Although I would not state it in quite the manner stated by Andy, I have seen a decline in stability since earlier versions of WE on several machines under my direct control. The scripting certainly is part of the issue since when it is turned off the performance and stability of the machines has improved. I just reverted my laptop running XP Home to 7.5.1 in order to regain the use of Thunderbird. My other choice was to upgrade to TBird 8. Knowing the increased demands of TBird 8 I was not inclined to this on my laptop. So, I uninstalled WE, did a clean install from my 7.5 CD and updated to 7.5.1.0. In comparison to 7.5.2.0 frankly it runs far more smoothly with the same settings on the same machine.
Exiting WE via the Insert-ctrl-F4 key combination on my Win7 64 bit machine has the nasty habit of causing it to crash rather than exit. Sometimes it is recoverable, often I have to shutdown down from the power button on the machine. These are only a few examples of why I am quite unhappy with the stability of WE 7.5.2.0. I did not have problems like this even in 7.2. For the record, I consistently provide bug reports to GW staff via the diagnostic app as well as email. The majority of my annoyances I do not post here. -Len On 12/13/2011 6:14 PM, Chip Orange wrote: > Andy, > > why do you think so few people seem to feel the way you do? Do you think it > possibly could be something on your pc? I'd say most of the rest of us feel > it's as stable as it ever was, and the benefits of the scripting is just > enormous. > > > Chip > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Baracco, Andrew W [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:42 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> WE has become so unstable on the two machines that I have >> access to that I have pretty much stopped using it. I just >> don't have the time to keep rebooting and to jump through all >> the hoops, etc. Two weeks ago I had an HD crash on this >> machine, and I haven't yet bothered to reinstall WE on >> it. Perhaps I'll revisit it when a major upgrade comes >> around. Personally, I think the problems began with WE >> version 7.0 and the scripting capability. What we gained from >> the scripts, or apps, as they're now called, we lost in >> stability. WE can no longer lay claim to being rock solid. >> Now, it's as flaky as a teen age girl. >> >> Andy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tony_C [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:23 AM >> To: Chris Skarstad; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> Hi, >> I've already removed and reinstalled it two times. >> T >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Chris Skarstad >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:10 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> Hi. It sounds like an uninstall and a re-install might be in >> order for you. WE is a great screen-reader but trust me, >> it's a walk in the park compared to what I had to go through >> when I was using the others...especially jfw. don't even get >> me started LOL! either way, that's really my best suggestion. >> >> On 12/13/2011 9:35 AM, Tony_C wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> Well since the release of 7.5.2 things are worse than ever. >> I open an >>> email and W E just sits there and reads nothing. There is still a >>> problem with trying to edit a message that I'm composing in >> WLM. Also, >>> now if I'm on a webpage and hit enter on an email link when >> the blank >>> message comes up W E sees the To field as being empty.. >> However I did >>> verify through a sighted person that indeed the address was >> in the To >>> field just that W E wouldn't read it. Now there is still >> the problem >>> with spell check in word, which doesn't make sense because with JFW >>> and Nvda it works just fine. Why do we using W E have to do >> all these >>> key strokes to use spell check when it has always been as simple as >>> tabbing once to the list of suggestions and arrowing to the one of >>> your choice and hitting enter. It still works that way with >> the other two screen readers. >>> I've been a faitful W E user since 2003 and have recommended it to >>> many people. However now Im afraid that I can no longer do >> so because >>> of the frustration that it causes. Unless some real fixes >> take place >>> This will be the last version iof W E that I will be using. >> It may be >>> $300 cheaper that it's major competitor but lack of ability >> to use it >>> in an efficent manner out-weighs the cost. >>> Tony >>> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >>> sender only. 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