[access-uk] Re: My experiences moving over to Window Eyes

  • From: Jackie Cairns <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 14:34:56 +0000

Hi Eleanor

Freedom Scientific have removed serial support from JAWS version 11.  Up until 
then, I was able to do just as you describe by using an USB to serial converter 
on a Netbook or laptop.  Unfortunately, FS have failed to deal with this 
problem in JAWS 11.  They advise you to purchase an USB to parallel converter, 
but it doesn't work.  And, without going into complications, their attempt at 
trying to give me a work-around screwed up previous versions of JAWS I need to 
run on my machine.

So, in essence, USB to serial conversion works prior to JAWS 11 on a display 
such as PowerBraille, but not any more, and that's my big problem really.  I 
like my PowerBraille display, it still functions well, and I'm not going to 
change it unless I either have the money, or choose to of my own doing.

Jackie Cairns
Braille Specialist
Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sight and Sound Technology Ltd
Welton House North Wing
Summerhouse Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WD
Tel: 01604 798024
Mob: 07887 883815
www.sightandsound.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Eleanor Burke
Sent: 11 May 2010 15:15
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: My experiences moving over to Window Eyes

Hi Jackie
I appreciate I may be wrong, but did I not understand you to say some time back 
that a USB parallel cable would work with Power Braille and Jaws 10? 
For those interested Power Braille and Focus blue work with Supernova also.

Eleanor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 2:52 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: My experiences moving over to Window Eyes


> Hi Pele
>
> One of the things dearest to my heart, as many know, is Braille.  And 
> because of the route FS have elected to take regarding the digital signing 
> of drivers - rightly or wrongly depending on your point of view -  I can 
> no longer use my own PowerBraille display if I want to work with JAWS 11. 
> Having just purchased a Windows 7 laptop, I obviously need to run JAWS 11, 
> and there is no way around the display issue because I am not prepared, 
> and certainly can't afford, to purchase something that suits FS.  I know 
> from what I've seen and heard that Window-Eyes supports Braille very well, 
> and this is just one of many incentives for me to move over.  I don't 
> think I'll ever uninstall JAWS from my PC because it is something I will 
> use having forked out for it.  But I'm prepared to give Window-Eyes a good 
> try, particularly with Braille in mind.  As soon as I downloaded the demo 
> and chose a PowerBraille display, it went first go.
>
> Time will tell.
>
>
> Jackie Cairns
> Braille Specialist
> Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sight and Sound Technology Ltd
> Welton House North Wing
> Summerhouse Road
> Moulton Park
> Northampton
> NN3 6WD
> Tel: 01604 798024
> Mob: 07887 883815
> www.sightandsound.co.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of Pele West
> Sent: 11 May 2010 14:37
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: My experiences moving over to Window Eyes
>
> Hi Jackie and Everyone
>
> I am also someone who has gone over completely to Window-Eyes.  I used 
> JAWS when I was at work as it had better support for MS Office at that 
> time but, as my husband preferred Window-Eyes, always used it at home. 
> Now I am no longer at work I find Window-Eyes works well with the programs 
> I run.
>
> I have a few issues with Windows 7, but I think they are related to the 
> operating system rather than the screen reader.
>
> Good luck, Jackie.
>
> Pele
>
>
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