Hi, You can anyway. Just download NVDA. Oh, and it's free. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: 01438-742286 Mob: 07956334938 Fax: 01438-759589 Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jim mcauslan Sent: 19 June 2012 12:11 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blue sky thinking? Hi Martin, It would mean that I could dump Jaws Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn jim.mcauslan@xxxxxxx minds are like parachutes work best when open ----- Original Message ----- From: "martin wilsher" <martinwilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 12:03 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blue sky thinking? > how would this screen reading function complement what kerzweil already > does? > > there is no need to include another function, unless it is lacking in the > product. this leads to bloatware if not careful. take jaws for instance, > that is huge for a screen reader, and has functions that are hardly used. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jim mcauslan" <jim.mcauslan@xxxxxxx> > To: "access-uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:15 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Blue sky thinking? > > >> Hi List, >> >> Wouldn't it be great if an application, say Kurzweil, had a screen >> reading funtion. >> Any thoughts? >> Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn >> jim.mcauslan@xxxxxxx >> minds are like parachutes >> work best when open >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq