[access-uk] Re: laptop accessibility
- From: Edward Green <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 18:51:09 +0000
Hi Husna,
You shouldn’t have a problem using Window-Eyes with Windows 8.1. However,
Window-Eyes doesn’t support touch screens as of Window-Eyes version 8.4 or 9.0
beta 1 (I suppose it’s possible that the functionality may be added prior to
the release of 9.0 but I don’t know whether it will be). This means that
you’ll need a keyboard interface rather than, say, a tablet. If you get one of
those two in one tablets, then Window-Eyes will only work with the laptop part
as far as I know.
You might also want to be careful in terms of which laptop you get. An
increasing number seem to have touch sensitive controls these days. For
example, I saw two this week: one had touch sensitive function keys, and one
bizarrely had a touch sensitive caps lock. You’ll also want to ensure you can
do things like easily turn on or off wi-fi.
Some people do prefer Windows 7 over Windows 8.1, though you may find yourself
paying more for a Windows 7 laptop. While this might seem counter intuitive,
it’s a simple supply or demand issue - Microsoft pushed PC manufacturers to
ship Windows 8 machines and no-one wanted them, so Windows 7 machines are (or
at least were) scarcer.
Cheers,
Ed
> On 1 Dec 2014, at 07:09, Husna Begum <h.begum99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> are laptops with windows 8.1 easily accessible with window eyes, even the
> ones that say touch screen? or is it best to get a laptop with windows 7?
>
> thanks, Husna
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