[access-uk] Re: Outlook Express and alternatives
- From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 06:35:53 +0100
I am using Jaws and it seems usable enough, but not as quick to use as OE as
far as I can tell.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:11 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express and alternatives
> Not sure what screen reader you're using, Dave. But I thought that
> Thunderbird wasn't very Jaws friendly. At least that was the case up to
> around two months ago when I tried it.
>
> Cheers,
> Amro
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 3:30 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express and alternatives
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm having a quick look at Thunderbird. I can't find things like how to
>> change accounts and simple things like that, and no keystrokes like ctrl
>> J
>> to jump to next folder with unread messages and things like that. When
>> you
>> use email as much as I do, these things all help, but if I can get the
>> hang
>> of Thunderbird I might give it a proper go.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Dave
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 3:19 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express and alternatives
>>
>>
>>> Dave, try the free Mozilla Thunderbird. Lots of keyboard shortcuts,
>>> quite screen reader friendly, and provides the usual features like that
>>> of OE, but with lots more. Download it at http://www.mozilla.org. Hope
>>> this helps. P.S. I think Andy may find this useful too if he doesn't
>>> want to be nagged by that message each time he closes his Outlook
>>> Express.
>>> On Mon, 7 May 2007 09:12:05 +0100, "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> said:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am currently, as most people, using OE. However, I keep finding it
>>>> freezing. I go into task manager and can close it from there, but
>>>> that's
>>>> the
>>>> only way, and when I reopen it it's usually fine. I suspect as much of
>>>> the
>>>> problem as anything is my old computer (yes, I got the old one), but,
>>>> is
>>>> there anything I can do to stop it doing this? Also, are there any
>>>> alternative mail readers with folders and rules etc? OE has such a
>>>> great
>>>> range of keystrokes I find it really useful, but if there's anything
>>>> that
>>>> will work better that's available still, I'd be interested in finding
>>>> out.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Dave
>>>>
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