[duxuser] Re: Duxbury and JAWS
- From: "Braille Computing" <atcb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 19:18:10 -0500
Dear Bruce,
Thank you for the good tips you have provided here!
I think, we need this kind of creative solution on this list.
Point your Browser to:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/tamru
Cordially,
Tamru E. Belay Mr.
Adaptive Technology Centre for the Blind ATCB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Maguire" <bruceonline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Duxbury and JAWS
> Hi Everyone
>
> I've been doing quite a lot of testing on my system since this thread
> started, and I haven't been able to produce the misreading problems
> that some people are having. This does not mean, of course, that the
> problems aren't real, but it does suggest that there could be some
> configuration issues that cause it or make it worse. As a starting
> point, I'd be interested to know whether the problem goes away or
> becomes less noticeable if the main DBT edit window is reclassed in
> Jaws. When you reclass a window, you tell Jaws explicitly what kind of
> window it is. By default, Jaws does not have any specific information
> about the type of Windows control that the DBT edit window is.
>
> If you want to try this, do the following:
> 1. Make sure that DBT is open with a file onscreen.
>
> 2. Press insert-7 (that is, the 7 on the top row of the keyboard). You
> will hear some information that ends with the words "DBT Window". This
> is the name that the programmer has given to this window (which is not
> the same as the title that appears onscreen at the top of the window).
>
> 3. Press Tab to go to the list of classes to which this window can be
> assigned. The first class is "3state".
>
> 4. Arrow down this list until you hear "multiline edit".
>
> 5. Press Tab to go to "add new class". Press Enter twice.
>
> You have now told Jaws that the DBT main window is a multiline edit
> Windows control, so Jaws will treat it like other edit windows.
>
> I don't guarantee that reclassing will fix the problems that people
> are having (it certainly doesn't fix the problem that I have wherein
> Jaws does not detect certain onscreen blank lines) but it might help.
>
> You should also make sure that your system is configured to use the
> standard Windows colour scheme, and that there is no wallpaper.
>
> Cheers
> Bruce
>
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