Welcome to the list!!!
From: Mike Boyd via Talk
Sent: 10 May 2016 08:41
To: talk@lists.window-eyes.com
Subject: Hello group, it's late, but I am just winding it up for the day.
Gladto be here.
My name is Michael, and I am brand new to Window Eyes. I hope to learn a lot
from this list, andto b
Captchas are deliberately designed to illude OCR software otherwise no
end of spammers or hackers would correctly guess the captchas and go
about their malicious businesses.
On 09/11/2015 17:15, Reg Webb via Talk wrote:
Hi all
If I ask a question about an Ebay item, I sometimes get asked to so
OpenOffice is about the best you will get as far as open source office
software and screen reader compatibility.
On 09/11/2015 18:04, Martha Reaney via Talk wrote:
Hi.
I am trying to avoid MS Office. The only thing that I need is a simple
spreadsheet program. Is Open Office screen-reader fr
The list was certainly alive yesterday what with the announcement of
Virtual View 5.0.
On 06/11/2015 02:35, Jim via Talk wrote:
What happened to this list? I haven't received anything from this list
for several days? Can someone tell me?
THANKS de
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Hi wouldn't the reset settings button found in options do the same?
On 05/11/2015 19:55, Tom Kingston via Talk wrote:
For those of you who lost the Virtual view window:
Open the Window-Eyes control panel.
Alt-A Apps.
Enter on App management.
P to open App manager.
V to go to the VirtualView app
Mine is Windows 10 64 bit.
On 05/11/2015 19:22, Marc Solomon via Talk wrote:
Martin and others who are not able to get the Virtual View OCR function to work
correctly on images or image based PDFs, what operating system are you using?
Thanks,
Marc
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I have this also, and at my end prompt for window type appears to be
checked.
On 05/11/2015 16:10, Josh K via Talk wrote:
also i did something and now when i hit control alt v it just brings up
the edit box with the screen text, the dialog to pick a file or OCR is
not showing up anymore. do I h
Hi all
I just received a scanned PDF document which I tested with Virtual View.
All I got in the recognized text was one line along with the "begin
image" and "end image" messages. Yet the document could be read in full
using the KNFB Reader iOS app on my iPhone 5s. For reasons of
confidentia
And has anyone thought that this could be very useful in programs like
Vmware where the virtual machine's monitor so to speak is printed as an
image? So you could do an alt-print screen to capture the image, as
always, then Virtual View with its cool new OCR functionality will kick
in and recog
Just got the word out there for the new or updated app depending on
circumstances. Window-Eyes has just become even more useful and all the
more reasons to at least use it part time. Thank you Gw Micro/Ai Squared
for a job well done!
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Any views or
Apparently it uses the TIF image filtering engine that comes with all
versions of Windows from XP to 10 however because of no official support
for XP as far as Window-Eyes and indeed this app is concerned it hasn't
been tested in-house.
On 05/11/2015 12:41, Josh K via Talk wrote:
whatever tec
I don't know but well why not? Perhaps it's there for convenience.
On 05/11/2015 12:53, gosselin_louis via Talk wrote:
And a second question: Why would I want to virtualize something as basic as
a .txt file?
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Just an FYI, there are mainstream OCR programs as well such as Abbyy
Finereader and OmniPage. I know OpenBook was used as an example, but
just setting the record straight in case you think OCR is a blindie
thing when actually it isn't!
On 05/11/2015 13:20, Michael Massey via Talk wrote:
Hi, M
That's appalling. Instantbird works fine with NVDA and I believe JAWS>
If I am bashing Gw Micro then advanced apologies, but I'm in the belief
that programs like Instantbird should be equally accessible across all
screen readers. Once again Window-Eyes users are left out in the cold. I
know the
I don't think it's needed anymore either. We have the mobile site and
for those with iOS devices at least the official Facebook app.
On 23/10/2015 06:02, Dennis via Talk wrote:
I wouldn't say it's not needed anymore. It's still better then the FB site.
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Well do you have Office 2010 or later including 365? If so, save your
money and download the free Window-Eyes for Office here
www.windoweyesforoffice.com
On 17/10/2015 06:59, amit aggarwal via Talk wrote:
hello all,
I want to buy window eyes, but before buying I wanted to make sure
that I'm r
I need to clean up my mailboxes on my PC. I have inboxes for my Gmail, iCloud
and Yahoo mail accounts plus all of the standard outboxes and such and a good
number of archive boxes. I want to clean things out to the basics plus a couple
of specific archive boxes and I want to get rid of some boxe
I was wondering if anyone might know of a way to look at the code of a page and
determine what information one is supposed to put in the edit boxes of the
poorly designed site.
If you go to check out, the only lines that show up for shipping are an
unlabelled edit box that sometimes has a zero
I am one of those holdouts who has been avoiding losing my sidebar by upgrading
to the latest iTunes. Unfortunately, I am hoping to own one or more new gadgets
soon that will require me to bite the bullet and learn the iTunes 12 for
Windows interface.
So, how do things stand now with the lates
Hi it's gone. Supposedly right clicking on the title brings up the menu
now. Not sure if this is accessible.
On 11/08/2015 19:18, Paul Faucheux via Talk wrote:
Hi this is paul
faucheux with a question. How does 1 access the menue that is
https://popinabox.co.uk/
All of the rest of the page that I have tried has worked, but if you click on
the link “Pop Tracker” and then click on the link “Wishlist”, Window Eyes will
lock up and often requires multiple attempts to shut it down and restart before
speech will return. Usually, if I
thing, I went from DOS to WIN98 to Win XP
to Win
7.
As Soon as I can, I will be going to Win 10. I did workn on several
systems
with Vista and a couple with 3.1+. I am looking forward to
upgrading to
Win
10. Just my 2 sence worth for whatever that my be worth these days!
Thanks &
I don't know if it works with Window-Eyes but try 1Password. I had it in
demo mode for a while and finally bought a license. I also have a Mac
license and upgraded the free iOS app to Pro. Worth every penny.
On 09/08/2015 02:16, Nancy B. Gibson via Talk wrote:
Hi List,
I'd like some recommen
Hi Edge is accessible until it comes to browsing web pages. It can be
done though but there will be no virtual cursor to interact with. This
will get better over time and the next update to NVDA, 2015.3, will have
experimental support.
On 08/08/2015 01:29, Christopher-Mark Gilland via Talk wro
Good idea, although the bugs present are mainly to do with privacy
rather than anyting else. By default all new and upgraded Windows 10
installations will have all privacy settings on unless you choose the
custom settings option during set up or you go into settings later on.
But the privacy se
Yes Windows Defender does come with Windows 10 and there is no way to
turn it off permanently other than installing a third party antivirus.
Going to give this Gdata Antivirus a shot as heard real good things
about it.
On 06/08/2015 19:52, Brice Mijares via Talk wrote:
Yesterday I upgraded to
Hi I am sorry if I go on a rant here. You see this is my gripe with GW
Micro. they never offer older versions. As with any other company they
like you to be on the latest and greatest and stick with that unless you
have an older version somewhere from a backup. Gw Micro does not offer
older ver
Lol yes, especially if you are dealing with PCs running the upgrade.
On 03/08/2015 14:17, tchild via Talk wrote:
Hello guys, I guess sooner of later we will all be forced to upgraded again and
again. I was lucky enough to skip some of the crap w
that was forced on us.lol Like Vista, I managed t
Hi there are not 13 pages I would say 2 unless it was because I wasn't
online at the time. For those who are concerned with privacy then my
response would be to not use any computer or device and if you do don't
connect them to the internet.
On 03/08/2015 15:49, Dennis via Talk wrote:
I don't
Well if you want to update now try the Media Creation Tool and use the
upgrade this PC option.
On 03/08/2015 03:26, gary melconian via Talk wrote:
I don't know but windows 8 and 8.1 there is a big advantage to update as
those version of windows 8 are the reasons why enterprise did not update i
Hi all
Over the weekend, I created a virtual machine with an evaluation of
Vmware Workstation 11 with Windows 10 as both host and guest. I thought
to try the "Reset This PC" feature in the guest. Well this is where the
subject comes in! With absolutely no installation media in either host
or g
Hi after the upgrade, go into settings > update and security > recovery
and choose to go back to your previous version, 8.1 being my previous
version. You have 30 days from the date of the upgrade to do this.
On 02/08/2015 19:40, Paulette Vickery via Talk wrote:
The biggest advantage is that i
Cortana is what Siri is but on the Windows platform. Ask a question, she
will respond back. You get the idea.
On 02/08/2015 19:25, Paulette Vickery via Talk wrote:
Hi Kevin,
Tell me more about Cortana. What is she and what can she do well for blind
people? I know that she is really an it, but
It's a rebranded version of Windows Explorer introduced in Windows 8 and
8.1. It uses the ribbon instead of menus and toolbars.
On 01/08/2015 23:13, Chris Skarstad via Talk wrote:
Hi
Ok, i'm still running Windows 7. I don't mean to sound silly, but is
file explorer something new in Windows 10
Hi not that I understand. You first have to upgrade to the new OS to get
your free copy. Then within a month go back to Windows 7. Then using the
free and fully accessible Media Creation Tool you can download
installation media to either mount, burn to DVD or put on a USB flash
drive. You then
You may be able to resolve the latter issue by:
1. In a run dialogue box or command prompt, type
control userpasswords2
and press enter.
2. Uncheck the checkbox that reads, "users must enter a username and
password" and click ok.
3. Type the password for your account and press enter.
On 01
Yes, but you can also buy a boxed copy to use on one PC.
On 01/08/2015 00:12, Butch K via Talk wrote:
Hello, is microsoft office 2013 a program you have to pay for annually, or can
you buy a copy from the store, install it, and that's it? I was told I would
have to pay a subscription fee of ov
My response? If you are so concerned with privacy, switch everything off
including your internet, computers and devices and so on.
On 01/08/2015 00:34, tchild via Talk wrote:
Big Brother is watching!!! Is USA the new commies on the block?
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Sent
Hi
It seems stable enough even on my 5 to 6 month old laptop, an Acer
Aspire E5. It's possibly more so than Windows 8.1. I've not seen one
sign of a "this program has stopped working" bla bla bla like I did with
8.1. By the way the laptop came with 8.1.
On 31/07/2015 17:01, Richard Petty via
I'm sorry, didn't consider those who may be purchasing a new computer
preinstalled with Windows 10. I was thinking of those whose machines are
quite capable of running Windows 10.
On 31/07/2015 18:20, Pamela Dominguez via Talk wrote:
So far, I haven't noticed sluggishness in 9.2, but I agree w
Wonder why? If it was me I would get it while it's free. You have a year
as of Wednesday to do this.
On 31/07/2015 18:20, Pamela Dominguez via Talk wrote:
So far, I haven't noticed sluggishness in 9.2, but I agree with you
about waiting to get windows ten. I am going to wait until the end of
w
Thunderbird is working here on Windows 10. Using it now as I write.
On 29/07/2015 22:38, Sue J Ward via Talk wrote:
I have not upgraded to windows 10 still on windows 7. Was wondering
will Thunderbird work in windows 10? Maybe reinstall the windows enhance
app and in the view section have the
I don't believe it will. They will have to upgrade to 9.2 before
upgrading to Windows 10.
On 30/07/2015 19:50, Curtis Delzer via Talk wrote:
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I must say happy Canada day to you all!
On 01/07/2015 17:04, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'd like to extend a Happy Canada Day, the celebration of our birthday in
1867, to all who have the good fortune to live in our great land, next to
our good friends in the United States, and w
Me personally, I am going to leave this Windows 8.1 64 bit laptop alone
but will reserve my copy anyway. I hope I can download it as an image
then use that in a virtual machine.
On 03/06/2015 02:11, Charles Short via Talk wrote:
Should I upgrade to Windows 10, or should I wait and see if it wi
It is also accessible unlike the majority of hardware solutions out there.
Regards,
Chris
-Original Message-
From: brendoncdono...@icloud.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 12:47 PM
To: Rick Thomas ; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Cc: Chris
Subject: Re: Hulu Accessibility with WE
Hi,
Perhaps I am also doing something wrong, but I have found the Hulu site to
be too frustrating to mess with using Window eyes, though I haven't explored
it much with 9.1. But I have an Apple TV in the living room and bedroom, so
I only have to deal with the site for account changes and such. Hulu
I have also been using it since 2011 and considered it very accessible,
though with a number of quirks and annoyances. The release of 9.1 fixed all
of the things that bothered me, though since I haven't done a lot of changes
to settings or other more involved actions beyond basic use, there migh
I find that Window eyes 8.4 works better with one particular site I visit
regularly. I am wondering if there is a way I can have 8.4 on my computer
specifically for use with that site while keeping 9.1 for everything else?
Perhaps a mobile version of 8.4 would work for this?
Thanks,
Chris
One just needs to read the release notes for Window Eyes 9.1 to understand
why this is good advice. The AI Squared folks suggested WE users stick with
the older version of iTunes until they had time to work on making WE work
well with the new iTunes. This was back when iTunes 12 came out and bef
I think that message got off without a URL. Here it is:
https://www.shirtpunch.com/designs/details/imperial-academy
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Really frustrating as they switch out designs every 24 hours, so you only have
a day to figure out if you want something and how to order if you do I am
looking at both this and the boba Fett shirts as tees and as hoodies. Thanks
for any help.
regards,
Chris.
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I am getting ready to reinstall Window eyes after using the Window eyes
Emergency Removal Tool. The question I have remaining is whether or not I will
need to reinstall the Vocalizer voices I purchased. They were purchased and
installed separately, so I don’t know if the removal tool will uninst
I have run into a problem syncing my IE 11 favorites using iCloud for Windows
and while Window eyes might not be the cause of the problem, it is complicating
the issue.
What has happened is that once I set things up, changes and new favorites added
are not showing up innSafari. New bookmarks in
There has been a signifigant change to the way in which Audible is displayed
between Window eyes 8.4 and Window Eyes 9. Each book presents as several
lists, and the navigation is quite awkward. Window eyes no longer displays
the mouseover that presented as a heading that allowed one to navigate
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