Thanks for the responses! So I can just start up Windows, without restarting, and play all my favorite games? Well, that's definitely a point in the mac's favor!
Jaws locks up on me more often than twice a month, especially after I upgraded to win7. Twice a month would be a welcomed change, especially as cmd-f5 will fix the problem. Half the time, with jaws, I have to restart the whole pc just to get speech back from any screen reader. On 2/13/11, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > Hi, see my comments below. > Erik Burggraaf > User support consultant, > Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, > 1-888-255-5194 > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2011-02-13, at 7:52 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > >> Hello all, >> 1. What is with this "interact" command, or whatever it is called? >> What is it and when is it used?For a detailed description of this, google >> for the dropped penny approach which is a description I wrote and posted >> here a year or two ago and has been published around. The short answer is >> that voiceover organizes objects on the screen as a sighted person would >> view them and allows you to skip over what you don't want while examining >> what you do want in miniscule detail. It's very powerful but requires a >> high degree of analytical thinking. Most tasks can be accomplished >> without interacting, but full access wouldn't be possible without it. >> >> 2. While the rotor, I gather, is available, can you still use commands >> to quickly navigate webpages? With jaws, for example, f moves by form >> fields, x by checkbox, n by non-linked text, t by table, and so on, >> instead of having to take the time to move through the rotor. >> Yes you can do this. >> 3. Can vo be scripted? For example, I have jaws set to play a musical >> note based on the indentation level for a certain text editor so I can >> know where I am in Python code. NVDA can do this as well, though the >> functionality has to be written as a plugin in Python. Is anything >> like this available in vo? >> Yes it is as far as I know. I don't understand exactly how apple script >> works, but VO can be scripted with it. >> 4. Can other voices be used with vo? Alex sounds okay, but are there >> other options at this point? >> Yes, there is infovox/IVox which is the mac package for acapela, and there >> is cepstril for mac. Espeak is also available for mac but I'm not sure >> it's possible to integrate it to where it can be used with voiceover yet. >> >> 5. In some podcasts I have heard, it sounds like there is no menu or >> dialog wrapping. That is, if there are ten options in a menu and you >> are at the bottom, you have to up arrow nine times instead of down >> arrowing once. Is this true? >> It's an option that you can turn on or off. I don't know why any one >> would want it turned off, although I find it confuses some of my older >> clients when turned on. >> 6. It is quite rare that jaws will freeze or require a restart. How >> often do you experience problems with vo that cause a loss of speech? >> Does command-f5 fix the problem, or do you have to restart the whole >> machine?You find it rare? Lucky you. I guess it happens to me on the mac >> about once or twice a month. Hitting command f5 usually fixes it. Newer >> versions of safari aren't as stable with Vo as older ones in my experience >> and there are some other qwerky behaviors, but in the main it's really >> solid. >> >> 7. Are shortcut keys available? For example, in a file menu, you might >> just press "o" to open instead of arrowing to and activating that >> option. >> Yes, this works. >> 8. How well does Windows work on a system like bootcamp? There is not >> much from windows I would miss, but my audio games are definitely on >> the short list. Many of them rely on the .net framework, ActiveX, and >> other core components. Does any of that work on the mac? In short, can >> audio games for Windows run on the mac with Windows installed? >> Yes they can. >> 9. Is there a virtual machine option for the mac so you can "boot" >> windows without restarting?Yes there is. >> >> 10. How is vo with punctuation? Can you customize what symbols are >> spoken, is it level-based, or is it all or none? >> Its customizable at least to a degree You get all, most, some or none, but >> not the ability to configure them yet. >> 11. Can you set up application-specific options? For instance, jaws >> lets you set a low punctuation level for one program and a high level >> for another and switches between them as you switch between >> applications. Is something like this possible, even if it is not >> punctuation? >> Not yet, unless apple scripting can do it. This is an often requested >> feature though and it's most likely in the works. >> 12. Is it at all possible to get osx10.6 or later to dual boot with >> windows on a windows box to test it out without making the huge switch >> to a mac? >> This would be illegal, but enterprising individuals are always coming up >> with something... wink. >> Thanks in advance for any information. Again, I am not looking to >> replace my Windows machine, but I have heard so many conflicting >> reports about vo and the mac in general that I thought I would get to >> the bottom of it all by coming to the people who use it on a daily >> basis. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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