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Re: NVDA and tablets
Richard Wells
I am indeed. I was baptized by fire into NVDA when it became the only adaptive technology for Windows available to me in June of 2015. I haven't looked back since. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
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On 2/12/2019 8:25 PM, Chris Shook wrote:
Richard,
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Re: screen curtains
Laurie Mehta
I'm not sure if this is relevant to a pc screen but on an iPhone, if screen curtain is on, there is still a slight glow to the phone's screen even though the effect is a blackened screen. You can check this (if you have some sight) by putting screen curtain on the phone while in a totally dark room.
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I use a MacBook-Air with BootCamp to use Windows. This laptop has a feature that allows one to adjust the keyboard brightness as well as adjust the screen brightness. I work with keyboard backlighting and screen lighting turned down to zero and I find that the laptop battery lasts much longer that way than it does if either the keyboard or screen is lighted. I do not know if regular laptops have a button for adjusting screen and keyboard brightness. --------------------------------------------
On Tue, 2/12/19, Brian Vogel <britechguy@gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [nvda] screen curtains To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 5:36 PM On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 08:26 PM, Quentin Christensen wrote: The way screen curtain (in any AT) works presently, is that it overrides whatever gets sent to the screen with black pixels. This is in direct contravention to my own anecdotal observations with every smartphone and tablet user who has screen curtains turned on. And I've been around a lot of them. It is possible to drive the touch part of a touch-enabled device with all the rest of the screen powered off, and since there is no backlighting or other illumination of any sort present when screen curtain is on in Android or iOS I very much doubt the screen itself is on and being written over. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Chris Shook <chris0309@...>
Richard,
Thanks for the info. Hey, are you the same Richard that used to be on Serotek's website. If so, it's good to hear from you again.
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Chris Shook <chris0309@...>
Martio,
I apologise for that last question. I didn't see the message about not being able to modify the bios settings with a screen reader until after I sent it. Chris
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Re: List Moderation
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molly the blind tech lover
I agree
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 9:16 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] List Moderation #adminnotice
Well said, Gene.
Em 13/02/2019 00:00, Gene escreveu:
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Re: screen curtains
molly the blind tech lover
Um. Uh. Yeah... We should end this thread I don't want to upset anyone 😨
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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Chris Shook Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 9:15 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] screen curtains Uh-o. Were you able to get it unstuck?
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molly the blind tech lover
Thanks so much for this. I’ll play around with it. But I think we’re supposed to end this thread 😨
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 9:10 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] NVDA and tablets
Let's see if I can help you out. Cheers, Em 12/02/2019 23:24, molly the blind tech lover escreveu: I installed screen curtain, guys. I have no idea how to use it lol. ,-----Original Message-----From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Chris ShookSent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 8:04 PMTo: nvda@nvda.groups.ioSubject: Re: [nvda] NVDA and tabletsmarcio:Thanks for the link. As an aside, does anyone else use the laptop keyboardLayout?That is so much easier than the desktop layout.
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Hey, sorry. I didn't see the warning before writing my last answers,
I'm stopping it right now.
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Em 12/02/2019 23:59, Nimer Jaber
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Richard Wells
HP computers are easy to fix when this happens. Just have someone sighted go into bios and disable multimedia keys.
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On 2/12/2019 7:12 PM, Chris Shook wrote:
Speaking of laptops, avoid getting an HP they got rid of some of the F commands.
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Re: List Moderation
#adminnotice
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Re: screen curtains
molly the blind tech lover
In Android you double click the power button while TalkBack is running. It's
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stays running as long as TalkBack is running.
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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Chris Shook Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 9:08 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] screen curtains In IOS screen curtain is connected to voice over and only stays off so long as VoiceOver is on.
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No, not really :(
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Em 13/02/2019 00:01, molly the blind
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Chris Shook <chris0309@...>
marcio,
Could you send me instructions how to modify the bios settings so that my F keys will work again please?
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Re: screen curtains
Chris Shook <chris0309@...>
Uh-o.
Were you able to get it unstuck?
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Re: acapella and codefactory voices
Chris Shook <chris0309@...>
Your codes should be in the email you got.
WIth CodeFactory, you'll have to submit a ticket, on the CodeFactory and Eloquence for NVDA website. Make sure to label the request as high priority. If you set it on low, it'll be months before you hear anything back from them.
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Let's see if I can help you out.
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P.S.: What follows is a bit long, sorry about it, just wanted to make things as clearer as I could. First, go to the NVDA Menu. Being there, search for input gesture, by arrowing up and down. Now, there's 2 ways of doing the thing work. I'll talk about the easier first then I'll show the harder, so you can play with it as you wish. Being on the input gestures window, tab until the field "filter by". Here you will type "screen curtain" (without quotes). After you've typed it, don't press enter, press tab. You should hear "tools". Arrow down once and you'll have almost finished. Press tab until the "add" button, then press space. Right after you press space on it, you should enter with the keystroke you want to be the one to turn the screen curtain on/off. When you've done it, choose in which layout you want to use this command (desktop, laptop or both) then press enter on the option you chose. Done, you've created the keystroke to use the add-on! Now, talking about the second way. The input gesture window itself is a bit cluttered but let's try not to complicate things here. Right after being in the input gestures window, press tab. Arrow down til "tools" and press enter. Right arrow to expand it, then arrow down until "toggles screen curtain on or off". After you find it, you can just follow up from the "add" button described on the first way explanation. Sincerely, hope this helps :) Em 12/02/2019 23:24, molly the blind
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I installed screen curtain, guys. I have no idea how to use it lol. , -----Original Message----- From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Chris Shook Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 8:04 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] NVDA and tablets marcio: Thanks for the link. As an aside, does anyone else use the laptop keyboard Layout? That is so much easier than the desktop layout.
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Re: screen curtains
Chris Shook <chris0309@...>
In IOS screen curtain is connected to voice over and only stays off so long as VoiceOver is on.
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Re: List Moderation
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Andy
Because this is such a high traffic list, posts
should be on topic.
Andy
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Andy
What I really hate is when a subject line starts
out by saying, "Off Topic", as if that makes it okay.
Andy
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molly the blind tech lover
I don’t think we’d hate you.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 8:55 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] List Moderation #adminnotice
If I were running the list you all would hate me. 1 don't stay off topic, ever. That's how I run all of my lists and trust me, it works. Take care On 12 Feb 2019, at 14:33, Chris Shook wrote:
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