[access-uk] Re: jaws 7
- From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:30:25 +0100
Adrian,
If you are involved in accessible web development, then the addition of
Firefox support may be enough to swing it.
I'm blessed with a fantastic ATW case worker who persuaded the powers
that be that this was sufficiently job beneficial to allow it through. Only
by the skin of my teeth though.
Tink.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:52 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: jaws 7
Assuming it does get paid for by ATW - you have to know how to word
things and have a supportive case officer to get an SMA via this route
as ATW don't pay for maintenance and upgrades unless you can prove they
are necessary for you to conduct your job. Which new feature of jfw 7 is
essential for me on a day to day basis I wonder...
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility and inclusion adviser
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ray's Home [mailto:rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 27 September 2005 16:27
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: jaws 7
I'd like to add to this thread, though not a JAWS user, if I were, I
wouldn't see the point in the latest upgrade, but then as has been said,
the income needs to come in continually to maintain software development
. SMA's are therefore encouraged to keep up the revenue flow.
Certainly I know of situations where they have got several versions
behind and the upgrade price is not so far off what they would pay for
the latest full version! All well and fine if ATW foots the bill, but
delays there can mean the next version will be upon you before they've
done with their bureaucratic thing.
Sure the manuals in DAISY format will be welcomed as well as all the
added-in tutorials, but couldn't these be a paid-for add in? The
clipboard thingy leaves me saying why? Aren't there plenty of clipboard
exstenders out there already? Quite a few being used by some on this
list, I think.
It also strikes me that script writers would surely have to supply a
number of versions of their scripts if they are going to sell them to
people who will not, or cannot keep up. Dare say that puts up the cost
of scripts a bit when several must be compiled to meet such situations.
Just might be that total cost of ownership, not to mention total stress
and hassle of upgrading could make some look elswhere, and thank
goodness there is competition!
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hodgson"
Hi,
The thing is now at work I am on 5.1. When Longhorn or whatever comes
out in a few years, I would pay more for upgrading to the latest version
at that time then if I had kept up with the upgrades, so the more
upgrades they put out in this period the more money they will make when
they get an upgrade a lot of users will have to jump up to. I really
don't see why they need to continually put out new software - I am quite
happy with the version I already have.
Thanks.
Andrew.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Barry
I'm happy with 5.1 and don't intend up-grading for a long time. If Bill
Gates comes up with a version of Windows that is radically better than
XP pro, then I might consider a mortgage to pay for it and an up-grade
in Jaws.
To be frank, I can't afford the cost of an upgrade without a very good
reason and there doesn't seem to be one in version 6 or 7.
Barry H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Higginbotham"
Haven't seen anyone commenting on this thread - could it be that we no
longer care very much about new jfw versions because they come so thick
and fast that each on it's own contains little worth talking about?
quick nav keys for word sounds handy particularly when reading large
documents but would we really remember more new keystrokes.
improved performance in adobe acrobat sounds like the single thing that
might make a difference to me day to day.
access to firefox is interesting on the face of it but will it make much
difference.
a nod to the competition with the version that can be run from a
pen-drive although interestingly at no extra cost which might have minor
benefits for a few although given that the authorization still has to
exist on each hoste machine suspect the usefulness is quite limited.
discuss
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility and inclusion advis
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