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Having moved to NVDA from Jaws I found the concepts of Object, Document and Screen review, Navigator Object and review and Browse cursors particularly confusing as I couldn't find documentation that e
Having moved to NVDA from Jaws I found the concepts of Object, Document and Screen review, Navigator Object and review and Browse cursors particularly confusing as I couldn't find documentation that e
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Chris Mullins
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jaws & NVDA in combination
I think you will struggle to get this to work because as you suspect, you have keystroke conflicts. Where identical keystrokes exist in each screen reader, The latest screen reader loaded will capture
I think you will struggle to get this to work because as you suspect, you have keystroke conflicts. Where identical keystrokes exist in each screen reader, The latest screen reader loaded will capture
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Chris Mullins
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so problem solved
You may have turned off NVDA speech but it’s still the program you are interacting with. Your backspace and arrow keystrokes are not being spoken because they are not going through to Jaws unless you
You may have turned off NVDA speech but it’s still the program you are interacting with. Your backspace and arrow keystrokes are not being spoken because they are not going through to Jaws unless you
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Chris Mullins
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java access bridge
Pete On a 64-bit version of Windows, both 32 and 64-bit JRE's should be installed. WindowsAccessBridge-64.dll needs to be in the System32 folder and WindowsAccessBridge-32.dll in the SysWow64 folder.
Pete On a 64-bit version of Windows, both 32 and 64-bit JRE's should be installed. WindowsAccessBridge-64.dll needs to be in the System32 folder and WindowsAccessBridge-32.dll in the SysWow64 folder.
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Chris Mullins
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Thunderbird saying unknown
Using the layout submenu in the View menu, I have set Tbird to display only the folder list and the currently selected folder displaying the list of messages, which is about as bare bones as it gets.
Using the layout submenu in the View menu, I have set Tbird to display only the folder list and the currently selected folder displaying the list of messages, which is about as bare bones as it gets.
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Chris Mullins
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Firefox is driving me crazy!
Have you tried the same web page in a different browser and got the same results? Cheers Chris
Have you tried the same web page in a different browser and got the same results? Cheers Chris
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Chris Mullins
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Java Access Bridge
hi This is what to look out for when Java access bridge doesn’t install properly. This is an excerpt from my NVDA Log (logging level set to Info) after the WindowsAccessBridge-32.dll was not installed
hi This is what to look out for when Java access bridge doesn’t install properly. This is an excerpt from my NVDA Log (logging level set to Info) after the WindowsAccessBridge-32.dll was not installed
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Chris Mullins
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ergent, nvda is sensitive to capital letters:
One advantage of setting Capslock to be an NVDA modifier key, you have to press it ttwice to engage the capslock function. You could also set the capital pitch change up in the voice dialog so the voi
One advantage of setting Capslock to be an NVDA modifier key, you have to press it ttwice to engage the capslock function. You could also set the capital pitch change up in the voice dialog so the voi
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Chris Mullins
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ergent, nvda is sensitive to capital letters:
Hi Brian Caps within words is used a lot in programming where it is known as CamelCase, due to the humps. Cheers Chris nal Message----- Sent: 12 March 2016 09:07 To: nvda@groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda]
Hi Brian Caps within words is used a lot in programming where it is known as CamelCase, due to the humps. Cheers Chris nal Message----- Sent: 12 March 2016 09:07 To: nvda@groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda]
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Chris Mullins
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How to change a symbol setting.
Hi Go to the NVDA menu, press the letter h, then press enter on user guide. Find the link to section 9.1.4 and open it. What you want is described there. Cheers Chris
Hi Go to the NVDA menu, press the letter h, then press enter on user guide. Find the link to section 9.1.4 and open it. What you want is described there. Cheers Chris
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Chris Mullins
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a little question about nvdaremote
Hi Paul This is the help text from the remote add-on. I think it could be adapted to do what you want to do. Remotely Controlling an Unattended Computer Sometimes, you may wish to control one of your
Hi Paul This is the help text from the remote add-on. I think it could be adapted to do what you want to do. Remotely Controlling an Unattended Computer Sometimes, you may wish to control one of your
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Chris Mullins
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nvda and microsoft access:
I've used ms Access in SqlView to create tables and run queries, so a blind person can get some use from the database side, it's just the design tools that cause problems. Cheers Chris
I've used ms Access in SqlView to create tables and run queries, so a blind person can get some use from the database side, it's just the design tools that cause problems. Cheers Chris
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Chris Mullins
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reading by carricter help
Try a double tap on the 5 key of the number keypad. Cheers Chris
Try a double tap on the 5 key of the number keypad. Cheers Chris
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Chris Mullins
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Sort of resetting NVDA screen buffer/app module in normal applications
Hi According to the help User Guide, there is this facility: 10.5. Reload plugins This item, once activated, reloads app modules and global plugins without restarting NVDA, which can be useful for dev
Hi According to the help User Guide, there is this facility: 10.5. Reload plugins This item, once activated, reloads app modules and global plugins without restarting NVDA, which can be useful for dev
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Chris Mullins
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can't record my screen reeder and my voice
I haven't done it using a USB microphone, just a standard plug-in jack type, but try opening your sound card properties interface, go to the recording properties tab and press enter on the microphone
I haven't done it using a USB microphone, just a standard plug-in jack type, but try opening your sound card properties interface, go to the recording properties tab and press enter on the microphone
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Chris Mullins
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google chrome comment
Google Chrome is a browser in it's own right and works very well with NVDA 2016.1 and Windows 7. Cheers Chris
Google Chrome is a browser in it's own right and works very well with NVDA 2016.1 and Windows 7. Cheers Chris
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Chris Mullins
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Some questions on NVDA installation
Hi James NVDA download does not come with addons but will carry on using currently installed addons if you are just updating your NVDA version. Addons are down to personal preference, you just load th
Hi James NVDA download does not come with addons but will carry on using currently installed addons if you are just updating your NVDA version. Addons are down to personal preference, you just load th
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Chris Mullins
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google chrome comment
We're obviously having a different experience. What difficulties ar you having? Cheers Chris
We're obviously having a different experience. What difficulties ar you having? Cheers Chris
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Chris Mullins
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google chrome comment
I tried the page you mentioned in FireFox and Chrome and initially, there did seem to be a problem with the Chrome version in that it only seemed to be partially loaded. I pressed Control+f5 and it ap
I tried the page you mentioned in FireFox and Chrome and initially, there did seem to be a problem with the Chrome version in that it only seemed to be partially loaded. I pressed Control+f5 and it ap
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Chris Mullins
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Potential NVDA issue with Google Chrome
About the same time as I updated NVDA from 2015.4 to 2016.1, Google Chrome was updated from version 48 to 49. I am now experiencing problems accessing the the Google Settings page and I’m struggling t
About the same time as I updated NVDA from 2015.4 to 2016.1, Google Chrome was updated from version 48 to 49. I am now experiencing problems accessing the the Google Settings page and I’m struggling t
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Chris Mullins
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