[audacity4blind] Re: New member intro and my first question

  • From: Johchi <Johchi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:08:12 -0400

Thanks again Cuong!
On 6/2/2013 9:55 PM, Dang Manh Cuong wrote:
Hi
This works very well in Audacity. Check this link for more info.
http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/tap006-how-to-make-lame-mp3s-with-audacity/
Cuong Dang Manh
----- Original Message ----- From: "Johchi" <Johchi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 8:29 AM
Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: New member intro and my first question


Thanks Robbi and Jacob,

I am encouraged to spend the time learning Audacity. I realize that I would have to get the correct lame encoder for mp3 podcasting etc., but aside from that, does anyone know how accessible the plugIns are in Audacity?

Thanks,

Blessings,

John
On 6/2/2013 3:33 AM, Robbie wrote:
Hi John!
One of my students uses Audacity with Window Eyes and he's got no problems
at all. There may not be as many hot keys as with the JAWS scripts, but
everything is just as accessible. A couple of Audacity key strokes clash
with Window Eyes key strokes, such as ctrl-shift-I for import. However,
you can either bypass Window Eyes by pressing insert-b or just go to the
File menu and click on Import > Audio. Besides, you can assign your own
key strokes in the Preferences dialogue.

Good luck
Robbie
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Johchi
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 5:49 AM
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: New member intro and my first question

Good suggestion Cuong,

Okay there list, first of all is there any Window-Eyes users on the list
using Audacity?  Is GW-Micro supporting your needs concerning this
program?

Thanks all and thanks Cuong,

Blessings,

John
On 6/1/2013 11:23 PM, Dang Manh Cuong wrote:
Hi
I think it's very well if you learn audacity with window eyes because
you told you're a window eyes user, then you should have the skill
enough to access a popular program using window eyes. Let try, and ask
this list if there are anything you confuse.
Happy learning, and sorry if my english was bad. haha Cuong
----- Original Message ----- From: "Johchi" <Johchi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 10:12 AM
Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: New member intro and my first question


Hi Cuong Dang Manh,

Thanks for this!  I should have mentioned this in my intro post, but
I'm an old Window-Eyes user.  So at first glance, this looks like a
lot to chew on.  But again, if it does the best in as far as
accessibility is concerned, I'll be learning JAWS and using scripts
such as the one you guys have here.  I have also been looking at the
Free guide to audacity written by David Bailes. Mr. Bailes writes His
Guide "was written specifically for Jaws users, but nearly all of it
is also applicable to users NVDA and Window-eyes."

Anyway, it sure looks like between your JAWS scripts and Mr. Bailes
user's guide. JAWS is the primary way to go.  But I will have NVDA
and WE on hand just to see if there is something there in the program
perhaps JAWS is not seeing.  Forgive me, what am I saying! You guys
would obviously know better then I. Certainly for now, I'm the
student in this formula. <Smiley>

Thanks again,

Looking forward to checking this all out!

Blessings,

John

On 6/1/2013 10:03 PM, Dang Manh Cuong wrote:
Hi Johchi
Audacity is known to work well with all of the screen readers wich
you told, but I'll give you some info of using Jaws for windows
because I'm a Jaws user, and I feel comfortable with this.
There is a script written by Gary Campbell and me to make Jaws more
accessible with this, and if you're interested, you can download
from

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/47990492/Jaws%20Script%20for%20Audacit
y.exe
You can read the readme file below before downloading:

4/5/2013 JAWS script for Audacity V2.0 (for script version 2.0
4/5/2013) by Gary Campbell <campg2003@xxxxxxxxx> and Dang Manh Cuong
<dangmanhcuong@xxxxxxxxx>

This JAWS script package provides support for Audacity 2.0.0 and
later.
Features:
Keystrokes to speak selection start, selection end or length, and
Audio Position from anywhere in the main window.
Keystrokes to move the focus to the selection start and selection
end/length controls.
Displays JAWS and Audacity hotkey help.
Speaks main window areas: Toolbars, Track Panel, and selection Bar,
as focus moves between them.
Speaks the toolbar name when focus moves from one toolbar to another.
When focus is in the toolbars pressing CTRL+TAB and Shift+CTRL+TAB
move to the first control on the next toolbar and the last control
on the previous toolbar, respectively.
JAWSKey+Delete speaks the current program state: stop, play, play
pause, record, or record pause.
Speaks cursor position when left/right arrows are pressed and
Audacity is stopped when focus is in the track panel.
Indicates when no project is open (no tracks in track panel) for
many operations.
Track gain and pan controls now are passed to the application when
the PC cursor is active and focus is in the main window. Otherwise
they execute their default mouse movement functions.
Keystrokes that extend or contract the selection speak the new
position (or length).
In many VST plug-ins, keystrokes move focus to the Presets control
and activate save/Load Presets.
In many plug-in dialogs control names and values are spoken.

When playing or recording the ENTER key executes pause/resume.  I
like this because the numpad ENTER key is easier to find than "p" if
your hands are off the keyboard. Try it out and let us know if it
works for you and if you like it.

The script was developed with Audacity 2.0.2 and JAWS 10.0.1178u and
13. It should probably work with any JAWS after 5.0, although the
options for Audacity in Adjust JAWS Verbosity may not look very good.
There is no specific Braille support at this time.

Messages and string constants are in audacity.jsm facilitating
translation.

The script version can be obtained by pressing JAWSKey+CTRL+V (twice
quickly to display it in the virtual viewer), and also appears in
JAWS hot key help.

To install:
Place the installer in a folder on your machine.
Run it to install the files.  It also allows you to choose which
JAWS versions to install into and whether to install for the current
user or all users.  If you choose the full install type, you will be
able to remove it via Add or Remove Programs, and it will make a
folder in your Program Files folder to store the uninstaller.  If
you choose the Just Scripts install type, it will not be removable
from Add or Remove Programs, and it will not create a folder in your
Program Files folder or any registry entries.
If you choose the Just Scripts install type, the README and What's
New files will be installed in the JAWS scripts folder for each
version, and What's new.txt will be called audacity_whatsnew.txt.
The installer will compile the script package in each JAWS version.
If you want to modify the installer, or are just curious how it
works, you can install the installer source by selecting the Custom
install type and choosing the Install Installer source component.

Issues:

We have had problems getting the state of Play, Pause, Record, and
Stop on some configurations.  In function GetAudacityState there is
commented out code to determine the pressed state of toolbar buttons
by testing the button graphic name.  There are also CS_IMG constants
for the pressed state of the Play, Pause, and Record buttons that
must be uncommented as well. If the current code doesn't work for
you, this might work. This code needs further work, so if you need
this code please let us know.

The position fields sometimes are not shortened.  This happens
because the JAWS GetWindowText function returns just the numbers
with no h, m, :, etc. We do not know what causes this. I have been
able to correct this by shutting down and restarting Audacity-- or
JAWS, I can't find my notes on this. This was observed with JAWS 10.

A side effect of ENTER pausing during record and play is that you
can't select/unselect tracks while playing or recording. Also, if
you redefine the numpad ENTER key and set JAWS to treat extended
keys separately, both ENTER keys will be mapped to the typing keys
ENTER.  If you don't like this feature you can deactivate it by
adding a semicolon on the lines for ENTER and NumPadEnter in
audacity.jkm and removing semicolons on the lines containing /* and
*/ before and after script Enter in audacity.jss.

We have received reports that the installer cannot find the JAWS
script compiler on 64-bit machines.  We think JAWS registry
information might be in a different place on 64-bit machines.  We
have not been able to verify this, but the installer now uses a
default location if it can't find the value in the registry.  It
displays a message if this happens.

I would be interested in feedback on the script and suggestions for
improvement, but can't promise any updates.

Here is the text of the JAWS hot key help:
JAWS keystrokes for script version 2.0rc 1/17/13 18:04UTC, for
Audacity 2.0.0 or later:
To say the selection start position, press control+[.
To say the selection end position or length, press control+].
To move focus to these controls, press the key twice quickly.
To say the Audio Position value, press Alt+Delete.
To say the active cursor while the PC cursor is active, press
Alt+Delete twice quickly.
To increase gain of focus track, press Alt+Shift+UpArrow.
To reduce gain of focus track, press Alt+Shift+DownArrow.
To adjust pan left, press Alt+Shift+LeftArrow.
To adjust pan right, press Alt+Shift+RightArrow.
The last 4 keys replace the default JAWS mouse movement scripts
while focus is in the main window.  If you want to activate the
original functionality while
in the main window, turn on the JAWS cursor.
To toggle speech on or off, press shift+jawskey+s.
To toggle alert messages on or off, press Control+`). This
duplicates the Announce Audacity messages option in Adjust JAWS
options.
See the what's new.txt for more info.
In a toolbar to move to the next toolbar press Control+Tab
In a toolbar to move to the previous toolbar press Control+Shift+Tab
To speak the program's state (play/pause/record/stop) press
JAWSKey+delete
To reset all script options to default values, press Shift+Control+`
To switch between the two lists in the Edit Chains dialog, press F6.
To get help with Audacity hot keys, press JAWSKey+W.
To get the default Windows hot key help, press JAWSKey+W twice
quickly.
In some common VST plugins, such as L1V:
To set focus to the preset control, press Alt+P.
To load an existing preset, press  Alt+L.
To save the current settings as a preset, press  Alt+S.

To change settings for the Audacity script press JAWSKey+V.

List JAWS Hot Keys

Enjoy!
You should use the latest version of audacity for the best
accessibility
HTH
Cuong Dang Manh
----- Original Message ----- From: "Johchi" <Johchi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 8:49 AM
Subject: [audacity4blind] New member intro and my first question


Hi all!

I'm brand new to this list and I hope to learn a lot. So I'm all
ears! My first question has to do with finding out what your
opinion is as to which screen reader accesses Audacity the best.
Window-Eyes, NVDA or Jaws. As it turns out, I will have access to
all three screen readers in a few weeks, but I would rather spend
my time with the one that works the best with Audacity.  I am
slowly but surely building a small home studio where I can record
some of my music and develop my own internet radio broadcast
hopefully with Mushroom FM over Shoutcast.  I don't have all of the
resources I need to do this all at one time, but I figure I can
start to do some recording and podcasting of shows on what
equipment and jsoftware I can now afford to work with. Mr. DJX, one
of the most knowledgable guys I know is building me a real beast of
a computer for the job at hand. I would love to be able to use
Sonar with the Sonar Jaws scripts, but that will have to wait for
another time a little down the road.  But that will also present
yet another learning curve.  I don't want to bite off more then I
can chew.  Anyway I understand that Audacity is quite a powerful
multi-track sound recorder/editor in it's own right. So again I'm
all ears.

Thanks for all the help,

Blessings,

John Chilelli
Erie, PA

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