Hello all,
I am writing to discuss the possibility of writing scripts for Kurzweil 3000,
currently at version 15.
While I understand that Kurzweil 1000, is geared twards people who are blind,
or require keyboard access, Kurzweil 3000 is a highly popular educational tool.
The developers have done some work making a good deal of the program
accessible, including adding a lot of keyboard shortcuts to menu options.
However, they are lacking in some major areas, wich include,
1. The edit area whare the document is, is not a standard edit field. The
window class is KESITEXT.
2. There are several options that JAWS reads as, Read Read only, Write Read
only, and Scan read only. I do not believe, by the feedback, that JAWS gives
me, that these are standard controls either. I will look in to reclassifying
these controls.
3. The window that shows the definition's of a word that is highlighted
(selected), is not a standard window. It is a form of dialog, that sits overtop
of the other edit window, neither wich are standard controls.
Just as a side note, well one side note here, I tried to get JAWS to jump to
the KESITEXT class window using the function that uses the control ID, and
while the script compiled, there was no result.
finally, I want to say something, and I'll try and be nice about it.
When I wrote before on this topic, I was told that this product is marketed
twards persons with Intelectual disabilities. That is all fine and good, but
when that product is being given to students for free, and it is not fully
accessible, the college could very well get in trouble. The university that I
attend is doing the same with Read and Write gold, and the NFB should nail that
college, but that's an entirely different story. All that to say this:
I feel that I was dismissed, regarding this issue, and I am not asking anyone
to write my scripts. While I am new at script writing, and have a long way to
go still, I'm nearly asking for the tools to do what I need to do. I will be
examining the application within the next couple of days, and will probably
write to this list again with what I have found.
I remember when ITunes first came out, and it was completely inaccessible.
The NFB threatened apple because of an uproar made by the blind community in
America that they wanted access too. Before that time, Apple devices were not
Relevant to blind people, and I think the opinion is, this program isn't
either. I will write back when I know more.
Darrell
Those who hope for the hopeless have a dream. But those who hope for the dream
have the greater reward. I believe it is a form of dialog, that sits on top of
the edit window.
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