Hi Stephen, I'm afraid we cannot tinker with other manufacturer's compiled Help files. However I am sure Duxbury would be delighted to talk to any developer who wished to make the feature available in their Help files. That said, a little help from users is essential here. I doubt it will even be considered unless there is a proven demand from consumers. George. > -----Original Message----- > From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 17 March 2004 14:25 > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [duxuser] Re: specific cases of non-blind-friendliness > > George, > > In your reply to Catherine, you wrote: > " > "However, as well as a "Print Topic" button (No use to screen reader > users) we have added an "Emboss Topic" button, so you can be > selective about what you want in Braille." > > Is this feature going to be limited to the Duxbury help or > will it be a universal help feature? I know that my vote > would be to have this feature available throughout all of the > help system. > > > > Stephen Dawes <B.A., B.Sc.> > Management Systems Analyst > The City of Calgary | Phone: (403) 268-5527 > Information & Technology #8045 | Fax: (403) 268-6423 > PO Box 2100 Postal Station M. | Email: > Stephen.Dawes@xxxxxxxxxx > Calgary, Alberta, Canada. T2P 2M5 | Web: http://www.calgary.ca > > > NOTICE:: > This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person > or entity named above and may contain information that is > confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the > intended recipient named above or a person responsible for > delivering messages or communications to the intended > recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, > distribution, or copying of this communication or any of the > information contained in it is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this communication in error, please notify us > immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete this > communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by us. > The City of Calgary thanks you for your attention and cooperation. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell > > Sent: 2004 March 17 4:05 AM > > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [duxuser] Re: specific cases of non-blind-friendliness > > > > > > Hi Catherine, > > > > Excellent message. Now we are getting down to brass tacks, as the > > colloquialism goes. > > > > > 1. DBT prints all of its initial manuals and help > > screens in file > > > formats unique to Duxbury, (dxp). In order to get help, > we have to > > > already know how to use the program. > > > > This is true, and all being well, in 10.5 we will be able to make > > available at least Word files of the Installation, Introduction and > > Menus part of the Help files. > > > > The Help function itself is exactly the same as the JAWS > Help system. > > In fact it is generated by the same software. Even if you > don't use > > JAWS, the use of HTML Help is the same for thousands of Windows > > Applications. > > > > However, as well as a "Print Topic" button (No use to screen reader > > users) we have added an "Emboss Topic" button, so you can > be selective > > about what you want in Braille. > > > > > 2. Certain options which directly effect blind users > > are neither > > > described nor explained. There is something called cursor > > tracking for > > > example, which, if disabled, causes the screen access > > devices (speech > > > and Braille) to virtually freeze. Even though they may be > > doing what > > > they are supposed to, we can't see anything. > > > > Is this specific to DBT? I'd like to investigate, so I'll > be in touch > > privately for specific details. > > > > > 3. In the system menu there is no way to determine what > > items are > > > checked or not checked. Where other menus have x's which > > can be turned > > > on and off via the spacebar, the system menu has no such thing. > > > > Can you give me one or two specific examples where in DBT > this occurs? > > You say, "system menu" - DBT doesn't have a menu called "system", > > hence my confusion. > > > > > 4. There is no complete list of Duxbury defaults so > > people can know > > > from where they may be starting. > > > > I shall try to produce a list of Template defaults. > > > > > 5. I never could find an explanation to justify my > > editing a file in > > > Duxbury whose keystrokes I do not know versus editing the > same file > > > in a word processor (be it > > word or WordPerfect or lotus or any other. > > > > I have been advocating that DBT tries to follow as closely as > > possible, at least Word's navigational keystrokes. However, my own > > take is that if you are more comfortable doing your main > editing in an > > alternative program, do so. > > > > > 6. Sometimes, when I have translated a dxp file, the codes are > > > included with the translation. Nowhere is there information > > as to how > > > to create a file without the codes. The particular example is the > > > duxguide.dxp help screen. > > > > The ONLY time I have seen codes appear in a translated document is > > when someone has not entered them in the corrected way as > codes. They > > MUST be entered in DBT and you do need to use Ctrl + Left Square > > bracket, type the code, then press Enter. > > > > However, if you come across this problem, and are certain the codes > > were input correctly, PLEASE, PLEASE send us the .dxp and the > > translated .dxb file. You may well have found a bug which we don't > > know about. > > > > > I'll stop now. If you are serious George, and I know > > you are, ask us > > > for help. We will be more than glad to give it. > > > > Oh believe me, I AM serious Catherine. They don't call me > all sorts > > of names at Duxbury for no reason. (Smile) > > > > > I beg support and constructive suggestions from other blind > > users to > > > the list. > > > > Me to! But remember, specific examples, or for instances, > are worth > > their weight in gold. I should add that at this late stage in the > > 10.5 development, we're only looking for problem issues > like those you > > have described. New features will have to be put on the > back burner, > > or it will be Christmas before it gets released. (And I didn't say > > WHICH Christmas either!!) > > > > > For those who think that I am just too stupid to live, > > please write to > > > me privately, rather than disturbing these other nice people. > > > > Would I ever? I'd like to live a little longer! (Big smile) > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.622 / Virus Database: 400 - Release Date: 13/03/2004 > > > > * * * > > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > > * unsubscribe > > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other > subscription > > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. 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