HI Cory: I think that information is very revalent to Window-eyes, or, it will become relatent very soon, since, from what I read, Windows 8 is not very far in the future. However,, ot os sp early in the game that GW may not be able to comment because if they are working with Microsoft, they could very well be bound by a nondisclosure agreement. Kevin Huber
On 6/21/11, Cory Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > You may not feel that this is appropriate for this list and if > GW-Micro does not want me posting this information I certainly will stop > however I think people might find it interesting to read this article: > http://www.inclusiveplanet.com/en/channelpost/4663704 > > The part which is most interesting here I have pasted as follows: > > As mentioned, JAWS and Window-eyes have come to over-use video hooks. > This makes > them nothing more than a nice dummy screen reader, as they can only read > basic and > very little information. In fact, JAWS, when restarted a second time, is > known to > cause a nice memory dump which lasts a total of 8 minutes and 13 > seconds. During > this time, my computer's processor overheats, so I do not advise running > windows > 8 and JAWS much. GWMicro has a better fait, as Window-eyes runs fine and > is very > responsive. It can provide much more detail about screens than could > JAWS, and overall > I would rank it as the 3rd best screen reader, NVDA and System Access > still being > the first 2. > > Ok, back to my commentary. As noted the only things NVDA and System > Access have going for them here are their simplicity and their lack of > need for a mirror driver which Window Eyes presently uses. However > those of you concerned should take comfort in the fact that given > GW-Micro's current initiative to support the latest accessibility > standards Microsoft is introducing, I'm confident that in a year's time > the problem of mirror drivers will be overcome. > > This article, while dated and rather byassed given its author, outlines > the problems with the current approach of using DCM or a Mirror driver > for those who don't understand how this works. It gives you an idea of > how the information is gathered on the screen behind the scenes. > > http://www.serotek.com/mirror-driver-paper.html > > Given that Window Eyes already supports these new standards, with some > changes I'm sure it will fit right in with the new windows despite what > Microsoft is doing to the interface. > Cory > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
