[access-uk] Re: Any Information re Window Eyes Appreciated.

  • From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:31:17 +0100

Hi Tony.

How do you find Zoomtext 8.1?  It would be good to generally recommend 
zoomtext again, particularly to people used to the package.  I am thinking 
of magnification features here rather than speach features.  Is Zoomtext now 
reasonably fast and stable?

Cheers

Graham
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Cretney" <rac@xxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 6:27 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any Information re Window Eyes Appreciated.



Hi Graham

I have been running the beta version of ZT9.0 for the past couple of months
and have found it to be not really that much more stable than ZT8.1 which is
the current version.  I have always been something of a fan of Zoom Text,
but since trying this our I am really coming to the conclusion that if I
want something along these lines it was going  to have to be Supernova.
This idea of Brian's  certainly sounds hopeful and, as I have a demo version
of WE on the way to me, I will be able to let you know how Window Eyes and
Zoom Text coexist over the next few days.

They certainly should work together in theory.

Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 5:59 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any Information re Window Eyes Appreciated.


>
> Hi brian and all.
>
> I certainly agree with you in terms of utilising skills but I would want
> to
> make sure first that Zoomtext and Window-eyes will definitely work
> together.
> I must say my confidence in Zoomtext was a bit shaken after all the
> problems
> people seemed to have with version 8.  is version 9 considered to be more
> stable?  I agree that buying Window-eyes represents a more cost effective
> solution and, while the help available is not as intuitive as JAWS, it is
> certainly better than the frankly lamentable help offered by Supernova.
>
> When I say this I am not trying to deliberately do any screenreaders
> downbut
> merely give my impressions concerning what is quite a tricky decision.
> Brian, have you much experience of the latest version of zoomtext,
> particularly working with Window-eyes on the system as well?  I know that
> DCM should allow them to work but I also fully realise that things are not
> always as straight forward as they may seem.
>
> Cheers
>
> Graham
> Graham Page
>
> Mobile: 07753 607980
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "brian hartgen" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:44 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any Information re Window Eyes Appreciated.
>
>
> Tony,
>
> In this specific situation, using Supernova does not make a lot of sense
> to
> me.  You are already used to using Zoomtext for magnification, so why not
> utilise the skills you already have and use Window-Eyes in conjunction
> with
> it?  In other words, just purchase Window-Eyes, and switch off the
> Zoomtext
> speech.  You can then use the speech from Window-Eyes to do the reading of
> the e-mail or other applications, and use the magnification from Zoomtext
> as
> and when you want it.
>
> In terms of reading e-mail with Outlook Express, this will be very easy to
> do with Window-Eyes.  W E uses Microsoft Active Accessibility to read the
> text from Outlook Express, so the accuracy is going to be very high
> indeed.
>
> Brian Hartgen
> E-MAIL:  brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
> MSN:  brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
> SKYPE:  brianhartgen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandra Henshall" <oceania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:29 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any Information re Window Eyes Appreciated.
>
>
>> Hi Tony,
>> I have been using Window-Eyes with Outlook Express for the last five
>> years
>> and have had no trouble with it at all.  If you want to write to me off
>> list with specific questions, I'd be happy to try and answer them for
>> you.
>> My e-mail address is:
>> oceania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Sandra.
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