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From: covici@ccs.covici.com (John Covici)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Vax/Vms Speech Tracking Problem
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Date: 16 May 91 13:50:09 GMT
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Mika.Pyyhkala@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Mika Pyyhkala) writes:

> I would appreciate any input, or suggestions on
> the following problem.
> I am using a Vax, and the Vms operating system at my college.
> When using the Vax's built-in editor, Edit, the cursor does not
> track the correct position of a line, when you are in an active arrowing
> mode.  This occurs with Jaws, Buviness Vision, and Screen Reader.
> Usually, the speech will indicate that you are on a different line than
> you are on, and thus will read the wrong line.
> Any input on why this might be happening, solutions to try,
> or speech software that would work properly would be appreciated, as
> other
> students are also having problems using statistical packages on the Vax
> because of this.

Well, if you have z modem uploading them isn't so bad, but anyway, what 
terminal package are you using.  Some of them may fool speech programs into
indicating the wrong line, because it still looks visually OK.  I know
that with Telix, its at least the right line, although with Artic V3.03 
if you move the cursor right it will speak the character where you were
instead of the one where you're going.  Some of the programs have cursor
delay functions to solve this problem, and I have a line editor which uses
regular expressions which I use all the time on the VAX and avoid the problem.

Hope this helps.