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adding a regular expression dictionary entry
can anybody tell me waht regular expression could be used to stop page numbers in a table of contents from being preceded by a variable number of dots? For example, I'm reading a book reader manual an
can anybody tell me waht regular expression could be used to stop page numbers in a table of contents from being preceded by a variable number of dots? For example, I'm reading a book reader manual an
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Giles Turnbull
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Using different social media platforms/websites with NVDA
I think we've kinda wandered away from what Sociohack was asking, and are now talking about the rights and wrongs and frustrations about advertising on Twitter! My recommendation, at least the way I u
I think we've kinda wandered away from what Sociohack was asking, and are now talking about the rights and wrongs and frustrations about advertising on Twitter! My recommendation, at least the way I u
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Giles Turnbull
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Is NVDA colourblind?
Hello all, I'm curious whether NVDA is colour blind. I have noticed this with two emoticons now, both of them involving hearts. This one, ❤️, is spoken as "heavy black heart" and this one, ♥, as "blac
Hello all, I'm curious whether NVDA is colour blind. I have noticed this with two emoticons now, both of them involving hearts. This one, ❤️, is spoken as "heavy black heart" and this one, ♥, as "blac
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Giles Turnbull
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pauses after punctuation and sentence end in different speech synthesizers
I would very much like that feature, Abbie. I It is a nightmare trying to figure out which lines have hard returns and which have soft returns. Whenever I send a poem to a magazine, or enter it into a
I would very much like that feature, Abbie. I It is a nightmare trying to figure out which lines have hard returns and which have soft returns. Whenever I send a poem to a magazine, or enter it into a
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Giles Turnbull
· #43222
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pauses after punctuation and sentence end in different speech synthesizers
I tried to find a way to do this not too long ago. I sometimes use NVDA to perform poetry I've written at my poetry readings, but the answers I received were that the length of pauses is not controlab
I tried to find a way to do this not too long ago. I sometimes use NVDA to perform poetry I've written at my poetry readings, but the answers I received were that the length of pauses is not controlab
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Giles Turnbull
· #43112
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Marking a block of text on a webpage?
I often use NVDA+F9 to select the start of a section of text I want to copy, then MVDA+F10 twice to copy it to the clipboard (NVDA+F10 once only selects the text). I find that the best way of copying
I often use NVDA+F9 to select the start of a section of text I want to copy, then MVDA+F10 twice to copy it to the clipboard (NVDA+F10 once only selects the text). I find that the best way of copying
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Giles Turnbull
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text aloud reader
I had Text Aloud on an old laptop but not on my current one. If I wanted to record the output of NVDA reading something I would use Audacity (which is free) and you can set it up so that it records th
I had Text Aloud on an old laptop but not on my current one. If I wanted to record the output of NVDA reading something I would use Audacity (which is free) and you can set it up so that it records th
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Giles Turnbull
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selling an item on eBay
Hi all, especially Simon and Laz, I suddenly thought to try Internet Explorer and the sales page worked much better with that so my item is now listed. I will attempt to list it on Blind Bargains too,
Hi all, especially Simon and Laz, I suddenly thought to try Internet Explorer and the sales page worked much better with that so my item is now listed. I will attempt to list it on Blind Bargains too,
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Giles Turnbull
· #41733
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selling an item on eBay
Hi all, I regularly buy items from eBay and, in my sighted days, occasionally sold things too. The other day I noticed a pair of Orcam MyEye talking OCR glasses that sold and, since I have a pair that
Hi all, I regularly buy items from eBay and, in my sighted days, occasionally sold things too. The other day I noticed a pair of Orcam MyEye talking OCR glasses that sold and, since I have a pair that
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Giles Turnbull
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selecting the desktop
thanks all for those suggestions, they all work a treat! I did not know about the CTRL space method of unselecting items so that is very handy :)
thanks all for those suggestions, they all work a treat! I did not know about the CTRL space method of unselecting items so that is very handy :)
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Giles Turnbull
· #40672
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selecting the desktop
Hi all, is there a way to right click on the desktop in the way you can with a mouse, not selecting any specific item? I want to get 'personalise' in the desktop context menu so that I can add 'This C
Hi all, is there a way to right click on the desktop in the way you can with a mouse, not selecting any specific item? I want to get 'personalise' in the desktop context menu so that I can add 'This C
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Giles Turnbull
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Using NVDA with a Twitter Account
just to add, the application key does offer such options because the first item when you press the applications key is User Actions, which takes you to the meny I've just described. Hope this helps :)
just to add, the application key does offer such options because the first item when you press the applications key is User Actions, which takes you to the meny I've just described. Hope this helps :)
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Giles Turnbull
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Using NVDA with a Twitter Account
I use the menu in TWBlue more than shortcut keys, but to follow or unfollow people mentioned in a tweet or from the searches, then I go to the user menu (ALT+u) which takes me straight away to the act
I use the menu in TWBlue more than shortcut keys, but to follow or unfollow people mentioned in a tweet or from the searches, then I go to the user menu (ALT+u) which takes me straight away to the act
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Giles Turnbull
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screenwriting software that works with NVDA
thnks so much, Marshall, I will give that a go! Brian, I don't think the medium of screen writing is something that blind people shouldn't do ... that would be like saying that blind people shouldn't
thnks so much, Marshall, I will give that a go! Brian, I don't think the medium of screen writing is something that blind people shouldn't do ... that would be like saying that blind people shouldn't
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Giles Turnbull
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screenwriting software that works with NVDA
Hi all, has anybody used screenwriting programs successfully with NVDA? When I start my MA in creative writing in October I'd like to take the movie/TV screenwriting module, but am going to need to us
Hi all, has anybody used screenwriting programs successfully with NVDA? When I start my MA in creative writing in October I'd like to take the movie/TV screenwriting module, but am going to need to us
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Giles Turnbull
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Blank lines
Because I use NVDA in writing groups where I sometimes want to go line by line rather than say all, I use a work around. If you press tab at the start of that blank line than NVDA doesn't say anything
Because I use NVDA in writing groups where I sometimes want to go line by line rather than say all, I use a work around. If you press tab at the start of that blank line than NVDA doesn't say anything
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Giles Turnbull
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NVDA triggers
No, I don't have any screen saver active on my com0-computers. It is also not, as far as I can tell, something specific triggering NVDA to read the window title, other than some delay that triggers it
No, I don't have any screen saver active on my com0-computers. It is also not, as far as I can tell, something specific triggering NVDA to read the window title, other than some delay that triggers it
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Giles Turnbull
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NVDA triggers
Hello all, I have two separate but related questions concerning when NVDA gets triggered to say something. First: I have DropBox installed on my laptop and my tablet. Sometimes I have both devices tur
Hello all, I have two separate but related questions concerning when NVDA gets triggered to say something. First: I have DropBox installed on my laptop and my tablet. Sometimes I have both devices tur
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Dragging and Dropping with NVDA
for clarification of why I need to drag and drop, it is a means of removing DRM from iTunes films so I'll be able to convert them to mp3 and then play them on my Blaze book reader. I only have iTunes
for clarification of why I need to drag and drop, it is a means of removing DRM from iTunes films so I'll be able to convert them to mp3 and then play them on my Blaze book reader. I only have iTunes
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Giles Turnbull
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Dragging and Dropping with NVDA
Hi all, I'm not sure if what I want to do is possible using NVDA but I thought I'd ask. I've read the mouse functions section in the 2018.1 user guide and have tried routing the mouse to the current o
Hi all, I'm not sure if what I want to do is possible using NVDA but I thought I'd ask. I've read the mouse functions section in the 2018.1 user guide and have tried routing the mouse to the current o
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