[access-uk] Re: Review: NovaTalk - Screen reader/magnifier and enhanced PC control by voice

  • From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:05:44 +0100

Hi Kevin,

It is purely a link between Dolphin Supernova and Dragon, that's why it is
called Novatalk.

If you have Jaws, you'd use J-Say.

Window-Eyes and NVDA don't have a link as far as I know.

All the best

Steve

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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Kevin Cussick
Sent: 20 September 2012 11:00
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Review: NovaTalk - Screen reader/magnifier and
enhanced PC control by voice

Hello,

Dose this product have to be used strictly with the dolphin effort? or 
will it work with any other screen reader? I will take a look lastly how 
expensive is this program?

On 20/09/2012 10:26, Hussein Patwa wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to let you know about a new product, NovaTalk, which I have
> been using for the last few months and which has allowed me to use
> speech recognition more effectively as well as control my screen reader
> by voice.
>
> As some of you may know, I have had worsening Raynaud's phenomenon in my
> hands for some time and have been using Dragon NaturallySpeaking alone
> to reduce the need for typing.  This worked OK, but correcting errors in
> the text was time-consuming and there was still the problem of having to
> use the keyboard a lot to control Dolphin SuperNova Access Suite (which
> I use for magnification, speech and Braille).  More recently, it has
> proved extremely difficult to navigate documents and webpages through
> having to constantly use the tab, arrow keys, etc.  Together with
> SuperNova?s Virtual Focus (or Dolphin Cursor as it?s now called).
>
> NovaTalk now allows me to perform many of SuperNova's actions through
> spoken commands.  For example, I can read documents, spell out words,
> copy and paste text.  I can increase and decrease magnification, toggle
> the colour changer and pan around the screen by voice thus no longer
> having to use the mouse.  Most useful of all, I can now navigate
> webpages, e-mails using the Dolphin cursor, jump backwards and forwards
> through different elements including forms without touching the keyboard.
>
> I also have vast control over how text on screen is announced.  For
> example, I can read back specific links, headings, paragraphs and
> controls with a few simple voice commands, meaning I don't have to
> remember many keyboard hotkeys to achieve the same results.  This is
> especially useful as I use NovaTalk on both my desktop and laptop, yet
> these two systems have different keyboard layouts and thus different
> hotkeys.  Using the same voice commands on any system completely
> resolves this problem.
>
> Apart from this, I now find dictation considerably easier than when
> using Dragon alone.  Dictated text is echoed back to me immediately so I
> can correct errors as I go rather than having to go through the whole
> document at the end.  Also, dictated text is automatically saved so it
> can be recovered via the Recall command should my computer crash.  I can
> also recover previous dictations, which is great if I delete something
> and then change my mind.
>
> Voice training was always a hassle, as I required sighted assistance to
> know what text to read back to Dragon.  Now the required text is read to
> me automatically for me to repeat and I also know when text has not been
> recognised and needs to be re-read.  This has removed many frequent
> errors in dictation I experienced when using Dragon alone.
>
> It's honestly difficult to list how many things I am able to do with
> just one program.  I can use Regular Items to call different
> applications, favourites in Internet Explorer, folders on my hard drive
> and even different folders within Microsoft Outlook simply by creating a
> voice command with a name I can remember.  Also really useful is the
> ability to use Regular Shortcuts to add blocks of text I use frequently
> (such as my address or signature), similar to macros in Word but they
> can be used in any application including on the web.
>
> The program has a workbook in Word format and this is also split into
> sections with step-by-step instructions online.  The technical support
> provided through the online ticket system on the ExtraSolutions website
> has been fantastic the few times I have had to use it but the program is
> also easy to learn and I have been able to guess many of the commands
> without reading the documentation.
>
> Before using NovaTalk there were many days when I was unable to work as
> it was just too painful to use the keyboard.  NovaTalk has solved this
> problem and I also find that I now work faster and more effectively.  I
> have also learnt about many functions of Dolphin SuperNova I didn't even
> know existed just by learning the commands to work them.
>
> I know speech recognition is not for everyone but I would strongly
> recommend this product to anyone.  You can find more information on
> www.ExtraSolutions.co.uk and I am also happy to answer any questions
> from anyone now I?ve used the software for some time.
>
> Anyway, hope this helps someone and thanks for reading.
>
> All the best for now and take care.
>
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