Many thanks Ron. That change solved all the little quirks I mentioned.
I'll try it both ways in my logging software, I may still prefer the
phonetic spelling in that program, but for everything else that change
is much better.
73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: How To Have Ham Callsigns Read Properly In JAWS 8.0
> Hi Steve,
>
> Remember in the set of radio buttons, you can have it spell alpha numeric
> or
> spell phonetically. Just go back into the settings as described and set
> it
> to the spell setting--not the spell phonetically. That way it will just
> say
> m p 3 player rather than Mike Papa 3 player.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:17 AM
> Subject: Re: How To Have Ham Callsigns Read Properly In JAWS 8.0
>
>
> Ron,
>
> Thanks for posting this. I knew someone could do a better job of
> describing this than I could.
>
> Here are a few quirks I found in the short time playing with it:
>
> Suppose it comes with the territory, but something like "mp3 player" is
> now
> read as "mike papa three player". I may wind up setting this feature
> only
> to programs where I expect to be reading call signs.
>
> If a call has a letter"n" followed by a number, it reads it as a date:
> N7ABC is read as "November seventh alpha bravo charlie".
>
> The real speak voice pronounces "Lima" for the letter L as the Lima in
> Lima
> bean, and not as Lima the capital of Peru.
>
> Just kind of nit picking. I'm sure others will pop up, but I like this
> feature very much.
>
> Steve KW3A
>
>
> s
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:51 AM
> Subject: How To Have Ham Callsigns Read Properly In JAWS 8.0
>
>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> For the record, if you want to have ham callsigns read properly in JAWS
>> 8.0,
>> you do the following.
>>
>> 1. Either press insert + F2 and choose configuration manager or press
>> insert + F6 to bring it up directly.
>> 2. Depending upon whether you want the feature turned on for every
>> program
>> or just for your e-mail or browser or a database program:
>> A. for global adjustments, press control + shift + D to bring up the
>> default configuration file;
>> B. just make the changes in specific programs and do not press control+
>> shift + D.
>> 3. From the main windows of the configuration manager, press alt + S for
>> settings.
>> 4. Press T for text processing.
>> 5. Press the tab key 6 times or use the hotkey alt + A to move to the
>> 'spell alpha-numeric' radio buttons group.
>> 6. Using the arrow keys, choose your desired setting (the default is
>> off)--spell or spell phonetically.
>> 7. press enter to close the text processing dialogue.
>> 8. press control + S to save the settings and then alt + F4 to exit the
>> configuration manager.
>>
>> The Scourge Of Authoritarianism Is Intellectualism
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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