[JAWSLite] Re: Jaws Scripts for Dragon

i was wondering with the jaws scrips do u still need jaw bones and or jay 
say
thanks paula
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:55 AM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Jaws Scripts for Dragon


> No, they did not modify it in any way, and so in my definition, that's a
> counterpart.  They did modify window eyes, and some of the windows
> settings, but they did not modify the hardware, and GW told me that
> themselves.
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> Chip
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
>> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 6:10 PM
>> To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Jaws Scripts for Dragon
>>
>> The Oqo is not the generic counterpart, or counter-part as
>> you put it, of
>> the Smalltalk Ultra. The Smalltak Ultra *is* an Oqo which GW
>> Micro took,
>> unmodified, raised the price on, and called it their own.
>>
>> Bruce
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>> On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Chip Orange wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Mike,
>> >
>> > I think your idea is spot-on.
>> >
>> > In vista, there's free speech recognition built-in, which
>> is reportedly
>> > as accurate as that of Dragon, and MS has just released a beta of an
>> > add-on product for the speech recognition which gives it macros
>> > capability (the product is referred to as WSR macros, and it's
>> > downloadable if you search for it).
>> >
>> > I'm switching to window eyes, not intending to start any
>> arguments here,
>> > but I'm going to use it's scripting facility to interface
>> it with the
>> > speech recognition macros, to do just what you describe: a very
>> > light-weight interface to give us a talking/listening computer.  I'm
>> > sure anyone determined enough can do the same with the jaws
>> scripting
>> > facility.
>> >
>> > It sounds like Dragon has an API of some sort, and I  know that some
>> > versions (I think professional?) have scripting capabilities, so it
>> > should be possible to have the same light-weight interface
>> using Dragon
>> > scripting.
>> >
>> > Maybe someone could even use the SayTools from Jamal Mazrui
>> so that it's
>> > screen-reader independent (if the dragon scripts can interface with
>> > SayTools that is).
>> >
>> > I think your quite right about where interfaces are going;
>> and once you
>> > consider this idea, have a look at the SmallTalk Ultra
>> being sold by GW,
>> > or it's generic counter-part from Oqo.  It's a fully
>> functional laptop
>> > computer (with a 120 gb hard drive or 64 gb solid-state drive), that
>> > weighs around 1 pound and can clip to your belt.  It's got
>> Bluetooth and
>> > wifi built-in, and an optional ev-do card.  You could use a
>> bluetooth
>> > headset to talk to it and have it talk to you, wear it on
>> your belt, and
>> > go somewhere with your hands free and have your computer
>> available to
>> > you at any time.  Maybe even someone will develope some talking GPS
>> > software for it????
>> >
>> > FYI, if this interests you, it's been told to me that you
>> can buy models
>> > with faster processor and more money from Oqo, or an Oqo
>> dealer, than
>> > the Ultra being sold by GW Micro, but I haven't verified this for
>> > certain.  Perhaps GW would order you the same enhanced models if you
>> > want; their thing is that they only sell it with a copy of
>> window eyes
>> > installed.
>> >
>> > I've seen it in use, with an omni-directional barcode
>> scanner attached,
>> > clipped to someone's belt, and using wifi and a free window
>> eyes script
>> > which let it lookup the scanned barcode on an internet
>> database and give
>> > you an instantaneous product description.  It was a very
>> impressive demo
>> > of what a computer without a keyboard can be used for.
>> >
>> > Nice brain-storming with you; please let me know if you come up with
>> > anything along these lines.
>> >
>> > Chip
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
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>> > Chip Orange
>> > Database Administrator
>> > Florida Public Service Commission
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>> > Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > (850) 413-6314
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>> > (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
>> > necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> [mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Bullis
>> >> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 6:22 PM
>> >> To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Subject: [JAWSLite] Jaws Scripts for Dragon
>> >>
>> >> I'm sure this subject has come up many times and there is
>> >> probably some
>> >> obvious reason for why the proposal I'm going to make hasn't
>> >> been done, but
>> >> I'd sure like to know it.
>> >>
>> >> I recently began some experimentation with jsay, the
>> >> commercial program that
>> >> interfaces with Dragon Naturally Speaking.  Although the
>> >> program has some
>> >> nice features, I'm not sure it doesn't do far more than it
>> >> needs to do and
>> >> I'm troubled by the numerous times it seems to actually slow
>> >> down my ability
>> >> to use dragon.
>> >>
>> >> I've been a dragon user for a couple of years without jsay
>> or any jaws
>> >> scripts.  Yes, there are features I can't use as I would
>> >> like, but, I do use
>> >> the program fairly effectively.  What I'd really like are
>> simply a few
>> >> scripts that allow access to the Dragon bar more easily and to the
>> >> correction box.  Jaws sometimes loses focus and can't read specific
>> >> information dragon is trying to convey.  But, I'm not sure
>> creating an
>> >> entire interface as jsay does is really the answer.
>> >> So, I'm wondering why somebody doesn't just create some jaws
>> >> scripts and
>> >> sell them for a bit of cash.  I think that for the sighted as
>> >> well as the
>> >> blind the era is coming when most of us talk to our
>> >> computers.  I don't
>> >> think that the sighted public will type when there is an
>> alternative.
>> >> Dragon is much more user friendly than it has been in the
>> >> past and training
>> >> that use to be time consuming is now very very quick and
>> >> easy.  Being able
>> >> to put information on a page at 200 words a minute is really
>> >> liberating, and
>> >> I say that as someone who is a pretty fast typist.  But, I
>> >> can't compete
>> >> with Dragon.  Furthermore, there is never a mis-spelled word
>> >> with Dragon.
>> >> Yes, there are wrong words, but not mis-spelled ones.  Even
>> >> this wrong word
>> >> phenomena goes away once one learns how to tell Dragon
>> what you meant.
>> >>
>> >> So, are there some scripts out there that I just can't find?
>> >> Or, are there
>> >> some reasons that I'm not considering as to why scripts
>> haven't been
>> >> developed?
>> >> Mike Bullis
>> >> Baltimore Maryland
>> >>
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