[real-eyes] Re: Windows Programs and Others
- From: "Sandra Merrell" <sandra.merrell@xxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:06:23 -0600
Hi there,
Have you heard of System Access? That's really good as well and also fyi you
do not pay for updates, yes, they are free! It's also cheaper too in case
you are on a budget. Go to www.serotek.com for more information. My husband
and I both have it and are very thankful.
Sandra
sandra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could You please
get that for me?"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mitchell D. Lynn" <mlynn@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 10:46 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Windows Programs and Others
I can't speak to the newest versions of either Window-Eyes or JAWS. I
started as a WE user back when it first came out, and I was one of the beta
testers for a number of years. I ended up switching to JFW at some point out
of necessity at work, but I continued to use WE at home. Ultimately, I ended
up going 95% JFW and kept WE around for those occasions where it worked
better. I have a much more difficult time switching from JFW to WE than I
did the other way round.
I was all set to pull the trigger on an upgrade to latest version of
Window-Eyes; then I learned that they completely re-worked the user
interface. Now the WE upgrade is on hold. So why was I thinking of switching
back to Window-Eyes if I think JFW is easier to use out of the box? GW Micro
has a payment plan.
The upshot is that I think it will be easier for you to move from
Window-Eyes to JAWS rather than vice versa. You already have WE, so the
prudent thing to do is put it through its paces. If it does what you want,
then stick with it. If not, then consider the move to JAWS. Altervatively,
do what many others have done and get both.
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Margaret Condy
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 8:47 AM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Windows Programs and Others
Hi, Glenn:
Thanks for your reply, with your suggestions about helping me get WE to work
properly for me. Here's how things stand now: my computer guy put in a brand
new sound card, which didn't make any difference, but then he de-activated
(right word?) some unessential programs, and the sound issue now seems to be
resolved.
I did check the display resolution, and it's set to the highest resolution.
I also put the fonts to the default size. But this didn't make any
difference; the fonts are still affected when I turn WE on.
As far as e-mail is concerned, it seems that my version of WE is
incompatible with the newer versions of Thunderbird, so I'm kind of out of
luck there.
In regard to WE versus JFW, I haven't been using WE long enough to become
really familiar with the keyboard commands, so I could quite comfortably
change to JFW.
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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