Environment
EXTRA! X-treme version 9.x
Situation
JAWS (a third-party screen reader utility) may announce the cursor
position (row, column) with each keystroke in a terminal session.
Resolution
To resolve this problem, remove the Attachmate EXTRA! scripts shipped
with JAWS. Follow the steps below to remove the EXTRA.* scripts from
the JAWS directory.
- For JAWS 7.0 or higher, search in the Windows\All Users\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\Jaws\7.x\Settings\enu directory.
For JAWS versions earlier than 7.0, search in the JAWS50\SETTINGS\ENU directory.
- Remove the files listed below (either move them to a temporary directory or delete them).
- Restart JAWS.
You should see a significant difference in how JAWS reads the screen.
Below is the list of EXTRA.* files to remove to fix the problem:
EXTRA.JCF
EXTRA.JFF
EXTRA.JKM
EXTRA.JSB
EXTRA.JSD
EXTRA.JSM
EXTRA.JSS
EXTRA.JFF
EXTRA.JKM
EXTRA.JSB
EXTRA.JSD
EXTRA.JSM
EXTRA.JSS
Cause
This problem occurs because Freedom Scientific ships scripts
that automatically load when it detects that EXTRA! X-treme is loaded
into memory. The scripts cause JAWS to incorrectly read the terminal
session.
Additional Information
For additional information about JAWS, see the Freedom Scientific web site at http://www.freedomscientific.com.