Re: Jaws and OpenOffice 3.2
- From: "Rik James" <Ohio1803@xxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 11:36:59 -0600
I am trying to use the Writer program in OpenOffice 3.2 with JAWS 11.0.1447.
I first heard about when updating the Java stuff, and it kept popping up and
so I thought, okay I will try it.
It seems that it works on some levels. But there sure are a lot of things
that just go stone quiet. And I get plum stuck.
Even the Help Topic section, which of course makes it pretty darned
difficult to learn the program.
If anyone knows of scripts or whatever, please advise.
Last week one of our most helpful list persons posted about IBM Lotus
Symphony maybe being an alternative, and I hope to maybe install it and try
it soon.
Another has suggested the Corel suite to like half the cost of the
Microsoft, so I may go that route.
I hate to have to purchase the Office programs yet again.
If someone knows, please tell me -- IF you have a working version of the
Office suite working on a system and you reformat the hard drive, how do you
get the program re-installed on there?
This is what happened to me. On the machine where I'm trying out the
OpenOffice is one where as a reinstallation of the 2003 Office Pro Suite
just keeps failing and Microsoft told me at customer support that they no
longer supported my license of the 2003 version.
This machine I'm going to reformat has Office 2000 on it. It works fine for
all that it needs to be doing. And I'd sure like to reinstall it, too.
Thanks.
Rik
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From: "JAMIE Tachiyama" <athlete@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:45 AM
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Jaws and OpenOffice 3.2
I have, and I was never able to get it to work.
Even with using Java access bridge.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Midence <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 6:27 AM
To: jfw <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Jaws and OpenOffice 3.2
Hi, folks,
Has anyone on this list ever messed around with OpenOffice?
Http://www.openoffice.org It's a free, open source office suite made
by the same people that make Oracle. It has a word processor, a
spreadsheet, data base software, a graphics design software (not sure
about that one actually(, presentation softwre and a web design
feature. Saves stuff in all sorts of formats. Anyway, it apears to
have some hang-ups with Jaws even when the Java Access Bridge is
downloaded and the "use assistive technology with OpenOffice" function
is turned on in the accessibility tab.
Dialog boxes aren't readily apparent when you opoen them in any of the
apps, you have to use the Jaws cursor. Buttons in toolbars are not
labeled at all and don't seem to have tooltips to help you label them.
The spread sheet gives you virtually no information at all with
regard to what cell you are on. Tables and things don't seem to read
very well either. About all that does seem to read ok is the basic
editing and navigation of the word processor. You can read what
you've typed but, that's pretty much it.
Has anyone here had better luck with Jaws and this software? If so,
how did you configure Jaws to work better? Do you, perhaps have any
script files you may be willing to share or know where I might obtain
them?
Reason I'm messing around with this software is that we have MS Office
2002 at home and were talking about upgrading to something. Open
Office is free and saves into enough file formats that, if I could get
it to work, would eliminate the need to spend the five or seven
hundred bucks or so it takes to buy Office 2007.
Thanks all,
Alex
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