FastPlay is an excellent audio application hosting a range of features. At present it can be downloaded from:
While it is completely accessible as you would expect, there is a difficulty when using FastPlay with JAWS. When holding down the Left and Right Arrow keys continually, then releasing them, it can take time for the audio processing to catch up with the focused location. This is due to a difficulty with audio applications and JAWS keyboard processing.
These scripts remedy that issue. In addition, ALT+Shift+T will report the current time in hours, minutes and seconds format, as is the case with Hartgen Consultancy’s scripts for Winamp and VLC. Control+Shift+T speak the remaining time.
These scripts are offered without any form of technical support. It should be possible to use them with JAWS versions 2023 onward. To repeat, the installation of them is entirely voluntary.
Download the FastPlay Scripts.
The following notes describe how to locate your JAWS Settings/ENU folder where all your JAWS scripts live. This will allow you to place the JAWS scripts into the required location in order that the screen-reader can use them.
- First of all, locate the zipped archive with which you have been provided.
- If you are using the standard unzip utility for Windows, pressing Enter will open up this file.
- Press Control+A so as to select the contents of the entire zipped archive.
- Press Control+C to copy the contents of the zipped archive to the Windows clipboard.
- Press Insert+J to move to the JAWS window.
- Press ALT+U for the Utilities menu.
- Locate the item, Explore Utilities Folder, found on the Utilities menu and press Enter. Alternatively, press the shortcut key, letter X.
- From the list of folders which appears, select, Explore My Settings and press Enter.
- This is the folder you need to place the scripts into. Press Control+V to paste the content of the zipped archive into this folder. If Windows prompts you as to whether files should be replaced, press the Space Bar on the Replace All Button.
- Finally, press ALT+F4 to close the Settings/ENU screen .