I cannot comment on whether they are any easier to use or not as I have never attempted to use either of them! i didn't try any cheaper screen readers or magnification after i had the experience with lookout. now use Zoom Text or Supernova most, but have Jaws as a standby in case I might ever need to use a screen reader alone.
tony----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:22 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Dual and Lookout
Would you say that Thundre and NVDA are easier to use?----- Original Message ----- From: "TONY CRETNEY" <rac@xxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:06 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Dual and Lookout Yes this is correct Doris and Chris. The lookout screen reader was a very low cost screen reader which came out a number of years ago. There was a magnification system called Magnice which came out around the same time produced by the same stable. I used to have lookout but never actually mastered it as it had a lot more in the way of keystrokes than I have ever known a screen reader to have. The combination product with lookout and Magnice was called Dual as far as I can remember. Tony----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <chipmunks@xxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:21 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Dual and LookoutCould this be the Lookout screenreader, a lowcost offering put out by the ppl who now make Thunder?I believe Lookout used some sort of offscreen model but wasn't the hottestin functionality. I think there also was a lowcost screen magnifier to go with this but I do not know details. hth Doris At 09:44 AM 4/28/2010 +0100, you wrote:Has anyone ever heard of software called Dual and Look out? I have been asked to help a guy who claims to have these as speech and magnification. He says it's not working but it's difficult to find out much information over the telephone as he doesn't seem to know much about it. Cheers Barry ** 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2838 - Release Date: 04/27/10 02:27:00** 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
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