[access-uk] Re: Jaws V 8.0
- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:45:05 -0000
Despite Microsoft's urgings it is unlikely many companies with managed desktops
will migrate to VISTA the day it comes out, six months maybe even a year will
elapse before those kinds of customers come on board, so for work one should
not worry that Jaws doesn't have VISTA support just yet.
Without breaking too many confidences I have had some direct experience of Jaws
already working on VISTA. I will stick my neck out and say generally the
problem you are all going to find with VISTA is not that it does not read, but
where the hell everything is that you used to know how to get to, like in the
control panel. FS have quite rightly refrained from declaring Jaws VISTA
compliant until final testing and tweaks can be done on an operating system
that is not yet released into the public domain.
If you buy a PC now it is likely that it can take VISTA but a PC with VISTA
already installed will not be available until January 30th. Some PCs currently
being sold will have a free VISTA upgrade from Windows XP or Media Centre, this
will be a disk in the post after VISTA's release and it will be up to the user
to choose whether to install it. If you in the market for a PC this Christmas
you may wish to confirm the position with your dealer.
Issues arising from Jaws 8.0 are under invetigation. With relevance
particularly to the web investigations will perhaps take a little time as it
may be necessary to speak with the developers of some sites to establish why
Jaws is not functioning on these websites so the problem can be fixed.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
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