Re: before I do something I might regret
- From: "Farfar Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 11:32:18 -0700
Donald,
Well first I could not read anything in the spreadsheet. I only heard
row/column numbers. Then after I fixed the script names by following the
instructions provided in the Tech Bulletin from FS, I found that not only were
the ReadTopCell in columns was not yet fixed, but that now also the
ReadMonitorCells no longer worked. Since I use these all the time, and since
they are very fundamental to using Excel I decided then and there to stop being
a Freedom Scientific Guinea Pig and remove 12.0.1158 from my machine and let
them know what I thought about it. Three hours later I was back up and running
with 12.0.525.
Note that when the first release of version 12 came out they had broken the
ReadTopCells in a column feature, and even after acknowledging it, have not
fixed it -- they just decided to break a few more things.
Sorry I can't be more specific than this.
Dave
Composed on a Dell Latitude 630 in the general vicinity of my Audio Recording
and Mixing Studios, San Francisco Bay Area.
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald Wardlow
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 10:59
Subject: before I do something I might regret
I ask this question with fairly small knowledge of Excel.
If I install the new JAWS update, what goes wrong with Excel, in as simple
terms as you can describe it?
All I need to do with Excel is read a spread sheet and make and save new
entries on it. If the new JAWS won’t let me do that, I won’t install it.
Thank you.
Don
From: Peter Holdstock
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 1:36 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Coding for quickbooks
I think scripting one of the home versions would make more sense as that’s
the version the average person is likely to use and would benefit from the most
as many blind people are just managing on limited incomes.
Peter
From: George B
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 1:52 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Coding for quickbooks
quick books is the full version which a lot of small business and just
business in general use, but a lot of folks use quicken home and business which
has a lot of the quick books capabilities in it and structured the same as
quick books
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
John Martyn
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 03:58
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Coding for quickbooks
One thing I also might mention is because quickbooks is updated every year; I
would have to make this a lasting project and not let it go stale. Each year
the script will have to change and older scripts might not work with the new
release; so these would not be backwards compatible scripts. It is possible
they could work with older versions; but I can't guarantee the year to year
versions will be the same. I would start with the latest meaning quickbooks
2011. I would keep this project going by possibly charging for the scripts.
Nothing outrageous; just enough to keep development for the future. I don't
know of other possibilities of getting the project funded every year; but
perhaps this is where other organizations will come in. I haven't charged for
scripts before; so this is new to me. This would definitely make for better
support; but the scripts would have to remain closed source unless I sell the
rights to them. I am aware that this might make us run out to get the latest
version; so another charge to make it accessible doesn't seem fair in the
beginning. If I got it funded by kick start; the first year would be free;
while the following years would have a price to them to keep it going since
this is a monster of a program.; Let me know your thoughts on this.; John Martyn
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