Re: Window Eyes
- From: Jared Wright <wright.jaredm@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:51:37 -0400
Octavian Rasnita wrote:
"Or would it be so hard to set a pc cursor and a mouse cursor and an
invisible cursor
mode and let the same standard arrow keys move the mouse or the PC
cursor or the
invisible cursor?"
Window Eyes' two independent cursors that can be simultaneously
manipulated is quite possibly its best feature. This is why you can't
use Window Eyes trying to make it JFW. The multiple cursors being active
at the same time allows for some really cool stuff, because you, like
sighted users, have roughly the equivalence of moving with the keyboard
and moving with the mouse. This, from my vantage, better emulates the
process sighted users go through when using various applications, and
getting us thinking along the same lines as them is important. It's
important because if we minimize the differences between our perception
of an application and the general public's perception of an application,
than an application written for the general public will have a better
chance of working for us with few to no modifications. JFW's idea of
toggling between exclusive cursors seems somewhat counterintuitive to
bridging this gap. But I don't want to turn this into a JFW Vs. Window
Eyes thread, enjoyable as those can occasionally be. I just can't
express enough, Teddy, how much you're banging your head against a brick
wall if you're trying to find a way to have a screen reader that works
exactly like JFW but inherits all the stability improvements, better
resource handling, and other features that separate Window Eyes. I
suppose I only allow myself to be so adamant, because I really get the
impression that you're capable of learning. And if you did, it would
empower you beyond belief, especially if the new things in Window Eyes
pan out as GW Micro thinks they will. JFW6 simply will not cut it
forever. And even if some revolutionary new improvement came out, you'd
need to learn how to utilize it, wouldn't you? The learning process
doesn't stop for any topic, and dealing with accessibility is no
exception. And sometimes that process dictates moving on from what you
know into what you will be better off for knowing.
Jared
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