For me, the reason I stick with window eyes is its mouse support. NVDA is
absolutely awful in this area, probably because it is written in python and
basically skates along the top of the windows operating system, rather than
actually interfacing with it the way wineyes or jaws does. Window eyes could
do a lot better on the internet, but it isn't as bad as it used to be.
However it is still excellent when it comes to reviewing the screen with the
mouse cursor. NVDA just ... isn't.
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: "Katherine Moss" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Brandon Miller" <[email protected]>; "GW Micro Product
Discussion Listserv" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: Katherine Moss
Hello all, I know I haven't posted to this list in a while, but I wanted to
give my thoughts, for what they're worth, to this list. I've used
Window-eyes, Jaws, NVDA, voiceover on both Mac OS and iOS, Super Nova/Hal,
Cobra, like, every screen reader. I remember window-eyes 6.1, the version
bought for me by my grandmother for my first computer, a laptop. I remember
using Window-eyes for a long, long while. I remember being quite scared
when it wouldn't work at one point, but managed to reinstall it. I remember
getting my computer downgraded to windows XP from Vista, and loving it, the
new speed of it, and the familiarity of the computers I use at school, and
no more crazy Microsoft Anna. I was around 15 or so at the time. I remember
using window-eyes successfully for a few more months or so, maybe longer.
Then I found NVDA. At the time I didn't think much of it. But then something
happened to Window-eyes, and it just, wouldn't work. So I switched to NVDA.
I remember using Window-eyes all the time on the school computers. I learned
to use Windows with win-eyes, then, a few years later we just, switched to
Jaws. We still always use Jaws. I'm not totally sure why we switched, but we
did. I still use Window-eyes sometimes, but not much anymore. I don't even
know where my old Window-eyes CD is now. Now, I have a mac, an iPod, a
windows laptop I never use, but which I think I might start using. Will I
invest in Window-eyes any further? I'm not sure. The real interest I have is
in the apps, which is rather sad I think. But the same, or at least
comparable apps exist for NVDA, I would think. And it is a free screen
reader. Nothing is so compelling about Window-eyes really, to me at least.
There might be cool features, like declassing windows and things, which
slightly helped me when working with Microsoft Publisher in, 8th grade or
so, I think. I guess my question is, to those who use Window-eyes regularly,
and who know it well, and who vouch for it, what are its strong points? What
is good about it to you? And finally, I'm sorry for the long email. I
usually don't write this much, but I just wanted to rather introduce myself
to the list, as I never formally did, and ask that question.
On Jul 3, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Katherine Moss <[email protected]>
wrote:
I want to say thank you for the recognition. It is true; I am very
passionate about technology, though there are many, many individuals far
above me on the knowledge spectrum. I do host my own web site on my own
server, and I am training to be an administrator, so that is the reason
for my noticing of all of these things. Again, thank you for
acknowledging me; what I say is what I believe.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brandon Miller [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 12:54 AM
To: GW Micro Product Discussion Listserv
Subject: Katherine Moss
Gw Micro,
For my part, I'd just like to say, please please please make it a point to
take note of the things that Mz. Moss, Mz. Katherine Moss, writes about.
To me (not to say that others don't) but Katherine in particular seems
highly intelligent, she communicates clearly, and is obviously quite
advanced in the field of computer technologies. I can tell just by the
things that she takes note of, and meticulously brings to your attention.
Take her thoughts on developing a pre-boot screen reading solution for
example. That's a great idea! Gw Micro, I'm callin' you out, are you even
willing to attempt to develop that? Even if only as a proof of concept?
Come on Gw, bring out your superstars! Breathe new life in to them.
Reinvigorate yourselves from the top down! I have faith in you Gw Micro,
come on. Lay it all on the line. Don't just talk about, or imagine this or
that, get the lead out as the idiom goes and do somethin'! Show us, that
is, prove to us, as consumers, but also and more importantly to the
marketplace as a hole, just how good you really are. Show us, don't just
tell us, but let us see what you can really do!
I'm serious! This ain't just some pep talk, ladies and gentlemen, isn't it
time for something new and better?
Respectfully submitted,
Brandon Dean Miller
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