It looks like anyone can edit the wiki if they have a github account. Yeah, I don't fork it or anything I just edit it directly. I do, however, plan on making a seperate page talking about how accessible the portable apps suite is, and the accessible portable software out there. I use portableapps to try software without bogging down my registry which is nice! Does anybody know if you can create a child page underneath that one? Yeah, the more people editing it, the better, in my opinion, so if you have a git hub account, brush up on your markdown and edit it directly.

Hi all.  I have Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox  in the list of web browsers installed on my desktop pc.  Yet when I go to settings to set my default browser, Firefox isn't listed among the browsers installed as listed above.  How can I change this?  I am running windows 10.  Cheers!

Hi all.  I have Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox  in the list of web browsers installed on my desktop pc.  Yet when I go to settings to set my default browser, Firefox isn't listed among the browsers installed as listed above.  How can I change this?  I am running windows 10.  Cheers!

----- Original Message -----

From: Brian Vogel

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 8:29 PM

Subject: Re: [nvda] NVDA question

1.  It sounds like you have audio ducking set to "Always On," which is not the default.  Open the NVDA Menu, Preferences, Synthesizer option and check what audio ducking is set to.  The default is no ducking.

2   There are tricks one could try to do this, but why not just install NVDA?

3.  Speech off is exactly what it says.  Sleep mode keeps NVDA running, but essentially disables over the application where you put it to sleep it until you wake it up.  It's watching for one and only one command, NVDA+Shift+Z to wake it up when focus is on that application.  Here's what the Commands Quick Reference says:  Sleep mode disables all NVDA commands and speech/braille output for the current application.  This is most useful in applications that provide their own speech or screen reading features.  Press the command again to disable sleep mode.
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Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1803, Build 17134  

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          ~ H.L. Mencken, AKA The Sage of Baltimore

 

 

First, turn off audio ducking and this should stop the volume lowering
problem. If the nvda portable is in a directory on your computer, you
can make a shortcut to nvda.exe and then put a copy of this in your
startup group and it will start automatically. If you're running
portable version from a USB stick or other removable media, then this
can't be done.

Speech off turns off nvda's speech globally while sleep mode silences
speech for the currently active program only but it will return when you
switch to another program. This is good if you have a self voicing program.

Roger










On 6/22/2018 6:51 PM, Kerryn Gunness via Groups.Io wrote:

hi all
here are some questions i have:
1 when i use NVDA with skype, all sound volume lowers, system sounds,
skype as well as NVDA sound, how ot solve this problem
2 is there a way to have NVDA portable to load automaticall on a
computer? with out having to type the file location in the ron dialogue?
3 what is the difference between speach off and sleep mode?

hi all

here are some questions i have:

1 when i use NVDA with skype, all sound volume lowers, system sounds, skype as well as NVDA sound, how ot solve this problem

2 is there a way to have NVDA portable to load automaticall on a computer? with out having to type the file location in the ron dialogue?

3 what is the difference between speach off and sleep mode?

 

 

Try restarting windows then see if you can delete them then

I found NVDA files left after the uninstall in the program files (x86)

folder. There are 21 files. I tried removing the directory manually,

removing the files with a global delete and one by one. In all cases I got

the same message saying that the process could not be completed because a

file is in use.

I have never used safe mode. Can a screen reader, JAWS 2018, read the screen

in safe mode?

How do I get in to safe mode? Is that the right next step?

Don

-----Original Message-----

From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian's Mail

list account via Groups.Io

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:35 AM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] nvda installation problem

In the latest nvda system, the lib folders are renamed and new files are

written to new copies, then the old files deleted. If any of this fails then

this error can occur. I noticed it with another piece of software about a

week ago. A complete clear out fixed it.

However great care went into the fail safe nature for nvda in this regard,

but it might well be a very old  version of nvda if then updated to a very

new one might throw up errors we have not experienced.

Brian

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----- Original Message -----

From: "Gene" <gsasner@...>

To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 11:07 AM

Subject: Re: [nvda] nvda installation problem

You said that it was uninstalled.  That doesn't mean all files were removed.

The next question, which has been discussed here before but which I didn't

try to remember the answer to, is what files are left when uninstalling.  It

appears from the cannot overwrite a file message, that at least one file is

in use.  I don't know why but such questions may help you solve the proboem.

Perhaps something wasn't fully uninstalled that should have been and Windows

is keeping a file in use, perhaps because a registry entry is still present

that tells it to.  In short, I suspect that completely removing the program

may require dealing with such questions or, perhaps, going into safe mode

and removing the extra files.

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Don

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 4:57 AM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] nvda installation problem

I see no indication in the list of apps and programs on the computer that

NVDAis present. If it were running on the log in screen how would I remove

it?

-----Original Message-----

From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Simone Dal Maso

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 2:08 AM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] nvda installation problem

Are you sure you don't have a copy of NVDA that is running on the logon

screen?

Il 21/06/2018 10:58, Don ha scritto:

> I have a new windows 10 laptop computer. I am trying to install the

> 2018.1 program. When I run the install application I get the message

> that NVDA was unable to overwrite, or remove a file. Another copy of

> NVDA may be running. I have no copy running. I did have someone else

> try to help me install NVDA before and they couldn't make it work so

> they uninstalled the previous copy they tried to install.

> 

> I am currently running JAWS 2018. What do I need to do to get the

> installer to complete the installation of NVDA 2018.1 on my laptop?

> 

> 

Travis,

I have total influence over the process. What would you suggest?

Jim

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On Jun 22, 2018, at 10:27 AM, erik burggraaf <erik@...> wrote:

I've read this a few times and I am seeing issues that could largely be fixed or customized in the firmware.

Do I interpret correctly that the hardware itself is well built and allowing for personal preference, generally comfortable to use?

Thanks,

Erik

On June 22, 2018 9:45:44 AM "Buddy Brannan" <buddy@...> wrote:

Hey Josh,

Besides NBP, you should send this info to Innovision directly:

Innovision <customercare@...>

I’ve also pointed out the loud beep. It is very loud. Sorry they haven’t addressed that. So…the uppercase only is a problem inside files? I was alerted that filenames must be all uppercase, but hadn’t had any files to check that I felt like renaming. 

On Jun 22, 2018, at 7:42 AM, Josh Kennedy <joshknnd1982@...> wrote:

Hi,

I also sent this to national braille press in the hope there will be a firmware fix real soon… Here is a quick review of braille me. I really like it. Sort of. My issues? 

1. BrailleMe emits a loud smoke-alarm type beep when turning on, shutting off, system errors, and battery low. It’s loud and will be a big distraction in class, church, business meetings, and so on. They have to add an option to turn off all beeps and tones emitted by braille me.
2. The five problem characters. Dot 4, dots 4-5, dots 2-4-6, dots 1-2-4-5-6, and dots 1-2-5-6. And uppercase and lowercase letters. Braille me reads uppercase letters-only as it stands now. If it sees lowercase letters in its brl or brf files, it ignores them. Braille me expects uppercase. It also expects and read this carefully with your arrow keys. For the five dot combinations listed above, it currently expects to see: @^[]\ … again read with your arrows or turn on all punctuation in the screen reader of your choice because I wrote at sign and caret and some other symbols used to drive braille devices. Braille me expects those. But if it sees, `~{}| … again use all punctuation… and if it sees lowercase rather than uppercase letters it just shows empty cells. This is a problem. Also, lack of word wrap, no compress whitespace and multiple linefeeds to make reading on displays easier, move by page either when hitting a formfeed character or move back and forth by 1000 characters or a braille page, that has to be added as well. Along with ability to add and delete your own custom bookmarks to make studying easier. When using with NVDA, and expand word at the cursor to computer braille is checked, it cannot show capital letters due to only a six dot cell. It cannot show dot7. I propose having capital letters in computer braille, i.e. letters with dot7 or any dot7 combinations to blink up and down. Also no ability to input any kind of braille into the computer. This should be added. Other than that. It’s fine. Other than that I am quite impressed with it! Cursor routing works great. 

Josh

 

 

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Hey Josh,

Besides NBP, you should send this info to Innovision directly:

Innovision <customercare@...>

I’ve also pointed out the loud beep. It is very loud. Sorry they haven’t addressed that. So…the uppercase only is a problem inside files? I was alerted that filenames must be all uppercase, but hadn’t had any files to check that I felt like renaming. 

On Jun 22, 2018, at 7:42 AM, Josh Kennedy <joshknnd1982@...> wrote:

Hi,

I also sent this to national braille press in the hope there will be a firmware fix real soon… Here is a quick review of braille me. I really like it. Sort of. My issues? 

1. BrailleMe emits a loud smoke-alarm type beep when turning on, shutting off, system errors, and battery low. It’s loud and will be a big distraction in class, church, business meetings, and so on. They have to add an option to turn off all beeps and tones emitted by braille me.
2. The five problem characters. Dot 4, dots 4-5, dots 2-4-6, dots 1-2-4-5-6, and dots 1-2-5-6. And uppercase and lowercase letters. Braille me reads uppercase letters-only as it stands now. If it sees lowercase letters in its brl or brf files, it ignores them. Braille me expects uppercase. It also expects and read this carefully with your arrow keys. For the five dot combinations listed above, it currently expects to see: @^[]\ … again read with your arrows or turn on all punctuation in the screen reader of your choice because I wrote at sign and caret and some other symbols used to drive braille devices. Braille me expects those. But if it sees, `~{}| … again use all punctuation… and if it sees lowercase rather than uppercase letters it just shows empty cells. This is a problem. Also, lack of word wrap, no compress whitespace and multiple linefeeds to make reading on displays easier, move by page either when hitting a formfeed character or move back and forth by 1000 characters or a braille page, that has to be added as well. Along with ability to add and delete your own custom bookmarks to make studying easier. When using with NVDA, and expand word at the cursor to computer braille is checked, it cannot show capital letters due to only a six dot cell. It cannot show dot7. I propose having capital letters in computer braille, i.e. letters with dot7 or any dot7 combinations to blink up and down. Also no ability to input any kind of braille into the computer. This should be added. Other than that. It’s fine. Other than that I am quite impressed with it! Cursor routing works great. 

Josh

 

 

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Those do not exist anymore it’s preferences and then settings
On Jun 21, 2018, at 12:22 PM, Gene
<gsasner@...<mailto:gsasner@...>> wrote:

Are you in the synthesizer dialog, control NVDA key s, or the voice
dialog, control NVDA key v.

First, you move to SAPI 5 in the synthesizer dialog, then activate the ok
button. Then, open the voice dialog and find the voice you want in the
list and activate the ok button.

I don't know what you have done but you may be looking in the wrong
places.

I don't use the new version of NVDA but the latest version, and perhaps
the one before, I don't know, uses a different interface for some
settings. I'll let those who use it discuss it further.

Gene
---- Original Message -----
From: Dr. J. michael jones<mailto:j.michaeljones@...>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 3:07 AM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io<mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Subject: [nvda] problems

I am greatful for any help with these items.
I have a new computer running Windows 8.1 and have downloaded NDVA several
times and the Windows sapi5 voyce will not showup. I also can not seem to
find it in my windows.
I have also downloaded 2 of the free voices from the NDVA site and
properly used the manage apps to install them and they will not appear in
the list of synthesizers, as a matter of fact the ESpeak does not appear
either.

Finally the menus have completely changed from just a week ago, because I
had downloaded NDVA for another person and the menus completely different?
Any thoughts? Thanks so much

On Jun 22, 2018, at 7:42 AM, Josh Kennedy <joshknnd1982@...> wrote:

Hi,

I also sent this to national braille press in the hope there will be a firmware fix real soon… Here is a quick review of braille me. I really like it. Sort of. My issues? 

1. BrailleMe emits a loud smoke-alarm type beep when turning on, shutting off, system errors, and battery low. It’s loud and will be a big distraction in class, church, business meetings, and so on. They have to add an option to turn off all beeps and tones emitted by braille me.
2. The five problem characters. Dot 4, dots 4-5, dots 2-4-6, dots 1-2-4-5-6, and dots 1-2-5-6. And uppercase and lowercase letters. Braille me reads uppercase letters-only as it stands now. If it sees lowercase letters in its brl or brf files, it ignores them. Braille me expects uppercase. It also expects and read this carefully with your arrow keys. For the five dot combinations listed above, it currently expects to see: @^[]\ … again read with your arrows or turn on all punctuation in the screen reader of your choice because I wrote at sign and caret and some other symbols used to drive braille devices. Braille me expects those. But if it sees, `~{}| … again use all punctuation… and if it sees lowercase rather than uppercase letters it just shows empty cells. This is a problem. Also, lack of word wrap, no compress whitespace and multiple linefeeds to make reading on displays easier, move by page either when hitting a formfeed character or move back and forth by 1000 characters or a braille page, that has to be added as well. Along with ability to add and delete your own custom bookmarks to make studying easier. When using with NVDA, and expand word at the cursor to computer braille is checked, it cannot show capital letters due to only a six dot cell. It cannot show dot7. I propose having capital letters in computer braille, i.e. letters with dot7 or any dot7 combinations to blink up and down. Also no ability to input any kind of braille into the computer. This should be added. Other than that. It’s fine. Other than that I am quite impressed with it! Cursor routing works great. 

Josh

 

 

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