It is what a bird does when sitting in the tree...
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Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Robert Ringwald" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 6:34 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: anyone else having problems with chirp in windows?
> What is Chirp?
>
> -Bob Ringwald K6YBV
>
>
> From: John Miller=20
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 5:29 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: anyone else having problems with chirp in windows?
>
> No luck here, I tried it a couple times but ended up giving up. I got =
> past=20
> the welcome screen after a while but not much further. I never tried it =
> on=20
> the linux machine, having more trouble than it's worth figuring linux =
> out so=20
> that one just sits in the corner collecting dust and cat hair. I =
> wouldn't=20
> know how to get chirp on it if I wanted to.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Eric Oyen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 7:54 PM
> Subject: anyone else having problems with chirp in windows?
>
>
>> hello guys,
>>
>> does anyone else here have problems getting chirp to work in windows? =
> I =3D
>> tried both the stable and development versions and I can't get past =
> the =3D
>> opening screen on the program. In fact, I can't even tell whats in the =
> =3D
>> opening screen. Its blank to both jaws and NVDA. It also doesn't =
> present =3D
>> me with the standard elements in the pull down menu (in fact, no pull =
> =3D
>> down menus at all).
>>
>> I sent this problem over chirp users list as a feature request and =
> bug =3D
>> report. So far, no one has even deigned to respond to it. The last =
> time =3D
>> I tried to report it as a bug, I got a lot of pushback from some of =
> the =3D
>> other users and even the developer (who didn't seem interested in =
> doing =3D
>> anything to change the interface). that was a year ago and as far as I =
> =3D
>> can tell, the attitude is still the same level of indifference as =3D
>> before.
>>
>> now, since I am totally blind, and the windows machine has no screen, =
> I =3D
>> can't use the program as it currently is configured.
>>
>> my other request on that list was for some scripts (jaws) that would =
> =3D
>> work with the chirp application. So far, about all I have heard from =
> =3D
>> there is crickets chirping (ha ha bad joke, but true).anyway, can I =
> get =3D
>> a little help convincing the developer of chirp that it would be a =
> good =3D
>> idea to make the program a little more user friendly to the blind ham. =
> I =3D
>> don't happen to have a linux machine here right now (its broken on =3D
>> account of a power surge caused by lightning. and right now, I can't =
> =3D
>> even get a live distribution of linux to load on the windows machine =
> (I =3D
>> have no access to the BIOS to change those settings). THe screen on =
> the =3D
>> windows machine is also broken, so visual help is rather unusable.
>>
>> anyway, if any of you have any ideas on how to get around this I would =
> =3D
>> appreciate it.
>>
>> -eric
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