They haven't been a luxury item. They are an expensive necessity. Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel" <stoppard@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: The great jaws 8 debate? Very well said Robin. Only thing I would say is that screen readers have always been a luxury item for the blind. Nigel There's something wrong there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Clayden" <r.clayden@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 2:26 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] The great jaws 8 debate? >I sometimes wonder if we've reached a watershed in jaws and what it > achieves in serving our needs. I mean, now we've just been introduced to > IE7 and a suitably compatible version of Jaws, if you're O/S is XP, then > don't you think you have enough ammunition to sit tight for the next > five years and maybe much more without spending any more cash on this > product? This I accept will apply more to the domestic user rather than > us poor pro's in employment. > > By the time you reach the point where your system and jfw can't do the > job you need, then your computer system might need replacing, an > alternative screen reader at a much lower price may be around the market > place, and heck, maybe they'll speed up that research and cure us all > who suffer from RP! > > I totally agree that the enhancements in recent times, one could argue, > don't justify the upgrade price, and they do tend to bring in these > upgrades at frequent intervals when perhaps they could be re scheduled > to a longer period encompassing more of the new features in one upgrade > instead of two. > > But these techies at FS are constantly working to keep up with > technology and I suppose they've got to earn a living, just a pity it > has to be sponsored by us, the drawback of a product that's specialist > and has a limited market. I admit it's easy to be kind of casual about > the product when I'm fortunate to have mine paid by my employer, but I > do sympathise with the domestic users who have to shell out a lot of > cash they can't afford and find it difficult to agree they're getting > value for their money. > > All in all it's a fantastic tool for blind and visually impaired people > but it's fast becoming a luxury item. > > J m o, > > Kind regards, > > Robin Clayden, > Edinburgh College of Art, > 74 Lauriston Place, > EDINBURGH EH3 9DF. > > T: +44 0 131 221 6000 > E: r.clayden@xxxxxxxxx > W: http://www.eca.ac.uk=20 > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.11/543 - Release Date: > 20/11/2006 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq