[gui-talk] turn of smart tags.

[Ed Lain]

Dear Steve and Dave, 

Thanks, guys, now I have something I can work with. I'm running XP home, and
W. E. 7.2. 

Since I have the same problems with Word 2003 as when I go to the internet,
I'm going to check to see what I can turn off in Word. I had a sighted
friend to do the preliminary fixes when I installed Word 2003, but its
possible there are some that aren't turned off and are giving me trouble.
I'll let you know what happens. 

Ed  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 7:01 AM
To: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface,GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] turn of smart tags.

I'm not Dave, but I have a partial answer.  The specific command that you
are referring to regarding screen readers is part ot the Google search page.

There is a feature called Google Instant Search that starts searching and
giving you results as soon as you start typing, before you press ENTER or
press the search button.  While this can be a neat feature, it causes
problems for screen readers including slow keyboard response.  In some
cases, turning that feature off will cause google to remember that it should
be turned off on your computer, but you need to have "Cookies" enabled.
That will not help Word or anything else, though, but it will make a big
difference when typing in Google searches.

Still, you could have something similar happening to you in Word.  It is my
preference to turn off all automatic spell checking and grammar checking in
word.  
You can still check it of course, it just doesn't check as you type.  This
could be the issue in Word, but there are other possibilities as well.  If
you have your virus checker scanning your computer at scheduled times, this
can cause slow response if you are working when the scan is running.  Such
scans are best done when computers are not being used.  If Windows is
downloading and installing a large update, it can affect the responsiveness
of your computer.  If you are using a speech synthesizer that pronounces
things very naturally such as those that come with Kurzweil 1000, they can
also take enough resources to make keyboard response slower.  If you are
using Windows 7 and have a lot of the annimated or transparent window
options chosen, they can slow down the display and at least theoretically,
affect your keyboard's responsiveness.  If you have a slower computer and
like to stream music while working on your computer, this can slow it down.
There are just a lot of things that can happen, and this is certainly not
meant to be a complete list.  Probably checking the options in Word that
control automatic checking is a good place to start, though.  Remember to
check for the screen reader users link if you get slow response in the
Google search edit box.  Also, try waiting for five or ten minutes after
your computer boots up before using it to give it a chance to complete such
things as Windows updates and checks for other updates to complete.  That
might help some, too.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

>At 01:17 AM 8/19/2011, you wrote:
>>David, often I have mushy keys and a delay between key strokes when I 
>>go on the internet. Then, a command pops up saying, "Screen reader 
>>users click here to turn off Google instant."
>>
>>When I do that everything works fine. However, I don't know where to 
>>find that command when the keyboard is mushy and slow in speaking 
>>keys. My son thought he had it fixed permanently, but the problem
returned.
>>
>>Sometimes I can go on the net and everything is fine, but, then, I 
>>start writing in the search area and keyboard is mushy and keys are 
>>slow in responding when depressed.
>>
>>Then, I go out and come back and I get the above command and 
>>everythings works fine. I don't know why this condition comes up in 
>>Word 2003 when I'm writing. Any ideas?
>>
>>Ed
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>On Behalf Of David Andrews
>>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:39 PM
>>To: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface,GUI Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] turn of smart tags.
>>
>>It is difficult to say without knowing more about your computer, how 
>>much memory, what programs you have running etc.  Is it just in word, 
>>or all times?  You could be overtaxing your system, you could have a 
>>virus or spyware, to many apps opened at once etc.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>At 07:18 PM 8/18/2011, you wrote:
>> >It worked, but I can't figure out why keys are mushy and response 
>> >between key strokes is slow. I strike a key and it takes a second or 
>> >more before I hear the key announced. Any suggestions?
>> >
>> >Ed


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