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From: Fred.Hatfield@p7.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Fred Hatfield)
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Subject: Re: JAWS AND OTHER BYTES
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Date: 4 Dec 90 16:18:43 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

In a message of <26 Nov 90  23:39:24>, Bill Koppelmann (1:104/114) writes:

 BK>Fred, I'd like to know some of the features that the prose speech card 
 BK>offers.  I think that would be interesting to say the least.
 BK>Bill.

Okay, Bill, but you will have to remember that whatever I say will
be pretty elementary since I am just learning about it myself.

I did note that by going into "Help" mode (hold down the number pad
'0' key and strike the '1' key in the numbers row) allows JAWS to
speak the keyboard without passing the keypresses to the computer
operating system.  That way, the beginner can 'wander' around the
keyboard and discover where each key is located.  So far, I have
planned to use that feature to get George comfortable with the key
locations in the initial phases.  That shouldn't be too much of a
problem since he is used to typing much material on an old
mechanical Royal typewriter that should have served as a boat
anchor many years ago!

The strange part of this is when speaking the 'A', it says 'ah'
rather than the long 'aye' we are used to.  I think in a later
chapter of the manual, it tells how to change some of the spoken
letters.

There are ways to read 'windows' or certain dedicated parts of the
screen also, and as I discover things, I will mention them to you.

Of course Walter Siren would be the guy to discuss all this, he is
years ahead of me on JAWS!

Fred Hatfield  K8VDU @ NN5F.LA.USA.NA      ...from the digital cottage...

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