hi, Window-eye is second in circulation in USA after Jaws. Its magnifier the zoom-text is the best among all yet I had used. I personally had tested more than a dozen of magnifiers. About the screen reader, it is something like coca-cola and pepsi or close up and colgate toothpaste or wheel and surf washing powder! Fundamentally no difference but different in personal taste! However, NVDA has its own features. All other are commercial product. Every thing is in their hands. Nvda, an open source, yourself can modify as wish.
Here is an my experience. First issue: One of VI Nepali telephoned me and expressed his problem. His small notetaker machine had function keys up to f11 (no f12 key in keyboard). As a result he is unable to know the time and date. He wanted a solution from me. Within no time I assigned shift+f11 key for time/date, compile the nvda and send to him. Within hours, his problem got solved. Next issue: One of VI fellow from Pakistan complain me about jaws not working in Urdu. I checked every things. Concluded that it was a problem of localization of jaws. I wrote to the technical chief of jaws. After my second inquiry, a month later, he asked me to send my license number. when I gave my purchased proof of jaws, then he requested me to send one paragraph of Urdu text. I did instantly but Now six month has been passed, no response. In my strong complain for no response, he confessed that the person in charge f localization was assigned for short term and after the release of jaws15, he has gone. According to him, he may return for jaws 16 and it may be consider then. Now compare the service got by our two friends. On 8/8/14, Bhavya shah <bhavya.shah...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > I have started to use NVDA more frequently these days. > Although I have never used Window Eyes, many people were praising on a > mailing list NVDA to be better and more responsive than Window Eyes. > NVDA is free (even open source) so most people who have tested both > screen readers prefer NVDA (according to what I have read). > In terms of adjusting to different screen readers, I had read > somewhere that there is a keyboard layout in Window Eyes that uses the > keystrokes used by JAWS (this keyboard layout is there for easy > migration from JAWS to Window Eyes). Is that true? > Also, in a screen reader survey I read that Window Eyes was used by > only 6% of screen reader users, lagging behind NVDA and JAWS. > So it seems that Window Eyes is not used by many. > Is there any full-time Window Eyes user on this list? > > On 8/7/14, Kotian, H P <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> wrote: >> Hi >> The main problem is really getting used to a particular screenreader and >> its >> optimised voices. >> >> I know of persons who have stood by Wineyes all through these years and >> refused any other screenreaders. >> >> There is indeed a good learning curve involved and folks find it >> difficult >> to change over. I don't blame them for it. >> But, you can certainly consider Wineyes as an excellent screenreader and >> there is no problem migrating to it. Regarding the voices, even if were >> to >> spend for descent tts it would be far cheaper than buying expensive >> screenreaders per say. >> Harish >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf >> Of Amar Jain >> Sent: 07 August 2014 17:45 >> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> Subject: Re: [AI] Windows Eyes >> >> Good question. The only reason why I prefer Jaws over Window-Eyes is >> because >> of its responsiveness. May I add that in order to get your preferred >> voice >> such as eloquence / vocalizer, you have to pay an additional fee. >> >> I would say, from a casual / medium user prospective it is certainly >> beneficial to avail this offer if you have a valid lisence for Office >> 2010 Home Addition or above, but from the heavy user's prospective, >> Window-Eyes still need to improve in terms of responsiveness. >> >> Features' wise I don't see much difference from a normal user prospective >> between these 2 screen readers. >> >> One thing which impresses me about GWMicro is the ability to avail tech >> support over phone. This is quite helpful in emergency situations. >> Freedomscientific no longer provides international tech support over >> phone. >> >> If the market of screen readers continues to function in this manner, then >> I >> don't see that day too far when allmost all the commercial screen readers >> offer the same set of features. 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