Hey, I would like to see Access return to Word Perfect. I once used
Word Perfect all the time, then about 15 years ago, had to switch
over to the Dark Side and use MS Word. I still use Word, but could
say that I still miss Word Perfect and the way it operated.
I know that MS Word is the dominate Word Processor on the Market, and
has been for a while now. Never the less, with the interface
changing in Word about every other edition, it is difficult to buy
their next copy knowing you are going to need to re-learn a lot of
what you knew well in their previous edition.
MS Word 2003 had the same look and feel of most of the editions of MS
Word, going back to the DOS Days. Then some Bright and Rising Star
at Microsoft decided it would be a good thing to change Word. We the
public were offered MS Word 2007, where everything was changed,
forcing people to hunt around for features and commands that once
were automatic, but now were hidden away in some dark corner of the
newest edition.
the next edition was MS Word 2010, which again rebuilt the interface,
forcing everyone to yet again learn the new layout in MS Word. I am
still stumbling around in MS Word 2010. then 2013 came along, and
Word 365 which has changed the interface yet again.
When it comes to computers, and the software that runs on them, most
customers want reliability, and they want consistency in the program design.
Most computer users are not using a computer because they love
dinking around with computers, but are using one because it is to be
an assistive tool, that helps them to be more productive.
having to relearn drastically altered interfaces is not what the
General Public Dreams of doing.
So when Microsoft comes along with a brand new edition of Office, the
first thing all of us ask is, is it going to be Accessible? And if
so, will it be more accessible than the previous edition, or will we
be losing some accessibility.
Today, all Word Processors I know of, allow the user to Save their
Documents in the MS Word file format. So whether you use Word
Perfect, or Open Office, or some other Processor, is not as isolating
as it once was.
Since Microsoft is planning to release their new Windows 10 sometime
in July. Anyone know if they will be releasing a new edition of MS
Office? Office 2015?
Getting back to offering support for another Word Processor. . . I am
all for it. Whether it is Open Office, or even Word Perfect, having
alternatives would be nice. Since I am no longer a Working Stiff, I
find my own funds are now limited, and the thought of going out and
buying a copy of MS Office does not seem like something I will be
choosing to afford.
At 12:37 AM 5/29/2015, you wrote:
As I'm adding a fifth suggestion to my initial list, does this mean
I'm pleading the fifth?
Seriously, I totally agree with this request about support for
LibreOffice. I realize that AI Squared is partnering with Microsoft.
I realize that Microsoft Office is a major Microsoft product and,
for many reasons, it is essential that Window-Eyes remains better
than competitive by offering the best access to Office as we can
get. I get that and agree with it. However, one of the reasons for
why I broke down and purchased Office 365 at home was because, if
I'm going to be honest, Office offers me the best accessibility for
document creation and editing. I'm sure Microsoft is quite pleased
with this fact. I also feel no malice toward them for their products
or for the way they are being marketed and distributed. The fact is
that Microsoft Word is a darn good product, is used by a lot of
people and screen readers need to support it. However, Office should
not be the only choice available to us. Some people just can't
afford it. Some can but don't feel that they should have to pay for
a decent word processor and I'm in that camp. I love the philosophy
of open source, not just because many open source packages are free
but because they are written and supported by a community, rather
than a corporation, which has some advantages over Microsoft Word.
Although Window-Eyes isn't such a product, the scripting/app
development aspect brings that community involvement to Window-Eyes
and you guys do it better than your competition. Having said that,
we need to see equal support for LibreOffice, or at least as much as
can be implemented if there are limitations caused by the software.
I can tell you that the Document Foundation, which produces and
distributes LibreOffice, is interested in accessibility-related
feedback and would probably be happy to work with AI Squared in
helping to make Window-Eyes work just as well with Writer as it does
with Word. This would open up good word processing to many more of
your users and would make Window-Eyes stand apart from the
competition if we could have the same level of support with
LibreOffice/OpenOffice as we do with Word.
Please read about the petition to allow Sister Diana Momenka, a
persecuted Iraqi Christian, to visit the United States
http://bit.ly/1IYJjMu
Feel free to visit my Web site
http://www.davidgoldfield.info
David Goldfield,
Assistive Technology Specialist
On 5/29/2015 2:54 AM, Micallef Michael at FITA via Talk wrote:
Hi Jeremy,
My wish list include:
1. Better support for Mozilla products especially Thunderbird Mail
(basically mouse navigation)
2. the ability to import/export window-eyes settings
3. better support for non-microsoft products such as open office
and Liber office so we the end users have better choice.
4. better labelling graphics capability (the insert+g when finish
labelling does not tells you how many labels it found and how many
manage to really label them).
5. better support for the most three used programming
languages packages used today.
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Hello Everyone,
We are constantly working behind the scenes to improve our
products. If you could narrow down the top three requests you
would have us add to our screen reading product, what would they be?
Thanks for the input!
Jeremy
Jeremy Curry
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Ai Squared, Inc.
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