[access-uk] Re: Windows Media Center JAWS or WindoEyes
- From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:09:09 -0000
Hi,
I agree about laptop layout. GW need to introduce a layout like the Jaws
laptop one. Actually, Jaws standard works fine with Media Centre, so
therefore I presume with XP Pro, but only for 40 minutes at a time, so even
more frustrating!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:06 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Media Center JAWS or WindoEyes
> Andy.
>
> I've not seen it but I'm guessing that out of the box Media Centre is the
> same as XP Home and Pro in it's basic functionality. It has alot more
> support for media use, just like XP Pro has more security features and
> things like disk space quoataing.
>
> The latter so you can dictate how much space a user on the system can
> use..
>
> The reason for needing Jaws Pro is because they have to take the same
> steps
> to get Jaws to hook into the system as they do with XP Pro.
>
> Completely ridiculous.
>
> Your case is a classic one that I'm sure Freedom just shrug and say ah
> well
> too.
>
> That's a great idea about having both machines running and that way you
> can
> avoid the frustrations that drive you to the point of wanting to toss the
> thing out the window by walking away and back to your older one.
>
> I still use Jaws on my laptop because I find Window Eye's laptop layout
> support very very cumbersome.
>
> You can get an external keyboard but that negates portibility IMHO.
> Ôà
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:10 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Media Center JAWS or WindoEyes
>
>
> Hi Dave.
>
> Already got my WE Tutorials out, for a second time. Perhaps I should be a
> bit more patient and do a little each evening. You said that everything
> was
> working fine on your new computer. Is it an XP Home or Media Center
> Dave..
> I ask because it looks like I'll be moving onto Media Center with my new
> computer. Learning Media Center alongside WindowEyes is a bit frightening
> though.
>
> By the way, you wouldn't have the subscription details for the WindowEyes
> List?
>
> Best wishes.
> Andy
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:47 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Media Center JAWS or WindoEyes
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Well, as I said, I've gone over, well, am in the process of, to window
>> eyes.
>> My impressions are that everything just seems to work with this new
>> computer
>> without much less effort than on other machines. I tried it with Jaws and
>> got the old issue of the ctrl key locking on and nothing I could do about
>> it, which I have been nagging Sight and Sound and FS about for over a
>> year.
>> There is a Jaws keyboard layout if you really want it, but I would learn
>> the
>> new keystrokes and change the ones you don't like. I think the speech is
>> sometimes slightly weird having been used to Jaws but it never seems to
>> crash and it is definitely quicker than Jaws. It'll probably even speed
>> your
>> existing machine up.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Dave
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:16 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Windows Media Center JAWS or WindoEyes
>>
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> Looks like my new computer will be a Windows Media Center. I'll have to
>>> upgrade to JAWS 8 Professional or WindowEyes 6, in order to access it.
>>>
>>> What do people think? Should I stick with JAWS or move to WindowEyes?
>>>
>>> I'd love to hear from Media Center users as there has been very little
>>> mail
>>> recently discussing this OS, which is surprising as XP Home appears to
>>> be
>>> on
>>> the way out, and most of the new computers that I have seen on sites
>>> over
>>> the last week have been Window Media Center machines.
>>>
>>> Best wishes.
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>
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