That's one good thing about Mac that I don't know if Windows has. Jaws
scripting is one of those elusive things where there isn't a good tutorial
available that doesn't cost a lot. I'm thinking of wanting to program keys
for other types of phone programs, so one wouldn't have to fumble around for
hold, answer, etc, or whatever one needed.
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From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: Skype Doesn't Get Much Better Than This
That’s something I’m about to find out <smile>.
I didn’t have to do all that much with the Mac at all, there’s a place in
the VoiceOver Braille section where you can define shortcuts and actions
from the Braille Display and this includes chorded commands, front panel
commands and so on, I didn’t think it would be so easy and honestly thought
that I’d have to use a Macro editor for the Mac, I have some of those. The
other way I thought it might be possible to control things from the Display
itself was by the use of the “Automator”, similar to scripting if you like
but its probably best compared to the old DOS JAWS versions Macro editor
where you select the functions you want in the order you want and thus
select the actions you wish taken.
On 19 Oct 2015, at 9:48 AM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote:
I don't know if JFW or other Windows screen readers have a way to program
these things easily. I wonder how one would do it to control Skype or
other phone programs, if you don't know how to write script?
----- Original Message ----- From: "N K Shackelford"
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Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 10:14 PM
Subject: RE: Skype Doesn't Get Much Better Than This
Wonder if I could do the same thing with a Braille Edge?? We're still
trying to get it to read what I'm doing on the computer, but for some
reason, it won't.
Nance
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Trethowan
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 7:20 PM
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Subject: Skype Doesn't Get Much Better Than This
Hi!
I’ve had a Focus 40 Braille Display now for just over a fortnight and
these devices are truly amazing.
So you’re asking, what does a Braille Display have to do with audio? Well
normally not a lot but in my case quite a bit.
I’ve done some programming of the display so that I can perform various
functions using chorded commands from the perkins style keyboard behind
the row of 40 Braille cells.
I can for example manipulate Skype by using chords to answer/end calls,
put calls on hold, merge calls together etc, I’m using the Mac to do this
but I can’t see any reason why this couldn’t be done on a Windows PC.
Its absolutely glorious being able to read and take notes on a Braille
display whilst chatting, I find listening to a computer voice whilst
talking a major annoyance.
So here I am sitting comfortably on my couch with my Mac on the desk, my
headphones on and my Braille display on my knee typing away and ready to
answer any incoming Skype calls at the touch of a spacebar-A chord on the
display, it just doesn’t get much better than this.
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