[vicsireland] Re: Configuring XP for aBIP
- From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:17:58 -0000
Hi Flor,
Submitted by you to the list two years ago!
Tempus fugit!
I only have XP with Jaws 8 recently (Jaws 10 shortly)!
You know I'm nearly getting to the stage now that if I remember what was on
a list or what I studied in the Jaws manual yesterday I'd be very lucky
indeed! (smile)
Thanks for your rooting that out!
Appreciated!
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 5:56 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Configuring XP for aBIP
> Taken from the JAWS Help.
>
> [Originally submitted by me to this list on 8 December, 2006; and also in
> the list archive.]
>
> Windows XP and JAWS
>
> Windows XP and JAWS
>
> Beginning with JAWS 7.10, it is not necessary to change Windows XP's
display
> properties to Classic view. JAWS is compatible with either the default XP
> view
> or the Windows Classic view. However, when navigating lists with the
> keyboard, there are slight advantages to using the Classic view.
>
> This topic describes changes that you can make to make navigation easier.
> These changes are entirely optional and not necessary to enhance JAWS'
> performance.
> You must be logged in with administrative rights to make several of these
> changes.
>
> The following procedures show three different ways to change specific
areas
> of Windows to the Classic view.
>
> list of 3 items
> . Folder Options
> . Start Menu
> . Windows Explorer
> list end
>
> Folder Options
>
> To change to Classic view using Folder Options, do the following:
>
> list of 6 items
> 1. Press the WINDOWS KEY to open the Start menu, press C until Control
Panel
> is selected, and then press ENTER.
> 2. From the Control Panel, press ALT+T to go to the Tools menu.
> 3. Press O for Folder Options.
> 4. From the Tasks radio button group, select Use Windows Classic folders.
> 5. (Optional):
> list of 5 items nesting level 1
> a. On the View page, move to the Advanced Settings tree view.
> b. Clear the Hide Extensions For Known File Types check box.
> c. If you also use screen magnification software, clear the Show pop-up
> description for folder and desktop items check box. Pop up descriptions
> often hides
> the menu item just below any given menu item, making it impossible to
> visually see the next item in the menu list.
> d. Move to the Apply to All Folders button and press SPACEBAR.
> e. Select Yes in the dialog that opens to acknowledge this change.
> list end nesting level 1
> 6. Move to the OK button in the Folder Options dialog box and press
SPACEBAR
> to close this dialog box.
> list end
>
> Start Menu
>
> To change to Classic view using the Start menu, do the following:
>
> list of 7 items
> 1. Press the WINDOWS KEY to open the Start menu, press C until Control
Panel
> is selected, and then press ENTER.
> 2. From Control Panel, move to Taskbar and Start Menu and press ENTER.
> 3. From the Taskbar page, press ALT+G to move to and uncheck Group Similar
> Taskbar Buttons.
> 4. Press ALT+H to move to and uncheck the check box for Hide inactive
icons.
> 5. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Start Menu page.
> 6. Select Classic Start menu.
> 7. Press ENTER to close this dialog box.
> list end
>
> Windows Explorer
>
> To change the view Windows Explorer, do the following:
>
> list of 10 items
> 1. Press WINDOWS KEY+E to open Windows Explorer, and then select your hard
> drive in your tree view. This drive may be referred to as Local Disk C.
> 2. Press ALT+V to open the View menu, and then press D for details. Items
in
> the list view appear as a single vertical list.
> 3. Press ALT+V, and select Arrange Icons by. Press ENTER to open the
> submenu.
> 4. Move to the menu item Name to arrange by Name, and press ENTER to
select
> this and close the menus.
> 5. Press ALT+V again, and select Arrange Icons by. Press ENTER to open the
> submenu.
> 6. Move to the menu item Show in Groups. If it is checked, press ENTER to
> uncheck it and close the menus.
> 7. Press ALT+T to open the Tools menu, and press O to open the Folder
> Options Dialog.
> 8. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the View page.
> 9. Press SPACEBAR to activate the Apply to All Folders button, and press
> SPACEBAR on the YES button to acknowledge this change.
> 10. Move to the OK button and press SPACEBAR to close this dialog box.
> list end
>
>
> Back Alt+b
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "vics" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 3:57 PM
> Subject: [vicsireland] Configuring XP for aBIP
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> What I know of this is that there is a way of say configuring XP and Jaws
to
> work to the max for a screen reader user and indeed for magnification use
> too.
>
> I have XP Pro with at present Jaws 8 and shortly 10 and would like to know
> how to configure my system for better efficiency for my OS and screen
> reader?
>
> Also if someone could point me as to where I could get further assist with
> that if such was necessary?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tony
>
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