If you don't hav MS Office, don't you have to buy Outlook?
-----Original Message-----
From: Rod Hutton via Talk
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 4:38 PM
To: 'Robert Ringwald'
Cc: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
Subject: FW: Why I switch to Outlook Was RE: major thunderbird problems
Hi Bob,
Just in case you missed this, I'm forwarding this to you and the list.
<smile>
Good luck,
Rod
-----Original Message-----
From: Rod Hutton [mailto:rod_hut...@hotmail.com]
Sent: January 2, 2016 11:17 AM
To: j...@jedbarton.com; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
<talk@lists.window-eyes.com>
Subject: Why I switch to Outlook Was RE: major thunderbird problems
Hi Jed,
I'm posting my reply to you to the talk list as well just in case others
might find it of benefit.
By way of a bit of history of my experience of working with email, here
goes. <smile> A few years ago, around 2012, I was forced to transfer all my
archived email from Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird due to the fact that I
could no longer reliably edit email in it because of the kind of
accessibility woes you have described.
Later, Thunderbird began displaying similar, yet not so troubling,
accessibility issues; moreover, eventually, Thunderbird became so totally
frustrating as it kept retrieving from my very reputable Bell Canada email
server messages I had repeatedly deleted.
This was the last straw, and, besides, I had always wanted to embrace the
Microsoft Office suite of programs, specifically, Word and Outlook; my major
reason was that the universal use of Office meant that all screen reader
manufacturers would remain committed to ensuring its accessibility for us.
Since my transition to Outlook, I must say that, although I have had my
frustrations with it, it has been very reliable for my email needs.
Outlook also allows me to review my Twitter tweets through the use of a free
add-on (http://www.techhit.com/TwInbox/twitter_plugin_outlook.html), one
which allows me to read them identically to reading email, namely, using
arrow keys in a folder list.
As a Window-Eyes app developer as well, Microsoft Word, in conjunction with
a Window-Eyes app written by Chip Orange
(http://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1238), allows
me to use the VBA integrated development environment to edit my app code in
a very powerful way.
So, with my newest Windows 10 PC, I have subscribed to Office 365 personal,
such that, for seven dollars per month, I have a stable and accessible
software platform.
I hope this answers your question.
All the best for the New Year,
Rod Hutton
Toronto, Canada
-----Original Message-----
From: Jed Barton [mailto:jedbar...@gmail.com]
Sent: January 2, 2016 10:36 AM
To: Rod Hutton <rod_hut...@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: major thunderbird problems
I'm surprised to hear you say this, after everyone on this list suggested
thunderbird. Can you fill me in why?
On 1/2/2016 7:26 AM, Rod Hutton wrote:
Hi Jed,
If I might be so bold, you would be happier in the long run if you
switch
to
Outlook.
Sincerely,
Rod Hutton
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Of Jed Barton via Talk
Sent: January 1, 2016 10:31 PM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com>
Subject: major thunderbird problems
Hey guys, Alright this is a huge issuee, and it's serious. I have
been having major thunderbird problems, so bad, that for some unknown
reason, it's virtually unusable. I am running we 8.4, cause my
computer is too slow for 9.3. I literally made no changes. I can no
longer focus on the body of an email that i am typing. When i am
typing, it will randomly say control search mode. When i arrow up and
down in the message, it literally says nothing. I have to keep
re-focusing thunderbird, by minimizing everything, then going back to
the message window. This is obviously unacceptable. It can not
continue.Does anyone have any ideas of what to do. I have no idea why
this is happening, and it literally started happening out of nowhere.
It will also start saying while i am typing, stuff like not a vaeven
says stuff like no valid key press, no visited link.Please help. I
also have to keep turning browse mode on and off, i never had to do
this
before.
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