[real-eyes] Re: Windows Programs and Others
- From: Margaret Condy <condy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:43:22 -0500
About WE versus JFW: how does the quality of the voices compare? Are
they about equal? I'm well past my prime, and I want something that's as
close to a human voice as possible, because otherwise my feeble ears and
brain could have trouble understanding what's being said. A while ago, I
heard the voice on JFW on someone's computer, and could hardly make
sense of it. Of course, that could be because the guy had it talking at
rocket speed!
Margaret
On 19-Feb-2012 10:20 AM, Margaret Condy wrote:
> Glenn, my computer guy has tried a number of things to solve the
> problems, including putting in a new sound card with no luck. His most
> recent attempt involved taking absolutely everything off the computer
> and reloading the whole shebang. It didn't make a difference. Now he has
> de-activated some programs that he figures I won't use, and the sound
> issue seems, at least for now, to have been resolved. However, that's
> when WE seems to have lost its ability to read my e-mails. Could just be
> coincidence. He did play around with the display, to try and stop
> Window-Eyes from affecting it, but hasn't had any success. I'll see if I
> can make the changes you suggested, though. But I'm not very good at
> techie stuff, so wish me well in that.
>
> As far as the choice between JFW and WE is concerned, it probably
> doesn't matter much to me, because with all the problems I've had with
> WE, I really haven't hunkered down and tried to learn how to use it. I
> wonder if anyone else has any comments on why they would recommend one
> over the other. (But I don't want to start a flame war!)
>
> Margaret
>
> On 17-Feb-2012 10:29 PM, Glenn wrote:
>> Hi Margaret,
>> Sounds like you may have one or two issues.
>> I would first go to the device manager and remove the sound card, and let
>> windows re-detect it on start up.
>> Also, before you restart, from doing the above, check the resolution of the
>> display, it may be set too low.
>> You should have it set for the highest, or near highest resolution.
>> Another thought is that since you are low vision, you may have increased
>> some of the font sizes before you used either a third-party program, or
>> Microsoft's accessibility to make things larger.
>> I always set the fonts and such back to the windows defaults before using
>> accessibility settings for the display.
>> On the screenreader, personally, I like JFW, but if you are used to WE, I
>> think it would be better for you to use what you are used to, unless that
>> is, you never really learned the keyboard commands that are specific to WE.
>>
>> HTH.
>> Glenn
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Margaret Condy"<condy@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To:<real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:29 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Windows Programs and Others
>>
>>
>> Hi:
>>
>> I've been a lurker on this list for a while, and I'm impressed by the
>> knowledge you folks have. I'm not tech-savvy at all, so I'd like to ask
>> you a question, after giving you my background. I hope you'll have the
>> patience to read this -- I really need some advice!
>>
>> I'm a writer/editor, and I spend most of my day at the computer.
>> However, I've been gradually losing my vision for the past five years,
>> after cataract surgery that went wrong, and now I'm registered as
>> legally blind. About 1 1/2 years ago, planning for a future where my
>> vision would be completely gone, I got Window-Eyes and Kurzweil loaded
>> onto my computer, along with Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010.
>>
>> However, I've had all sorts of problems with what seem to be conflicts
>> between these various programs. To give you some examples, W-E seems
>> unable to read my e-mails in Thunderbird. Also, when I activate W-E, the
>> screen font becomes pixilated and much more difficult to read -- which
>> obviously wouldn't matter if I were completely blind, but is a major
>> irritant while I still have some vision. Also, when I've been using W-E,
>> I begin to develop problems with the sound cutting out, not just in W-E
>> but elsewhere as well. My computer guy, who I think is more a fan of
>> Jaws than of Window-Eyes, has been unable to resolve the issues. He
>> suggested that for now I try ZoomText, but it turns out that ZoomText
>> won't read my e-mails either.
>>
>> Now I have an opportunity to start afresh, with new programs, through
>> government support. A consultant at the Canadian National Institute for
>> the Blind -- the CNIB -- has recommended that I switch to Jaws, and that
>> I drop back from Microsoft Office 2010 to the previous version.
>>
>> I'd love to have your opinions about Window-Eyes versus Jaws, as well as
>> which basic PC programs you'd recommend (Office 2010 or something else).
>> Thank you all for any help you can offer.
>>
>> Margaret
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