[accesscomp] Dan's tip of the day
- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tektalk discussion" <tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:13:17 -0800
Window Eyes 8.2 beta Screen Reader Software
Screen Reading software is usually appropriate for customers seeking employment
or college training if they have prerequisite typing and computer skills and
are unable to use screen magnification software. Window Eyes, System Access,
NVDA and JAWS are four screenreading software being used today.
Window Eyes 8.2 beta Screen Reader Software is available from GW Micro.
The GW Micro website
http://www.gwmicro.com/ provides much valuable information.
Window Eyes Pricing Information
Window-Eyes: $895.00
Window-Eyes 2-Upgrade SMA: $199.00
Window-Eyes 3-Upgrade SMA: $299.00
Payment Plan: As low as $39.00/month
60 Day Evaluation: $39.00
Agency Licenses, Site Licenses and Educational discounts are available. Please
contact sales@xxxxxxxxxxx for more information.
Window-eyes Featurings
support for Windows XP (Home, Professional, and Media Center), Windows Server
2003, Windows Vista (all 32-bit and 64-bit versions, including Vista Ultimate,
Vista Home Premium, Vista Home Basic, Vista Business, and Vista Enterprise),
all 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008, and all 32-bit and
64-bit versions of Windows 7, Window-Eyes puts you in the hands of the m
Window Eyes System Requirements
additional recommendations: for software speech, a multichannel sound card such
as the Sound Blaster RG or Sound Blaster live, is strongly recommended. Note
that increased RAM will assist in the performance of software speech.
Window Eyes latest version specific info
can be found at
http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Latest_Features/
There is a very comprehensive "read me" documentation covering important
information about the most recent 8.2 beta version.
Below is a short excert from that document. In order to read the complete
document, visit:
http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Beta/Readme/
Welcome to Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 2
GW Micro is proud to announce the release of Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 2. In
addition to the features introduced in Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 1, Window-Eyes 8.0
Beta 2 brings the ability to navigate by ARIA landmarks, ARIA Live support, and
stability improvements based on customer feedback.
Keep reading to learn more about Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 2, and what it can do for
you.
Keeping In Touch
Now that you have the power of Window-Eyes at your fingertips, why not join up
with other Window-Eyes users on a GW Micro e-mail list? There are several to
choose from: GW-Info for lively discussions of GW Micro products and services,
GW-News for GW Micro news announcements only, GW-Scripting for Window-Eyes
script developers and users, and many more. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or
manage an existing subscription, visit http://www.gwmicro.com/lists.
Subscribing is as simple as entering your email address in the email address
edit box, selecting the Subscribe/Default radio button, selecting the GW-Info
email list from the combo box of available lists, then selecting the Modify
button. You will then receive a confirmation message. Select the link provided
in the confirmation email, and you will become a member of the largest public
network of Window-Eyes users, always eager and willing to answer any questions
you may have. Although we encourage all users to help each other with questions
and problems, you can take comfort in knowing that the GW-Info list is
constantly monitored by GW Micro employees.
You may also contact us directly by using the contact information listed above.
Thank You!
Window-Eyes is developed with you in mind. Please feel free to contact us
regarding any questions, comments, or suggestions that you may have; we are
eager to hear from you. Now read on to learn more about your latest investment,
and thank you for choosing Window-Eyes!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The following documentation consists of important information that you need to
know before using this version of Window-Eyes.
1. You must already have an existing copy of Window-Eyes 7.5 (including 7.5,
7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.3, 7.5.4, or 7.5.4.1) or Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 1 installed
before installing Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 2. If you elect to install this version
on a computer running either Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, please use the
dedicated setup available on the Window-Eyes beta website as versions less than
Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 1 will not install on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.
2. If you are running Windows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2008 or 2008 R2,
Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 2 will not install over a version of Window-Eyes less than
7.5. If you are running a version of Window-Eyes less than 7.5, you will need
to upgrade to Window-Eyes 7.5.4.1 by contacting our order department at
260-489-3671, or orders@xxxxxxxxxxxx
3. Access to the public Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 2 program is limited to valid,
registered copies of Window-Eyes for XP, Vista, 7, Server 2008, and Server 2008
R2. To check your eligibility for the public Window-Eyes Beta program, visit
http://www.gwmicro.com/beta, enter your 10 character serial number in the edit
box provided, and press enter. Anyone running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
is welcome to run Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 2 using the separate, dedicated
Window-Eyes installation package available from GW Micro's web site.
4. As of July 13, 2010, Microsoft ended support for all Windows 2000
products. Window-Eyes 8.0 Beta 2, therefore, will not install under Windows
2000, and requires at least Windows XP SP3 to run.
5. This beta will eventually expire and revert to a 30-minute demonstration
mode. It is your responsibility to either update to the final version of
Window-Eyes 8.0 when it becomes available or downgrade to Window-Eyes 7.5
before the beta times out.
6. While GW Micro believes the Window-Eyes public beta is stable enough for
public testing, bugs may still exist. Please report any problems using the
contact methods listed above.
7. The feature set for the final Window-Eyes 8.0 is subject to change at GW
Micro's discression.
This readme is divided up into various sections. The start of each major
section will begin with two plus signs and the start of each minor section will
begin with two minus signs. This means that you can search for ++ to move to
the start of a major section, and -- to move to the start of a minor section.
If you are reading the manual on a Windows PC using Notepad, we recommend
maximizing the Notepad window with ALT-SPACE, then X. It is also a good idea to
make sure that "word wrap" is enabled. This is usually found under the format
menu of Notepad.
Other Excerpts from this site include:
Window-Eyes is nothing less than the most stable screen reader available on the
market today. Featuring Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home, Professional, and Media
Center), Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista (all 32-bit versions, including
Vista Ultimate, Vista Home Premium, Vista Home Basic, Vista Business, and Vista
Enterprise) and Windows Server 2008 compatibility, Window-Eyes puts you in the
hands of the most powerful screen reading software ever created.
Window-Eyes gives total control over what you hear and how you hear it. Plus,
with its enhanced Braille support that control is extended to what you feel as
well. On top of all that, the power and stability of Window-Eyes means that
most applications work right out of the box with no need for endless tinkering
in order to get them to function properly.
Window-Eyes is your key to opening the doors of a world with unlimited
information. A world where work takes precedence over technical hassles.
Window-Eyes is a leading software application for the blind and visually
impaired, which converts components of the Windows operating system into
synthesized speech allowing for complete and total access to Windows based
computer systems. Window-Eyes integration into Windows is seamless, providing
you with instant access to the operating system without having to learn a
complicated set of keystrokes.
Applications that utilize standard Microsoft controls will be spoken
automatically with little to no configuration necessary. Other applications may
require simple modifications to Window-Eyes whose options are easily accessible
via a well organized, speech control panel.
The Window-Eyes User's Guide (available in a multitude of formats -- see below)
provides detailed instructions and examples for beginning configuration options
such as voice parameters and verbosity, as well as advanced instruction for
tasks such as setting up user and hyperactive windows, and creating customized
settings for individual applications.
GW Micro is committed to the user. Our partnerships with mainstream companies
such as Microsoft, Adobe, Macromedia, and PeopleSoft allows us to make
Window-Eyes one of the primary tools for testing product accessibility. We work
hard to make sure that Window-Eyes provides you with the best access possible
for the most popular applications.
You expect a lot from Window-Eyes. And you should. We're raising those
expectations further with Window-Eyes, designed to harness the power of Windows
2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008.
Windows has customized itself to individual work habits and preferences.
Window-Eyes does the same, making it the most productive, easy-to-use screen
reader ever.
Window-Eyes Feature List
Industry standard scripting support provides users with the tools to enhance
the accessibility and usability of third party applications, the operating
system, and even Window-Eyes itself. GW Micro is also proud to offer Script
Central, a centralized script repository where both script users and script
developers can gather to distribute and discuss Window-Eyes scripts.
Support for Excel 2000/XP/2003/2007 Support
Support for Word 2000/XP/2003/2007
Revolutionary PowerPoint 2000/XP/2003/2007 Support
Complete Access to Microsoft Outlook 2000/XP/2003/2007 Calendar and Email
Easily Read and Access Email Headers (including Attachments) in Outlook and
Outlook Express
Powerful Internet Support with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox
Remote Access with Citrix Metaframe XP
Tip of the Day
Powerful Set File Manager
Remote Access with Microsoft Terminal Services
Multiple Keyboard Layouts
Remote Access with Microsoft Windows XP Remote Desktop
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Menu Levels
Includes Microsoft Speech Software Synthesizer
Includes DECtalk Access 32
Includes Ten Eloquence Voices
MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility) Support
Support for all video systems
Ability to read text under the mouse pointer as it moves
Switch Braille displays on the fly
Switch synthesizers on the fly
More Supported Braille Displays than the Competition
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Mobile and Network Installation Options
Text, PDF, Windows Help, Daisy, HTML Documentation
Works with many applications "out of the box." Little or no extra configuration
required.
No Authorization Keys (applies to U.S, Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand)
First to support Adobe PDF, Macromedia Flash, and more
Unprecedented Stability and Performance
Contact info:
GW Micro, Inc.
725 Airport North Office Park
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Ph: 260-489-3671 Fax: 260-489-2608
www.gwmicro.com sales@xxxxxxxxxxx support@xxxxxxxxxxx Hours: M-F, 8a-5p, EDST
Window Eyes Technical support department
at support@xxxxxxxxxxx or via phone at 260-489-3671.
Window Eyes User Interface
The Window Eyes 7.1 User Interface includes menus of:
The Window Eyes 7.1 User Interface includes menus of:
1. File (ALT + F)
a. Save (S)
b. Manage Sets and Scripts (M)
c. Select Synthesizer (Y)
d. Select Braille Display (B)
e. Startup Options (R)
f. Exit (X)
2. Screen (ALT + S)
a. Rate (R)
b. Pitch (P)
c. Tone (T)
d. Volume (O)
e. Blank Lines (B)
3. Keyboard (ALT + K)
a. Voice (V)
b. Rate (R)
c. Pitch (P)
d. Tone (T)
e. Volume (O)
f. Keyboard Layout (K)
4. Mouse (ALT + M)
a. Voice (V)
b. Rate (R)
c. Pitch (P)
d. Tone (T)
e. Volume (O)
5. Hotkeys (ALT + O)
a. Cursor (C)
b. Mouse (M)
c. Browser Mode (B)
d. Miscellaneous (I)
e. User Windows (W)
f. Office (O)
6. Baille (ALT + B)
a. Hot Keys (H)
b. Options (O)
c. Apply Braille Settings to All Programs (A)
d. Braille Windows (B)
7. Global (ALT + L)
a. Menu Level (M)
8. Help (ALT + H)\
a. Window-Eyes Manual (W)
b. Window-Eyes Scripting Manual (S)
c. Window-Eyes ReadMe (R)
d. Tip of the Day (T)
e. Error Reporting (R)
f. Window-Eyes Updates (U)
g. About Window-Eyes (A)
Window Eyes Training manuals
can be found at: http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Manual/
Window Eyes free 30 Minute Demo
can be found at: http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Demo/
Basic registration is required.
The Window-Eyes demo is fully functional except for one item (which is excluded
in the full version of Window-Eyes): the demo will time out after 30 minutes.
You will need to reboot for an additional 30 minutes. You may do this an
unlimited number of times. Please note: The Window-Eyes demo is 30.5 MB in
size. If you would prefer to have the demo on a free CD, please contact our
sales department at 260-489-3671.
Window Eyes Hot Keys - Quick Reference Guide
This appendix describes all hot keys. Each of these keys can be defined by you
through the various sections of the hot keys menu of the Voice Control Panel.
Many of the items in each section of this menu have been assigned hot keys,
while others have been left unassigned. Until an item has been assigned a hot
key, it is unusable by Window-Eyes. There is no functional reason to assign
items you don't need. For example, you probably would never use the previous,
current and next paragraph hot keys from within a spread-sheet program.
Generally, assign keys that your application program does not use, or does not
use often. If you do assign some of your application's program's keys as
Window-Eyes hot keys, it's OK. you just have to press the bypass hot key
(INS-B) before you press the hot key, if you want Window-Eyes not to execute
the key but, instead, pass it along to the application program. The majority of
the hot keys which read something (excluding the read window hot keys) use the
coordinates of the currently active window. Let's say that the active window
has a left column of ten and a right column of twenty. When you press the
Current-Line hot key, Window-Eyes only voices the characters between 10 pixels
from the left side of your user window and 20 pixels from the right side of
your user window.
Along with the default hot key layout, there are three other layouts offered.
The default layout makes heavy use of the numeric keypad. Most people prefer
this approach. However, if you are using a keyboard which doesn't have easy
access to a keypad or if you are more comfortable with a layout similar to
Vocal-Eyes you may want to consider one of the alternatives. Of course you can
also customize the hot keys to your exact needs through the hot keys menu. But
if you want to quickly change the layout for all set files to the laptop or
Vocal-Eyes layout, you can do the following.
Press CTRL-BACKSLASH to go to the Window-Eyes control panel, press ALT-K for
the keyboard menu, and then press K to access the keyboard layout options.
Select one of the available layouts, and press ENTER. Once you select an option
you will be asked if you wish to continue. If you wish to abort the change,
simply press the letter "N." If you wish to continue press the letter "Y." It
will take several seconds to complete the task. Once it has finished, your new
layout will take effect immediately.
Although you can change the hot key layout, keep in mind that this manual
assumes the default layout is being used. All references to hot keys are based
on the default layout. If you change the layout, keep this in mind. You can
always return to the default layout by selecting the Default Layout option. The
last keyboard layout you selected will be checked in the keyboard layout menu.
While in the list box of available hot keys, you can do the following to move
through the list:
Press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to move one entry at a time.
Press the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys to move twenty entries at a time.
Press the HOME key to go to the first entry or END to go to the last entry.
Repeatedly press the first letter of the option you want until you get there.
Each press of the letter will move you to a new entry which starts with that
letter.
Start spelling out the entry you want. As you type out the entry, Window-Eyes
will move you to the next entry in the list that matches what has been typed so
far. Continue spelling the entry until you get to the entry you wish. If you
pause more than one second between keystrokes, the sequence will restart
beginning with the character after the one second pause. This is an excellent
method of getting to the entry as quick as possible.
Default Layout Quick Reference Guide
The following is a quick reference guide listing the most commonly used hot
keys of the default keyboard layout which takes great advantage of the numeric
keypad. The numpad is laid out in the following fashion, again starting with
the top left most key, the Num Lock key, and moving in a downward direction.
Row 1:
NUMLOCK
SLASH (/)
STAR (*)
DASH
Row 2:
7 (HOME)
8 (UP ARROW)
9 (PAGE UP)
PLUS (+)
Row 3:
4 (LEFT ARROW)
5 (CENTER)
6 (RIGHT ARROW)
Row 4:
1 (END)
2 (DOWN ARROW)
3 (PAGE DOWN)
ENTER
Row 5:
0 (INS)
DELETE
Normal
The hot keys below are listed in the order that they appear on the numpad,
starting with the top left most key, the NUMLOCK key.
NUMLOCK - Toggles NUMLOCK state on or off
SLASH - Single Click Left Button
STAR - Single Click Right Button
DASH - WE/Mouse Toggle
7 - Mouse Top Left
8 - Mouse Line Prior
9 - Mouse Top Right
PLUS - Cursor to Mouse
4 - Mouse Character Prior
5 - Mouse Line
6 - Mouse Character Next
1 - Mouse Bottom Left
2 - Mouse Line Next
3 - Mouse Bottom Right
DELETE - Default Button
With INS
The hot keys below are listed in the order that they appear on the numpad,
starting with the top left most key, the NUMLOCK key, and holding down the INS
Key (Number 0 on the number pad). If keys that were listed above are not listed
below, then they have no function with the INS key held down.
SLASH - Toggle Left Button
STAR - Toggle Right Button
DASH - Sync WE and Mouse
7 - Mouse Clip Prior
8 - Mouse Clip
9 - Mouse Clip Next
PLUS - Mouse to Focus
4 - Mouse Word Prior
5 - Mouse Word
6 - Mouse Word Next
1 - Mouse Sentence Prior
2 - Mouse Sentence
3 - Mouse Sentence Next
DELETE - Drag and Drop
With Control
The hot keys below are listed in the order that they appear on the numpad,
starting with the top left most key, the NUMLOCK key, and holding down the
Control Key. If keys that were listed above are not listed below, then they
have no function with the Control key held down.
8 - Cursor Paragraph
PLUS - Cursor Position
4 - Cursor Character
5 - Cursor Line
6 - Cursor Word
2 - Cursor Sentence
DELETE - Cursor Unicode/attribute
With Control + INS
The hot keys below are listed in the order that they appear on the numpad,
starting with the top left most key, the NUMLOCK key, and holding down the
Control INS key combination. If keys that were listed above are not listed
below, then they have no function with the Control INS key combination held
down.
PLUS - Mouse Position
5 - Cursor Character
1 - Mouse Paragraph Prior
2 - Mouse Paragraph
3 - Mouse Paragraph Next
DELETE - Mouse Unicode/attribute
With Control + Shift
The hot keys below are listed in the order that they appear on the numpad,
starting with the top left most key, the NUMLOCK key, and holding down the
Control Shift key combination. If keys that were listed above are not listed
below, then they have no function with the Control Shift key combination held
down.
8 - Mouse Up Delta
4 - Mouse Left Delta
6 - Mouse Right Delta
2 - Mouse Down Delta
With Alt
The hot keys below are listed in the order that they appear on the numpad,
starting with the top left most key, the NUMLOCK key, and holding down the Alt
key. If keys that were listed above are not listed below, then they have no
function with the Alt key held down.
5 - Mouse Up Down Speak
With Alt-INS
The hot keys below are listed in the order that they appear on the numpad,
starting with the top left most key, the NUMLOCK key, and holding down the Alt
INS key combination. If keys that were listed above are not listed below, then
they have no function with the Alt INS key combination held down.
7 - Mouse Beginning of line
8 - Top To mouse
4 - Left to mouse
6 - Mouse To right
1 - Mouse End of line
2 - Mouse To bottom
Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org
You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers to
us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at the
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