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Re: Mysterious JAWS voice change

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From: Jamous, JP
Date: Aug 6, 2016 7:39AM

I wish I knew Shane. I observed it on our company site and other sites too.

It seems that the function to change the speaking rate of the synthesizer is fired up in the IE.jss file. I used that function to slow JAWS down in one of my scripts to allow it to read the font size, type and color at a slower speed than the regular one that I use.

Personally, I think it is a bug that they need to clear up. It doesn't happen with me all the time. It fires up at random.

I believe it uses Rocko's or Read's voice in a very low rate and pitch. That is why you described it as demonic.