# Changing JFW Synthesizer language?

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by Ok Sure (This site is so "educational") on Monday, 23-Jun-2008 11:24:29

As the title suggests, I'd like to know if there is a short cut to changing the JAWS synth language. Also, what is the difference between the JAWS language, which is unavailable in the language menu, and the JAWS synth language?

## Post 2 by Unreleased Secrets (Zone BBS Addict) on Tuesday, 24-Jun-2008 11:26:02

hi.
here's the script I use, to directly switch from spanish to english whenever I need to. When I click once, it goes to spanish, if I click twice, english. script code follows, you can change the languages for the ones you'd like to use.
Script SwitchSynthLanguageSpUS ()
if IsSameScript() then
SetSynthLanguage ("American English")
SayString("Language Changed")
else
SetSynthLanguage ("Castilian Spanish")
SayString("Idioma cambiado")
EndIf
EndScript

## Post 3 by Ok Sure (This site is so "educational") on Tuesday, 24-Jun-2008 15:08:33

Hi, and thanks, I'm not at all familiar with scripts. Can you detail the above please, or let me know of some information that will assist in explaining how to do this?

## Post 4 by Harmony (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Wednesday, 25-Jun-2008 3:18:00

The script is basically telling JAWS what to do when you want to change your jaws language. You can copy the script above into the default script file, but first you need to get into the script manager and create a new script. Do this by going to the JAWS window and pressing insert f2 then s for Script Manager. Press enter on here. Then press control e to bring up the new script box. You should be able to follow the rest from there and copy the lines you need from this board.

## Post 5 by Harmony (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Wednesday, 25-Jun-2008 3:18:00

The script is basically telling JAWS what to do when you want to change your jaws language. You can copy the script above into the default script file, but first you need to get into the script manager and create a new script. Do this by going to the JAWS window and pressing insert f2 then s for Script Manager. Press enter on here. Then press control e to bring up the new script box. You should be able to follow the rest from there and copy the lines you need from this board.

## Post 6 by kool_turk (This site is so "educational") on Wednesday, 25-Jun-2008 6:12:53

why not just use ctrl plus windows plus l to bring up the list of languages for the current synthesizer? It's a lot easier than fiddling with scripts.

## Post 7 by Harmony (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Wednesday, 25-Jun-2008 6:26:37

I didn't know you could do that. I thought you could only change the synthersizer language by going into the menu, but not the JAWS language.

## Post 8 by Ok Sure (This site is so "educational") on Wednesday, 25-Jun-2008 7:20:23

Thanks, I had pressed control + Windows key + L, once accidentally, couldn't remember it, and wasn't sure if that was the command I was looking for. It is the command I'm looking for.
It's good to know how to add scripts also though, so thanks for the help.