Hi Steve,
I never did anything with multiple sound cards back in the old days because
it seemed like too much work. No matter what their reason, I'm glad FS came
up with a user-friendly solution.
Yeah, the band was horrible on Saturday. I could barely hear Lloyd, and I
never heard you, which is highly unusual. I need to find some way to get
the center of my antenna up a few more feet. It works quite well for short
skip, but not so well when the skip gets longer.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 23:11
Subject: Re: SignaLink and JAWS
> 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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