[jawsscripts] Re: Jaws script exchange

  • From: Don Marang <donald.marang@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:37:26 -0500

I usually install and use the public beta as soon as it is available in
the summer.  I fill out bug reports.  I have no special relationship
with Freedom Scientific.  They have over the last 15 years contacted me
occasionally by email and phone.  

*Don Marang*
Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
<http://www.vinuxproject.org/>


On 11/17/2012 12:52 AM, Brian Hartgen wrote:
> Hi Don
>
> Are you a beta tester for jaws? If not, I will forward this on and see where
> it takes us.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Marang
> Sent: 17 November 2012 02:10
> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Jaws script exchange
>
> I have had a user fail to install my VMwarePlayer5 scripts, which were
> distributed with JSX fail to install as well!  As far as I can tell, some
> Environment variables are no longer set.  They are: 
> In Windows 7: 
> AppData=C:\User\<user>\AppData\Roaming
> (this returns vlank in the following path in the JSX installer)
> "%AppData%\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\14.0\Settings\enu"
>
> The next 2 Environments have always been set on my computers as well:
> ProgramFiles and ProgramData
>
> I do not know who set these variables; Microsoft, Freedom Scientific, or
> someone else.  They were very handy because they eliminated differences
> between Windows 7 and XP as well as a different drive letter for the boot
> drive.  If it is just a problem in JAWS 14, perhaps FS stopped setting these
> variables.  If this can be verified, I would like to request FS set them
> again in the next upgrade! 
>
>
> *Don Marang*
> Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
> <http://www.vinuxproject.org/>
>
>
> On 11/16/2012 4:05 PM, Brian Hartgen wrote:
>> Hi, particularly to Jamal
>>  
>>
>> I am using jaws script exchange to package a number of freely 
>> available jaws script packages. I am getting some reports that when 
>> people are trying to install into jaws 14, the installer says that the 
>> jaws 14 folder could not be found although I must say, I am using 
>> Windows7 64 bit with jaws 14, and I haven't had that problem. Does 
>> anyone have any suggestions as to why this is or Jamal, could you please
> fix it?
>>  
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>  
>>
>>
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