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NVDA and APA Style
Hi Kathleen, just to let you know, I replied to your question in the chat group because I saw it there before my main group digest arrived. I told you what I did when I needed to use APA style (I actu
Hi Kathleen, just to let you know, I replied to your question in the chat group because I saw it there before my main group digest arrived. I told you what I did when I needed to use APA style (I actu
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Uppercase pitch change is not clearly indicated with "Windows OneCore Microsoft Richard"
I've always found the pitch change to be barely audible even when the level is ramped up! The problem with the "Say Cap" and "Beep for Caps" is that it doesn't do it when you are using Read All, only
I've always found the pitch change to be barely audible even when the level is ramped up! The problem with the "Say Cap" and "Beep for Caps" is that it doesn't do it when you are using Read All, only
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Giles Turnbull
· #83771
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Blackboard and NVDA
I used Blackboard for a university course in 2018/19 and it worked fine. There are a few website articles about people's experiences of using Blakboard with screen-reading software, and the verdict is
I used Blackboard for a university course in 2018/19 and it worked fine. There are a few website articles about people's experiences of using Blakboard with screen-reading software, and the verdict is
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Giles Turnbull
· #83244
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Reading JSTOR articles with NVDA
Well I didn't expect that! A reply from JSTOR arrived in the time that I was typing my message on this list! Although the solution is a tiny bit fiddly, the result is very acceptible. This is what the
Well I didn't expect that! A reply from JSTOR arrived in the time that I was typing my message on this list! Although the solution is a tiny bit fiddly, the result is very acceptible. This is what the
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Giles Turnbull
· #82988
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Reading JSTOR articles with NVDA
Hi all, as an author, I often need to research things for what I'm writing. In my sighted days I found JSTOR very useful and I'd like to use it again now. With a free personal account, it is possible
Hi all, as an author, I often need to research things for what I'm writing. In my sighted days I found JSTOR very useful and I'd like to use it again now. With a free personal account, it is possible
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Giles Turnbull
· #82987
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OK, great regex and NVDA Dictionary Gurus
Brian, that reg ex works! It didn't work with the " mark end of the closing parenthesis of the initial text, but I tried deleting that and it works :) I can't remember if I said in a comment, but my f
Brian, that reg ex works! It didn't work with the " mark end of the closing parenthesis of the initial text, but I tried deleting that and it works :) I can't remember if I said in a comment, but my f
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Giles Turnbull
· #82825
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OK, great regex and NVDA Dictionary Gurus
Brian, thanks for continuing to investigate this reg expression angle. Tyler, the ALT+2032 keypad doesn't produce a character that NVDA describes as "prime" ... I just tried it with the NVDA speech vi
Brian, thanks for continuing to investigate this reg expression angle. Tyler, the ALT+2032 keypad doesn't produce a character that NVDA describes as "prime" ... I just tried it with the NVDA speech vi
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Giles Turnbull
· #82779
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problems with a punctuation mark
Hi to those who have replied. I normally use SAPI5 voice Zira, and occasionally Hazel. I just tried using the eSpeak synthesiser and the result is the same. I did wonder if it might be the fact that I
Hi to those who have replied. I normally use SAPI5 voice Zira, and occasionally Hazel. I just tried using the eSpeak synthesiser and the result is the same. I did wonder if it might be the fact that I
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Giles Turnbull
· #82767
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problems with a punctuation mark
Hi all, this is not a major problem, just a minor irritation! a couple of Facebook friends of mine, probably due to something in their language settings (one friend is in Belarus), use a pair of ′ sym
Hi all, this is not a major problem, just a minor irritation! a couple of Facebook friends of mine, probably due to something in their language settings (one friend is in Belarus), use a pair of ′ sym
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Giles Turnbull
· #82721
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Is There a Memory Leak when NVDA Works with FireFox?
I experience this, usually a couple of times per day. For me, NVDA is too inactive to use Task Manager to see what process is seizing-up my laptop or tablet. I don't have a desktop shortcut to kill th
I experience this, usually a couple of times per day. For me, NVDA is too inactive to use Task Manager to see what process is seizing-up my laptop or tablet. I don't have a desktop shortcut to kill th
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Giles Turnbull
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MixPad and WavePad - NCH Software
Hi Jonathan. I use Wavepad every week to edit mp3 recordings and, although I don't do much that is advanced, I'm not sure that it will do what you're hoping it will. I don't think it lets you add trac
Hi Jonathan. I use Wavepad every week to edit mp3 recordings and, although I don't do much that is advanced, I'm not sure that it will do what you're hoping it will. I don't think it lets you add trac
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Giles Turnbull
· #81967
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Beeping on Web Pages using Chrome
I think I've experienced the beeping you're experiencing, but not for quite a while. I was using Firefox rather than Chrome but every time I moved down the page with the down cursor, I'd get periodic
I think I've experienced the beeping you're experiencing, but not for quite a while. I was using Firefox rather than Chrome but every time I moved down the page with the down cursor, I'd get periodic
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Giles Turnbull
· #81598
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strange behaviour with a speech dictionary entry
I was trying to add a Romanian word to my NVDA default dictionary. The word has a cedilla-type accent under the lower-case t. The word is putin (with the accent under the t, ț) ... the word means "a l
I was trying to add a Romanian word to my NVDA default dictionary. The word has a cedilla-type accent under the lower-case t. The word is putin (with the accent under the t, ț) ... the word means "a l
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Giles Turnbull
· #80204
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NVDA say: edit read-only when nagivate line by line in Word
Hi Cuong, most of the time this happens with Word, it is because the document has been emailed to the NVDA user. Regardless of whether the NVDA user has opened it directly from the email or has saved
Hi Cuong, most of the time this happens with Word, it is because the document has been emailed to the NVDA user. Regardless of whether the NVDA user has opened it directly from the email or has saved
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Giles Turnbull
· #80202
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Dell issues - information request
Hi Quentin, I didn't experience this issue with a Dell Latitude 5590 that I owned from August 2018 until I dropped and broke it in September 2019! The insurance policy I had allowed me to replace it w
Hi Quentin, I didn't experience this issue with a Dell Latitude 5590 that I owned from August 2018 until I dropped and broke it in September 2019! The insurance policy I had allowed me to replace it w
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Giles Turnbull
· #79909
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Unable to share links on FB
Hi mattias, thanks for that basic link. I wasn't aware of that version of the old m.facebook.com site that I always used to use. I don't know whether Facebook will keep that old-style version permanen
Hi mattias, thanks for that basic link. I wasn't aware of that version of the old m.facebook.com site that I always used to use. I don't know whether Facebook will keep that old-style version permanen
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Giles Turnbull
· #78558
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Unable to share links on FB
Hi Sarah, I use only Facebook mobile. Giles
Hi Sarah, I use only Facebook mobile. Giles
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Giles Turnbull
· #78557
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Unable to share links on FB
Hi Sascha, I don't have any issues with creating a post but it's the accessibility of the reactions that seem to be reduced. Maybe I can clarify what I was describing a little bit. There are issues wi
Hi Sascha, I don't have any issues with creating a post but it's the accessibility of the reactions that seem to be reduced. Maybe I can clarify what I was describing a little bit. There are issues wi
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Giles Turnbull
· #78538
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Unable to share links on FB
I am struggling with several things on the new Facebook design, including discovering this morning when I tried to share a post that there doesn't seem to be any way to do that using NVDA! Something e
I am struggling with several things on the new Facebook design, including discovering this morning when I tried to share a post that there doesn't seem to be any way to do that using NVDA! Something e
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Giles Turnbull
· #78528
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Inserting a brief pause, intentionally
I suspect it is synth-specific as to how much pause you get. I asked about something similar a couple of years ago (though can't find the question now) because I sometimes use NVDA to read poems that
I suspect it is synth-specific as to how much pause you get. I asked about something similar a couple of years ago (though can't find the question now) because I sometimes use NVDA to read poems that
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· #77683
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