It's totaly true. In South Africa we don't even get help from the government - I baught WE out of my own pocket and this is the service I get. It is just sad that a small issue like an eddit box cannot be addressed by GW Micro.
On 09/07/2010, Munawar Bijani <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm surprised this is still happening with 7.2 despite GW saying they > have made changes to their OSM and in an earlier update they said W E > handles edit boxes better. I remember when I first got W E a year ago, > and noticed how poorly it read the Notepad window. I'm shocked that > they were on version six back then and this problem existed. I hope GW > responds to this thread soon and lets us know if they are finally > paying attention to the problem. Otherwise I think forwarding this > thread to their support department is in order, since I am, just like > the original poster of this thread, sick of this issue. > > Well stated that we should not feel as if GW is doing us a favor. In > the end, it is our money that went into the screen reader. Some people > make the argument that blind people typically get government agencies > to buy screen readers for them. In my case, and I'm sure a lot of > others here have this situation too, I purchased W E out-of-pocket > because my agency had already purchased JAWS for me about five years > ago. > > On 7/8/10, Chris Belle <[email protected]> wrote: >> I respectfully disagree. >> >> Accurately reading in edit boxes is important, and should never happen. >> >> it's a basic thing. >> >> If the competition can do this 100 percent, then >> we should be able to do it too. >> >> Peace. >> >> Ps, >> >> We pay good money for we so we shouldn't go >> begging or feel like we are to ask for solutions, or address problems. >> >> The good folks at gw aren't doing us a favor, >> they are paid to make us a product to address our needs. >> >> Being graceous of course and having good manners >> should always be the operating mode, but let's >> never forget the relationship here. >> >> Solutions to our problems isn't a gift, it should be expected. >> >> Now it's a different story for an open source or >> free or maybe a low cost product, yes, I know the >> situation has improved with edit controls, >> and that's appreciated. >> >> But this needs to be fixed once and for all, my students have trouble with >> it, >> and it is a show stopper sometimes. >> >> >> At 07:52 AM 7/8/2010, Tyler Juranek wrote: >>>Guys, >>>First, we need to look at how often this happens. >>>seccond, if it doesn't happen much, then we shouldn't be complaining about >>> it. >>>I'm not trying to be mean here, I'm just trying to state my opinion. >>>Thanks for reading. >>>Tyler >>> >>>On 7/8/10, Munawar Bijani <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > This has been a problem with W E ever since I got it a year ago, and >>> > it drives me absolutely crazy sometimes. Basically, W E and edit boxes >>> > hardly ever get along, and I'm pretty surprised that such a basic >>> > control has so many flaws in this commercial screen reader. You're >>> > correct, it makes editing really, really time consuming. "The >>> > competition" does a lot better with edit boxes, and there's no reason >>> > W E shouldn't accurately support them. When I used to be a JAWS user, >>> > I never had problems like this...ever. >>> > >>> > On 7/8/10, Tyler Juranek <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Hi, >>> >> I have seen this in notepad, and some other places as well. >>> >> I would guess it's a we problem, as I can reduplicate this. >>> >> Hth, >>> >> Tyler >>> >> >>> >> On 7/8/10, Morne Van der Merwe <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi friends, >>> >>> >>> >>> I don’t know if this is a WE or a Gmail problem. >>> >>> >>> >>> I find it extremely difficult to type an email in gmail. When I type >>> >>> in the eddit box I cannot use backspace or my arrow keys. For >>> >>> example: When I misspell a word I want to delete it with the >>> >>> backspace. When I press it, my computer only makes a ping sound. So >>> >>> I don’t know what I’ve been deleted or not. So when I want to use my >>> >>> gmail account, I first type the email in Word, and then paste it in >>> >>> to >>> >>> gmail. That works, but I cannot type the mail in gmail itself. Is >>> >>> it >>> >>> a WE problem or gmail? Any suggestions? >>> >>> >>> >>> Kind regards >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> -Morné van der Merwe >>> >>> >>> >>> Posbus/PO Box/Posxtkesto 2036 >>> >>> Dennesig >>> >>> Stellenbosch >>> >>> 7601 >>> >>> Suid-Afrika/South Africa/Sudafriko >>> >>> >>> >>> Selfoon/Cell phone/Mobiltelefono: +27 (0)72-119-4488 >>> >>> >>> >>> E-pos/E mail/Retadreso: >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> Skype: mornevdm >>> >>> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >>> >>> sender >>> >>> only. 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