaw] OT JAWS Acting Funky

[David Andrews]

I would also make sure I had the latest video drivers for my computer.

Also make sure the video is set in a way that will work best with jaws.

Dave

At 07:16 AM 4/13/2007, you wrote:
>Yes.   
>
>
>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
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt
>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 9:14 AM
>To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] OT JAWS Acting Funky
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>Craig,
>
>Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing JAWS on the affected
>computer(s)?
>
>Everett
>
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Craig Borne" <cborne at mdot.state.md.us>
>To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 8:06 AM
>Subject: [blindlaw] OT JAWS Acting Funky
>
>
>> 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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