[access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:50:58 +0100
JAWS is still technically in public beta mode for VISTA (I believe something
similar is the case with WindowEyes). The latest Jaws build for version 8.0
has gone a significant distance to make VISTA work and useable.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Page
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 5:27 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
I think so far window-eyse and possibly system Access (though could be wrong
about system access) works with vista though I don't really know how well as
I am staying well away from it for the time being.
Regards
graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:49 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
Any of those you mention work on Vista Graham?
Trace
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:28 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
> not really no. it is meant to get people out of emergencies where nothing
> else works but they need to do something to the machine to get it working.
>
> You need a full screenreader whether it is a fully featured sscreenreader
> like JAWS, Window-eyes or Hal or you could go for the cheaper System
> Access.
>
> There is an open source free screen reader called Non visual desktop and a
> free screenreading program called Thunder too.
>
> Regards
>
> Graham
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:06 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>
>
> Not a lot of help then
>
> the prog, you're very helpful, thanks
>
> Trace
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:50 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>
>
>> useful for getting round very basic bits of windows when for some reason
>> or
>> other your ordinary screenreader will not work.
>>
>> Narrator is absolutely not a screenreader and cannot really be used
>> effectively and productively for even the most basic tasks.
>>
>> you can use it to navigate some bits of the windows operating system if
>> you
>> need to but that's about all.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> graham
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:04 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista's screen reader
>>
>>
>> How good is it?
>>
>> Trace
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 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
>>> 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 -----
>>> 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
>>> model
>>> of laptop so vista here I come.
>>>
>>> The problem is the speech, I believe there's a screen reader on vista?
>>> how
>>> good is it? and how does one activate it from within vista?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Trace
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