[access-uk] Today's Main Menu and Fw: A Little Screen Reader Humor

"Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:29:55 +0100

For those who still bend an ear to Main Menu from time to time, it might be 
worth listening to the upcoming one.  Last week's MM promises a discussion of 
Windows Vista and some chat with GW Micro about Window-Eyes and Office 2007 as 
its refered to.  there is a Window-Eyes bias to this as Doug Geoffray of GW 
Micro will be talking about and I think demonstrating progress with Window-Eyes 
and the forthcoming Office upgrade, but all of this should be of genral 
interest I'd have thought.

I'm also forwarding a nice little piece for those who aren't lacking a sense of 
humour.  Seems it started out on the Jonathan Mosen blogg or whatever, but I'm 
forwarding it from GW Micro's info list.
Ray

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From: "Alan Mattison"

>Ft. Wayne, Indiana... For immediate release. GW Micro is pleased to
>announce the release of Window-Eyes for JAWS. This exciting new
>product will revolutionize screen reading technology. Screen reading
>has never been easier. Window-Eyes for JAWS provides you the best of
>both worlds - the power of JAWS and the ease of use of Window-Eyes.
>Window-Eyes for JAWS reads what JAWS alone will not, provides ease
>of use JAWS cannot, and gives access to settings that no one can
>find in JAWS. "Some people asked us why we'd release a screen reader
>for a screen reader," said Dan Weirich of GW Micro. But if they had
>ever used JAWS, they wouldn't have had to ask." Let's face it. No
>screen reader is perfect. But JAWS has been remarkably foul of late.
>And even so, people and organizations just keep buying it. Well at
>GW Micro, we're not going to give up. Our motto is - if we can't
>beat them, we'll join them - and do it better. So our "middleware"
>screen reader, Window-Eyes for JAWS is a logical progression for us.
>Here are answers to some questions raised by our exciting new
>product: What do you mean by "middleware" screen reader? Middleware
>is normally a layer of programming that lets different programs talk
>to each other. Microsoft Active Accessibility is "middleware" that
>provides accessibility information. Well, Window-Eyes for JAWS is
>middleware that provides a usability layer, translating information
>from JAWS into human understandable terms, and organizing JAWS
>settings into a comprehensible interface, to make it possible to
>actually use JAWS without years of study. If you've ever used JAWS
>on the Internet, you know why Window-Eyes for JAWS is an essential
>addition. If you don't code HTML by hand, you probably scratch your
>head when using JAWS on the Internet. Who knows or cares what a
>blockquote, onmouseover, or anchor are? With Window-Eyes for JAWS
>you don't have to know! Will I have to change settings in multiple
>places? Not once you install Window-Eyes for JAWS! Ever try to find
>where to change punctuation in JAWS? You have lots of choices: the
>Voices dialogs, the Verbosity dialog, or two or three different
>places in Configuration Manager... No more! With Window-Eyes for
>JAWS, all your punctuation settings are in one location! In fact,
>all settings are easier to find and change. What about SAPI Voices?
>They're supposed to work in JAWS, but that's only an unsubstantiated
>rumor - until now! Get Window-Eyes for JAWS and use any SAPI
>synthesizer you have installed, and with the added bonus of no
>crashes! How stable will this program be, running on such an
>unstable platform? Window-Eyes has a rock solid reputation for
>stability. If we can do that in Windows, we can do it in JAWS. Will
>I be able to use third party programs? We admit, JAWS doesn't
>support much more than Microsoft Office these days, but with
>Window-Eyes for JAWS you can run all of your favorite programs.
>Window-Eyes for JAWS extends the support you get beyond office
>environments. Life is about more than work so enjoy it! What about
>synthesizers and Braille displays? Using these devices in JAWS has
>never been easy. Select it when you install JAWS or reinstall it to
>get them to work. But with Window-Eyes for JAWS, just select your
>Braille display or synthesizer from a list, and you don't even need
>to restart the program! And Window-Eyes for JAWS fully supports
>using your Braille Sense as a display! I'm not a programmer; will I
>have to learn to write scripts? Absolutely not! If you're a real
>glutton for punishment and hate yourself and life in general, you
>*can* write scripts... But with Window-Eyes for JAWS you don't have
>to submit to such torture! And are you tired of frames that break
>every time you restart a program? No more! Window-Eyes for JAWS
>gives you all the easy to use customization tools that have been in
>Window-Eyes for years. Buy Window-Eyes for JAWS and never script
>again! Every time I install a new version of JAWS, I find that
>something I use all the time is broken. Will Window-Eyes for JAWS
>help with this? Yes! With Window-Eyes for JAWS, never worry about
>upgrading again. We provide the consistency that JAWS cannot. And
>those commands that give three different results on three tries?
>With Window-Eyes for JAWS that will never happen again! Get your
>copy of Window-Eyes for JAWS today! Disclaimer: We accept no
>responsibility for anyone taking this "press release" seriously, and
>offer no apology or sympathy for anyone without a sense of humor.
>Have fun! posted by Ranger1138 at Monday, March 27, 2006

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