Hi Bhavya, You are right. There is a keyboard layout in window eyes where in we can use same JAWS commands with Windoweyes.
Warm Regards. Dinesh Thole. 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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