[blind-philly-comp] Re: Upcoming Features in NVDA

  • From: David Goldfield <dgoldfield1211@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Philadelphia Computer Users Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired <blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 22:56:49 -0400

Hi, Kelsey.

Yes, JAWS may well be the only screen reader which supports contracted Braille input. I have heard that this is a feature which NV Access wanted to implement but I don't know where it is on their road map.

The last time I worked with a screen reader using Braille input was PCMaster, which was a DOS screen reader which used a Braille 'n Speak for both input and output. If my memory is correct, I believe it had Grade 2 Braille input, which was pretty amazing. Sadly, it's no longer around. There was a Windows version available but it never made it past Windows 3.1.



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On 6/16/2017 10:22 PM, Kelsey Nicolay wrote:

Yes, I am referring to contracted braille input.
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