Using JAWS version 2.3 with First Choice
Henter-Joyce, Inc., February 19, 1993

The end of this document contains notes on updates and
changes to the configuration files.  Here is a summary of the
features specific to First Choice:

Insert+Page down:  This key tells you what is going on, press it
whenever you are in doubt.  It will read an error message, or the
bottom line, and/or the highlighted menu item.

Alt+numpad 5:  Reads the highlighted menu item, or the
highlighted file name when retrieving files.

Alt+arrow keys:  Moves and speaks the highlighted menu item or file
name.

Alt+Page up: reads the name of the menu currently pulled
down.

Insert+E:  Reads the error message if any.

Insert+Function key:  Reads the label of that function key.

Control+numpad minus (JAWS cursor key):  Reads the misspelled word
in the spell checker.

F1 enters First Choice's Help screen and reads the first sentence.

Page up/down read previous/next Help screens.

Escape exits the Help screens.


How do you make it work?

Copy the files on this disk onto your hard drive and into
the JAWS home subdirectory.  Files with the first name of
"FIRST1" and extensions of ".JMF", ".JFF", ".JDF" and ".JEF" are
configuration files that modify the way JAWS works and
are very important.  When you  run First choice these files will be
loaded into JAWS automatically.

In order for JAWS to load these new configuration files you must
re-load JAWS with a bigger macro buffer.  Use the "/B=7" command
line parameter.  for example, if you have the "JAWS.BAT" file
supplied by the 2.3 installation program you can
simply enter the following:

"Alt+Shift+f1" to remove JAWS from memory, then

"JAWS /B7"

Or you can add the "/B7" command line parameter to your own batch
file to load JAWS.

It is also important to set First Choice to "Color Pallet 1" in the
Setup menu, so JAWS knows what colors to look for.

What should you expect?

When you run First choice JAWS will  read the status line and the
highlighted menu choice.  Use alt+arrow keys to read
through the menus, alt+numpad 5 to read the current choice.

When you select an item, by pressing enter or the appropriate
number, JAWS will read the new status line.

Use insert+function key to find the menu you want, press the
function key by itself to pull down that menu.  JAWS will
read the current choice.  Use alt+arrow keys to read up or
down through the menu, or left and right to go to other
menus.  Alt+page up  reads the name of the current menu,
alt+numpad 5 reads the current choice highlighted in the
menu.

If you select "Save" or "Retrieve" a file JAWS will read some of
the file names and an information line.  Use alt+arrow
keys to read through the available file names, or turn on the PC
cursor to read and edit the file name you type in.

Anytime you have a question about what is going on press
insert+page down.  It will read the error message if any, or the
misspelled word in the spell checker, or the status line at the
bottom of the screen.

If you select the spell checker JAWS will say the misspelled word
as it appears, and place the JAWS cursor on it.
Sometimes the JAWS cursor will be at the start of the word,
sometimes at the end, depending on where First Choice puts
the word.  Use the speech pad keys to look at the word in
detail.  Use control+numpad minus (JAWS Cursor key) to speak the
misspelled word again and put the JAWS cursor  back on
it.

Use the escape key to exit a menu or go back to the main
menu.  If you have not saved you work you will hear a
warning.  Press enter to continue or escape to return to your
working document.


Changes to the configuration files

The configuration files, like macros and frames, may
be updated occasionally as improvements are made.

2/23/93:  

The insert+E  error message macro was updated to
find the color red more often in the error message.  A "Go to" was
used to place the cursor so it would be in the red field on most
error messages.

The alt+end macro was updated, if it does not find the
graphic arrow then it now turns on the pc cursor and reads
the current line.

                                           Singles was turned on,
so JAWS can be more consistent about finding and speaking the/
b:temp.wp
 next/prior word.


3/12/93:

It is important to set First Choice to "Color Pallet 1" in the
Setup menu, so JAWS knows what colors to look for.

Thanks to John Hassel more changes were made to read the help
screens, and reliably read the file name in the directory list.

Alt+End was changed again, a space was removed before the graphic
16 in the search string, and a space was added after the graphic
16, now it should always find and read the file name.

Macros were added for escape, F1, Page up, and Page down to work
effectively in the Help screens.

Function key 1 activates frame 40 if you have entered the help
screen, and it reads the first sentence.  Use Say all (Insert+down
arrow) to read the help info, or other speech pad functions to read
by sentence, paragraph, line, or word.  Because frame 40 is
activated your reading will be restricted to the help information
only.  The data that was there, and has now been overlaid, will be
skipped by JAWS.


Page up and Page down will move up or down in the help screen and
read the new information that is displayed.  If you are at the top
or bottom of that particular help subject then Page up or Page down
will read the help status line to tell you your options.  At this
point you are using the JAWS cursor to read with, turn on the PC
Cursor before entering another page up/down command if you want
another screen.

Escape will exit the help screen and re-activate frame 0, if you
were in the help screen.

If you want to study these macros use the J_MTEXT.EXE program to
convert the macro file to a text file, then you can look at it with
a word processor or editor.  Enter "J_MTEXT FIRST1" in the JAWS
home subdirectory and it will create "FIRST1.JMT" for you to look
at.

