Re: Binary downloader recommendations

  • From: "Al Puzzuoli" <apuzzuoli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 19:20:23 -0400

HI,

You can get to this option through the file menu. It's actually called
"start downloads", but it does the same thing as the play button.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

--Al


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sin" <DanOzuna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: Binary downloader recommendations


> I downloaded, installed and configured power-grab (latest version). The
> documentation talks about a "play" button that has to be clicked before
the
> program can be used. Is there a keyboard shortcut for this button? There
> isn't a working set of EyeBalls here right now and I want to give this
thing
> a test run. JFW isn't finding any "play" button. Is there some way I can
> search for this button using JFW? Any help would be appreciated.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Puzzuoli" <apuzzuoli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Binary downloader recommendations
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > The two best I have found so far are:
> > 1. Free Agent and/ or Agent, version 1.9.  Be sure you don't get version
> 2.0
> > as they've completely hosed accessibility in the latest release.
> > You can download Agent, even the older version 1.9 at their homepage,
> > http://www.forteinc.com.  Agent 1.9 is a good over all News Reader.  It
> does
> > have it's qwerks in terms of accessibility, but you can learn to
> understand
> > and live with them quite easily.  I've personally had better luck with
> Agent
> > after deleting the scripts that freedom includes with Jaws.
> >
> > The best over all binary downloader I've found in terms of accessibility
> is
> > power Grab 2002.  It is freeware and can be downloaded from
> > http://www.cosmicwolf.com/power_grab_2002_info.htm
> > Power Grab is almost completely accessible out of the box; However,
there
> > are some graphical tool bar buttons, such as the "start downloads"
button
> > that you need to label in order to gain usage of all its functionality.
> One
> > of the really nice things about Power Grab is that it automatically
> filters
> > news groups so all you see are completed binaries.  The binaries are
shown
> > in a list view, and if you create a jcf file for power grab, and set
Rely
> on
> > MSAA for Listviews,, it reads extremely well.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > --Al
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sin" <DanOzuna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <JFW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 9:24 PM
> > Subject: Binary downloader recommendations
> >
> >
> > > Hi list
> > > I'm looking for recommendations on a JFW friendly binary downloader
> > program. Through Comcast I have access to a 1 GB GigaNews account and I
> want
> > to give it a try. Any ideas would be appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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