Hi, An important thing about narrator that I have noticed is it having very good support for apps that are available in the Microsoft store. The app itself is more accessible with narrator than any other screen reader. So it is easier to search for apps in the store with narrator and further the app would most probably be more accessible and manageable with narrator than any other screen reader. Secondly, the response time is amazing even on low-end machines. I have never noticed any lag or stuck ups. Another big feature since windows10 version 1709 is the availability of hindi voices with narrator. MS has taken big lea[p forward in the regard. Automatic language switching is instantaneous. On top of it whenever a fresh copy of windows10 is run for the first time, you immediately get voice prompt and instructions for using narrator. Narrator also works quite well with the latest version of MS office, edge and mail etc. So even if it may not be used as the primary screen reader at present, the day is not far when it will give other screen readers a run for their money. Regards, Dr Aruni Sharma. Associate Professor, Dept. Of Political Science JNPG College Lucknow. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Prashant Ranjan Verma Sent: 11 June 2018 08:36 To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.' Subject: Re: [AI] Narrator as a screen reader come of age Yes, Narrator has really improved by leaps and bounds. But I would still not recommend anyone to switch to it given that NVDA is also available free of cost. It needs to be seen if Microsoft continues to develop Narrator and more importantly if they put resources in supporting third party applications and develop advanced screen reader features. Also it needs to be seen if Microsoft allows users to customize it and build add-ons for different needs. If they continue to develop it over the next one or two years then I think NVDA usage will get a big setback. For now the super users can keep testing and evaluating it. -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Harish Kotian Sent: 10 June 2018 10:59 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Narrator as a screen reader come of age Hi All Narrator has really taken off ultimately in the latest update on Win10. I would urge all the computer training centers to focus on narrator as a screen reader. There are plenty of enhancements as a result of which it is now possible to switch to it as a primary screen reader. Although the key combinations are not intuitive one will have to invest sometime on it. To check if you are running the latest build of Win10, Run narrator and type the combination of caps+ a, a few times. If it keeps increasing the verbosity level, this can be a easy test. The old build had only two states as a toggle. A very unique feature which is new is that it can now describe any image using artificial intelligence. Harish Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
