[bksvol-discuss] Re: blank blank blank blahs
- From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:04:40 -0600
Lissi,
My guess is that Robin's correct. Try holding down the Insert key then
hitting F to check the font when you have this problem. JAWS will then tell
you the font plus the font size along with attributes like italics and bold
if there are any. I've seen JAWS have trouble with small fonts as well as
extremely large fonts, and I've seen it have problems with normal sized
fonts sometimes when the characters are italicized, bolded, or some
combination of attributes other than normal. When JAWS has problems, it
sometimes refuses to read the line, and it sometimes reads the prior line
instead of the current line. If you find that the font size and attributes
aren't ones you normally see, then try setting them to something you are
familiar with and see if JAWS reads the line correctly then.
You should also try Jake's suggestion of refreshing the text that JAWS can
see by hitting Ctrl-Esc, but I'd imagine that this hasn't been your problem
if you've closed Word then reopened it and still had the problem. It could
still be that, though if rebooting helps fix the problem, so give it a try.
HTH
Gerald
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robin Mandell
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:42 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: blank blank blank blahs
Check the fonts on these lines...I've noticed that a lot of times the
chapter titles, or even the first lines of pages will be in an absolutely
huge font which JAWS won't read unless I push it to...
At 07:32 PM 06/02/2006, you wrote:
> Dear Volunteers,
>
>Yes, I know. No surprise. I have another computer question.
>
>While attempting to independently validate away with RTF files using
>windows xp, Jaws, 6.1, and microsoft word, I have a problem which to me
>seems very arbitrary and slows down my validating so much.
>
>It seems random that for some lines jaws says blank instead of reading the
>words. If I didn't have my very little vision in one eye, I'd think words
>were missing. I can't read the small print on my computer screen but can
>usually tell there is writing there so I know there are no blanks where
>jaws is saying blank.
>
>I've tried some made up remedies in desperation. Sometimes these so called
>blank lines allow me to read them character by character. If I delete a
>word and type it back in again, the line magically allows itself to be
>read. This is a slow process and unreliable.
>
>When all I get are blanks, I try inserting and then removing spaces, I
>know not where and sometimes the line becomes readable.
>
>Sometimes, I note a word so I can find my place and shut down when nothing
>I try gets jaws to stop saying blank at me. I've even opened a file only
>to hear jaws say blank for all of it. sometimes alt tabbing around to
>other open programs helps but strangely, alt fouring the program, going
>back to the desktop and highlighting it and reopening it doesn't often
>work in which case a reboot is my only recourse.
>
>Can anyone help with this? I've set myself some long, detailed
>validations, as well as some short, fun ones and this is such a
>counterproductive reoccurring problem.
>
>With many thanks and
>
>Always with love,
>
>Lissi
>
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