I'm sorry, I only found out the software from another list. I've only had it under two weeks.
Mr IT Help Desk [HND] E-mail and Facebook: christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 On 27/05/2010 18:52, Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) wrote:
Wow, when did that go PD? At least they didn't abandon the program, as they did DisplayWrite in the early '90's. I've always found it ironic that the company that took personal computing to a new level never seemed to know how to handle its good fortune. They were like the dog that chased the automobile, and did not know what to do when he caught it. They always gave great tech support though--the real platinum standard. Ted -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 1:44 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Jaws and OpenOffice 3.2 I am trying IBM Lotus Symphony and it appears to work well. It's based currently on Open Office 1, however the next major release will be based on Open Office 3. The website is http://symphony.lotus.com. Note this program, like OpenOffice, is free. Mr IT Help Desk [HND] E-mail and Facebook: christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 On 27/05/2010 14:27, Alex Midence wrote:Hi, folks, Has anyone on this list ever messed around with OpenOffice? Http://www.openoffice.org It's a free, open source office suite made by the same people that make Oracle. It has a word processor, a spreadsheet, data base software, a graphics design software (not sure about that one actually(, presentation softwre and a web design feature. Saves stuff in all sorts of formats. Anyway, it apears to have some hang-ups with Jaws even when the Java Access Bridge is downloaded and the "use assistive technology with OpenOffice" function is turned on in the accessibility tab. Dialog boxes aren't readily apparent when you opoen them in any of the apps, you have to use the Jaws cursor. Buttons in toolbars are not labeled at all and don't seem to have tooltips to help you label them. The spread sheet gives you virtually no information at all with regard to what cell you are on. Tables and things don't seem to read very well either. About all that does seem to read ok is the basic editing and navigation of the word processor. You can read what you've typed but, that's pretty much it. Has anyone here had better luck with Jaws and this software? If so, how did you configure Jaws to work better? Do you, perhaps have any script files you may be willing to share or know where I might obtain them? Reason I'm messing around with this software is that we have MS Office 2002 at home and were talking about upgrading to something. Open Office is free and saves into enough file formats that, if I could get it to work, would eliminate the need to spend the five or seven hundred bucks or so it takes to buy Office 2007. Thanks all, Alex -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list:http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message tojfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at:http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.htmlIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list,or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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