Re: Preview of JAWS 12

  • From: "Zdenek Vopat" <zdenekvopat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 13:03:01 +0200

Hello wwhat are their functionaliisty that jaws does not have?
Many thanks.
Zdenek

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris hallsworth" <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: Preview of JAWS 12


> Hi all,
> not to bash JAWS but there are others out there. Whether they're 
> "better" is for one's personal likings. I personally like JAWS, but 
> prefer NVDA and also like Window-Eyes and System Access. But that's me 
> and this is by no means in a particular order.
> Hope this helps.
> 
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> On 04/08/2010 20:47, Zdenek Vopat wrote:
>> hello everyone:
>> do you think that there is a better screan reading software than jaws?
>> Just curious.
>> Zdenek
>>
>>    ----- Original Message -----
>>    From: Alan Clendinen
>>    To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>    Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 4:14 PM
>>    Subject: re: Preview of JAWS 12
>>
>>
>>    Cy,
>>
>>    I used to work for an Apple dealership, and was a die-hard promoter of 
>> the Macintosh. After losing my eyesight in 91, I went back to college to 
>> become a software engineer. Needless to say, all the classes required use of 
>> an MS Windows operating system, because there were far more options for 
>> compilers and programming tools written for Windows.
>>
>>    That's where I first began using JAWS for Windows and JAWS for DOS.
>>
>>    The built-in screen-reader app for Macs is probably better than the old 
>> OutSpoken, but it's not fair to compare a screen-reader produced 20 years 
>> ago with a screen-reader written today. I will say, however, that from what 
>> I've seen, JFW 11 is a much more capable and versatile screen-reader than 
>> the one Apple offers. This is probably due to the fact that JAWS has to make 
>> constant improvements in order to compete in the marketplace, while Apple's 
>> screen-reader has no competition.
>>
>>    Alan
>>
>>    Cy wrote:
>>    Alan,
>>    I also used Outspoken in the early 90s.
>>
>>    You are almost correct, Outspoken made the Mac *almost* useable. 
>> (LOLLOLLOL)
>>
>>    Compared to what we have today it was very basic to say the least.
>>
>>    That is actually why I migrated to the DOS/Windows machines. I believe the
>>    first speech software I used on a DOS machine was Artic and used a
>>    Symphonics 215 speech board. It was also pretty limited but better than
>>    Outspoken.
>>
>>    I wish I had the guts to just switch back to a Mac and leave all this W7,
>>    JAWS 11 and so on behind. (LOL)
>>
>>    Cy, The Anasazi.
>>
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