Steve,

Sure, I know that was the way to do it "back in the day".   I guess  the 
increase in  additional sound devices got FS off the  can and got them 
to implement something  so easy even I can do it.

BTW, I heard you and Lloyd on  for a short time Saturday on 40 meters. 
I threw my call out once or twice, but you guys didn't hear me.   I did 
have a short chat with Lowell W8QIY, at the top of the hour, but the 
band was very bad.

73, Steve KW3A

On 6/5/2013 10:46 PM, Steve Dresser wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I think Debbie gave us the solution which works with versions of JAWS prior
> to the addition of the sound card manager.  So, as they used to say in an
> old TV commercial, "Stop, you're both right!"
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 13:36
> Subject: Re: SignaLink and JAWS
>
>
>> I'm sure this will work, but it is a lot easier to just open JAWS, then
>> in the drop down menu go to "utilities", then "sound card".    "default"
>> will probably be checked.   This means that whatever device windows sees
>> as the default, JAWS will try and use.  Arrow down the list till you see
>> the name of your on board sound card and select it.  Now JAWS will
>> always use that sound card, no matter what other sound devices are
>> installed.
>>
>> I don't remember what version of JAWS added this feature, but it has
>> been a few years.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>> On 6/5/2013 1:22 PM, Deborah Armstrong wrote:
>>> I love my Signalink. I mostly use it with AGW (sound card packet) but
>>> have
>>> tried other modes.
>>>
>>> There are things you can do to ensure your screen reader never tries to
>>> use
>>> the card. (The SignaLink is a USB sound card, and by default, once you
>>> plug
>>> it in, the screen reader may try to speak through it, which you do not
>>> want.)
>>>
>>> For example, This works for JAWS and any sort of secondary sound device
>>> you
>>> want to ensure JAWS never uses.
>>>
>>> Find the exact name for your primary sound device, or any device you want
>>> JAWS to consistently use. For example, in XP, I go to volume control, and
>>> in
>>> its menu, select Options and properties. There is a list of "mixer"
>>> devices.
>>> My particular choices are "Sound Max HD Audio" and "Microsoft Sound
>>> Mapper",
>>> and since I want the first choice, I use the virtual buffer in JAWS
>>> (Insert-Alt-W) to capture the exact text of that "mixer" name. Note that
>>> some Windows programs, for example Studio Recorder, call it a "Wave
>>> device"
>>> but mixer, sound device  and wave device are synonymous Windows terms.
>>>
>>> If you use something occasionally, like a Plantronics headset, bluetooth
>>> speaker or Skype USB phone, when it's not connected it doesn't appear in
>>> the
>>> list.
>>>
>>> In Windows 7, with some generic USB speakers connected, I find the mixer
>>> name by  typing Sound in the search box, and from the results list, I
>>> select
>>> "change sound card device". It takes me to control panel's "Sound applet"
>>> on
>>> the playback page, where a list of devices is displayed. In my case, I
>>> have
>>> a device named "speakers"  and another device called "Speakers,
>>> 3-D-Flex". I
>>> had to unplug and plug back in both sets of speakers to figure out which
>>> was
>>> which. The 3-D flex were some generic things I picked up at a swap meet
>>> which make JAWS sound awesome and music sound dreadful.
>>>
>>> Once I've got the exact string with proper spelling,spacing  and
>>> punctuation, I open JFW.ini  or synth.ini.
>>>
>>> Go to Jaws, Explore JAWS, Explore program Files, and if it's JAWS 14, you
>>> want synth.ini. If it's an older JAWS, you want jfw.ini.
>>>
>>> Inside JFW.ini, find the entry for eloquence:
>>> Synth1Name=eloq
>>> Synth1LongName=Eloquence Software
>>> Synth1Driver=eloq
>>>
>>> And below that add:
>>> Synth1Port="Sound Max HD Audio"
>>>
>>> .. Or whatever string you discovered is the exact name for your mixer
>>> device. Put it in quotes, with only spaces inside the quotes if spaces
>>> are
>>> part of the string. No spaces on that line outside of the quotes. If you
>>> make a mistake, you loose speech -- so be warned!
>>>
>>> On one of my machines, the actual audio device is called "RealTek
>>> High-Definition Audio" but on another, that's simply a comment in the
>>> list
>>> of devices, the actual mixer name is "Speakers".
>>>
>>> If you use JAWS 14, the synth.ini is a bit different:
>>> [Eloquence Software]
>>> ItemLong="Eloquence Software"
>>> ItemDriver="eloq"
>>> ItemShort="eloq"
>>> ItemType="Driver"
>>> ItemPortString=""
>>>
>>> Synth.ini already has an entry under eloquence labeled ItemPortString so
>>> you
>>> just put your mixer name inside the quotes. For example:
>>> ItemPortString="Speakers, 3-D-Flex""
>>>
>>> Notice that in this last example a comma was actually part of the mixer
>>> device name. Be super careful to get the exact string correctly nestled
>>> between those quotes! Don't mindlessly cut and paste from instructions on
>>> the net!
>>>
>>> If you like to use the JAWS voice profiles, you can actually configure
>>> different voices to use different sound devices. In my case, I've got my
>>> laptop set so that no matter what I plug in,JAWS wil always, always use
>>> the
>>> built-in speaker.
>>>
>>> It's a very good idea to back up those ini files first, and to have an
>>> alternate screen reader available, such as NVDA if you mess something up
>>> and
>>> loose speech, or if my instructions, which work great on my machines,
>>> fail
>>> to work on yours. I can use my Braille display to bail me out when speech
>>> goes south, and I've got a sighted hubby who will rescue me if all else
>>> fails, but you might not have these advantages.
>>>
>>> Last disclaimer: I'm not a JAWS tech support person; just a hobbyist who
>>> likes hacking JAWS, so there are no guarantees here!
>>>
>>> --Debee [KF6BKR]
>>>
>>>
>>>
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