[access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader

  • From: "Andrew Ireland" <a.emaillists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:57:08 +0100

Trace,

NVDA is well worth having, it is very much in development, but should get
you by untill Supernova 8 is ready.

Take a look at: http://www.nvda-project.org/ 

All the best

--
Andrew 

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Spring.flower
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:08 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader

OK, this is a new on me, this prog is a screen reader that works in the 
progs I want it to and on the vista platform? am i right?

Where do I get it from.

BTW, I use supernova.

Tell me more

Trace

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:59 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader


> If you don't I'd go and download nvda now which is free and works very
> well, if you get on with it it'll certainly be enough to get you going
> in vista if you want to delay the pain of the jaws upgrade.  It works in
> outlook express, word, and internet explorer and firefox and much more
> besides I'm sure - not outlook itself yet but sure that will follow.
> =20
>
>
> Adrian Higginbotham
>
>
> Accessibility content manager
>
> British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
> Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
>
> Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of George Bell
> Sent: 26 April 2007 16:54
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>
> If you have JAWS 8, you can download the Vista Beta.
>
> George.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Spring.flower
> Sent: 26 April 2007 15:37
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>
> Thanks, what will that tell me and can I demo it?
>
> Another lister on here was talking about using vista on a laptop =
> only=3D20
> earlier this week, how was he doing that? are there any other speech
> progs=3D20 that work with vista?
>
> Trace
>
> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:17 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>
>
>> Suggest you look up Help in your current system - it's not really=20
>> changed in Vista.
>>
>> George.=3D3D20
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Spring.flower
>> Sent: 26 April 2007 15:13
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>>
>> You're so kind LOL
>>
>> OK, what could I do with it?  can I read an e mail with
> it?
>> write a letter=3D3D20
>> in word?
>>
>> Trace
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----=3D3D20
>> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:05 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>>
>>
>>> Helpful in an emergency is probably being kind.
>>>
>>> George.=3D3D3D20
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>> Spring.flower
>>> Sent: 26 April 2007 15:04
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>>>
>>> How good is it?
>>>
>>> Trace
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----=3D3D3D20
>>> From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 2:30 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>>>
>>>
>>>> VISTA comes with Narrator like it did with XP and you
> can
>>> start it up from=3D3D3D20
>>>> the logon screen as before using windows+U for the
>> utility
>>> manager.
>>>> Regards.
>>>>
>>>> Tristram Llewellyn
>>>> Sight and Sound Technology
>>>> Technical Support
>>>> www.sightandsound.co.uk
>>>>
>>>>  ----- Original Message -----=3D3D3D20
>>>>  From: Spring.flower
>>>>  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>  Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:52 PM
>>>>  Subject: [access-uk] Vista's screen reader
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hi
>>>>
>>>>  Remember me saying that I was having xp on my new
> laptop
>>> and not vista?
>>>>  well, err, i spoke too soon, there's no sound driver
> for
>>> xp with that=3D3D3D20
>>>> model
>>>>  of laptop so vista here I come.
>>>>
>>>>  The problem is the speech, I believe there's a screen
>>> reader on vista?=3D3D3D20
>>>> how
>>>>  good is it? and how does one activate it from within
>>> vista?
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks
>>>>
>>>>  Trace
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