[access-uk] Re: Windows Media Player versus Real Player.

  • From: Léonie Watson <lw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:36:43 -0000

James,

There hasn't been any mention of using mp3 format from our client, but I will certainly suggest it to them when I report back.

Cheers,
Tink.
----- Original Message ----- From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 4:19 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Media Player versus Real Player.


Hi

Is there any specific reason why you can't use mp3 - e.g. copyright or
something? This would enable people to stream the audio regardless of which
media player they were using. As I see it, the main problem is that the
best and least inaccessible software is Realplayer, but people with new
computers who want to stream the audio will only have Windows Media, and the
streaming audio might be particularly important to unskilled user with new
computers who perhaps can't use the text on the website. I'd say avoid
Windows Media, go for mp3 if you can, or else provide very detailed
instructions for downloading realplayer including a direct link to the setup
file of the free version.

James
----- Original Message ----- From: "Léonie Watson" <lw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 3:41 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Media Player versus Real Player.


James, Harry,

    Thanks, some interesting information coming through here. It isn't so
much a decision for myself, but I'm helping the developers of a central
government web site decide which format to make their streaming available
in.

Cheers,
Tink.
----- Original Message ----- From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 3:18 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Media Player versus Real Player.


> Hi
>
> I've never got Windows Media working propperly with JAWS 4.51, I can't
> seem
> to access any of the buttons.  I tend to use Realplayer and although it
> isn't perfect it's just about usable.  I have noticed some strange
things
> happening with the microsoft Active Accessibility, sometimes when MSAA
is 
> communicating directly with the screen reader it causes JAWS to read
> controls differently to how it would behave by default.  There are also
a
> few prompts that seem to have been written using both lower and upper
case
> letters in the same word, so you have to be careful with the 'Mixed > Case
> Processing' option in JAWS configuration Manager.
>
> James
>
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