Hi. You could try using nvda an open source screen reader. It works well with ie 9. I have it on my computer and use it almost all the time. The only time I do not use it is to do some design in Microsoft access. When you first download it the voices leave a lot to wish for. However you can get much beter voices from Microsoft for free. The screen reader is free as well but they do ask for donations It is a project worth supporting as I would rate the screen reader a close third after jaws and window eyes. The homepage is www.nvda-project.org
-----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Sharon Gosling Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:32 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] IE 9 came on computer but I want IE 8 An example of why IE 8 works better with Jaws 11, at least is a page called thefriendmail.com which I recently set up to give me an easy way to handle Facebook. When setting it up it took me to the page on my Facebook where it asked for permission. On IE 9 there was no link that said Allow. In fact, after much tedious searching I could not even find the word in the proper place to attempt to click it. On IE 8, however, the link for Allow preceeded the information about the friend mail. I would really like to know if this link shows up on IE 9 with Jaws 13. If Jaws 13 is really an improvement in handling the Internet I might have to bite the bullet and upgrade although the $$ is not really in my budget. I did not upgrade previously since none of the new features was anything that seemed necessary to me. It seems that every time i get a new computer I have to add in the cost of a double jump in Jaws versions. Makes that sale on my Dell so not worth it, especially as I took the 3 year policy on it as well. Live and learn, I guess. I still would like to know how to keep IE 9 from constantly re-installing on my former laptop so I can use it for trickier sites. Also would like to know how to make jaws not say blank, blank, blank, over and over when arrowing down a page in IE 9. Thanks in advance. Sherrie Gosling -----Original Message----- From: Norman King Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:01 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] IE 9 came on computer but I want IE 8 I have ie 9 and I really like it. What do you mean by more clickable links? -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:59 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] IE 9 came on computer but I want IE 8 If it came with IE 9 already installed my information is that you're not going to be able to roll it back to IE 8. Sorry to tell you that as the saying goes. David Ferrin Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones that mind don't matter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Gosling" <sillygoo...@gmail.com> To: "blind" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:40 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] IE 9 came on computer but I want IE 8 I got a new Dell Win 7 laptop recently and it came with IE 9. On my previous laptop I have constantly rolled it back to IE 8 which is a royal pain but can be done. But on the new one there was not an IE 8 to roll back to. When I searched on the Microsoft site it said there was IE 8 for XP but I did not see one for Windows 7. I am using Jaws 11. Since I still have the old laptop I have compared the same websites on both IE 8 and 9 and 8 has more clickable links. Can anyone tell me how to get to IE 8? How to remove the IE 9 and replace it with 8? Where to find the Win 7 version of IE 8 to download? And last but not least, how can I keep it from constantly installing IE 9 every week? I have been through the windows updates but can’t find any place to click to prevent the IE 9 from re-installing itself. I thought I could live with IE 9 but with Jaws 11 it is almost impossible. Another very bothersome problem with the IE 9 is that when I go down the page line by line looking for something specific it says blank about 10 times or more before getting to the next element. I do use the n or p or control down arrow but I am afraid it often skips over the specific thing I am looking for. So any help would be gratefully appreciated. Sherrie Gosling For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
