Hi again, Chip, I understand all you’re saying here. One thing which occurs to me is that there are participants on our GW Micro lists who are not Window-Eyes users. So, I guess, we could just as easily sign up to the three-day-old-fish lists, and just be honest about our experience of fresh fish. Smile. I was just wondering if you had any specific suggestions. It is sad that there is so much nonsense in the world, but this is life. For me, I thank God a friend of mine suggested Window-Eyes to me when I was in the market for my first screen reader, even though the other guys were dominant in the market. However, I tend to swim against the stream in life anyway.
I will certainly tuck away your words into my consciousness, my friend. Thanks once again, Rod From: Chip Orange Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :) Hi Rod, I’m afraid I don’t have suggestions; I don’t have the time that I wish I did to participate on other lists, but I just thought if those who were on this list happened to be on other blindness lists that weren’t specific to GW, it would be a good thing if you would mention how satisfied you are as a GW customer (because of <whatever>), or mention how the scripting is both so robust with features and easy to learn since it can be done in any standard programming language one cares to use. You would both help other blind users, and help GW to flourish in a market which is dominated by legal issues, and enertia, rather than dominated by a constant discussion of what works best and what company treats customers the best. It was because my local GW dealer said these kinds of things to me, at a time when I had had just about enough of 3-day-old-fish, that I’m on this list today; so I think we should try and pass it along to others. Thanks again, Chip From: Rod Hutton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :) Chip, You do deserve the praise, though. For me, as for many of us, it’s fine to have a manual, but your experience gives you the benefit of shortcuts which the manuals don’t, and we’re just lucky to have you on our team – we just feel blessed to have you, that’s all! Regarding other lists we should participate in to put out the word about Window-Eyes, do you have any specific suggestions, or do you prefer to fly under the radar on this? Cheers, Rod From: Chip Orange Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 8:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :) Congrats Rod and continually producing ever more sophisticated apps, and thanks for your kind words. Really, it’s not me you need to tell though, it’s other blind users; they need to know what’s possible with Window-Eyes, and to be helped to consider purchasing it for themselves to make the switch. If you think scripting (like I do) is so important, point them to the scripting audio classes and try to get them to give a listen. If you think it’s the support from the owners and developers of the company, then tell them so and perhaps get them to sign up for the info mailing list. I think we all need to spend just a little time on other mailing lists to help other blind users know they have better choices than 3-day-old (copy-protected) fish! <grin> Thanks again Rod, Chip From: Rod Hutton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:52 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :) Hi everyone! I would like to let everyone know about a landmark event for me – the creation of my first app with an actual dialog box, namely, RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0! The last dialog box I created was 22 years ago, using WordBasic, which was part of Microsoft Word 2.0. Back then, I had sight, and I designed a dialog box an the code for printing odd and even pages of a document because, at that time, this feature did not come with this version of Word. Anyway, the dialog box I designed worked great, but, alas, went the way of the dodo bird, since upgrades made all my work pretty irrelevant. But, it had been fun, and gave me a boost of confidence. Well, warp speed 22 years into the future, and with GW Micro’s UI Design app, and with the wonderful help of Chip Orange and his amazing classes and examples, I finally got the chance to design another dialog box, learned how to write a dialog event handler, and put a neat little dialog into one of my apps. See the app in action yourself by downloading RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 using AppGet, or use this URL: https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1388 I have also updated my RodMasterVolumeControlSuite to version 2.0 to include the update of RodMasterVolumePresetRotator, and the URL is: https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1389 My sincere thanks to GW Micro for their wonderful screen reader, Window-Eyes, for their essential app designing tools like WE Script Framework and UI Design, and a heartfelt bear-hug to Chip Orange, who has been a mentor in my quest to use my PC to its utmost potential as a servant of humankind! My best to everyone in their personal quests, and have a restful weekend! Cheers, Rod Hutton
