hi. I also use Becky and have a question. AARP sends me notices and says that my browser doesn't read html. So how co you get Becky to read html?
Thanks. ******************************** www.harmonicaworkshops.com On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:34:42 -0700 Curtis Delzer via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > I am using Becky! at this moment and I am committed to it. It is simple > software with a potentially complex approach which you can either use or > ignore. Two views are useable with speech, either the html view from the > IE component built into windows, or convert to text which is the easiest. > Press downarrow and tab to read the subject and / or sender of the > message, and window-eyes by default will read the first 24 lines of the > message. "read-to-end" however is broken in the latest window-eyes, and > no one seems to know why, but it is easily overcome with the space bar > which displays the next screen of the message and hitting > "control-shift-d" which reads the field data which I have set up. > I completely recommend Becky! which is not so convoluted as Thunderbird, > has no adds, and you do not need to use an HTML viewer or creator unless > you wish too to read or write mail. It is quick at gathering mail, has > pop and that other format which I can't remember the name of but it is > seriously implemented, is very easy to set up, and configure. > ----- > Curtis Delzer, HS. > WB6HEF > San Bernardino, CA > > On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 19:48:18 -0700 > "Donald L. Roberts via Talk" <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > > > Although I really like most things about the Thunderbird email program, I > > continue to encounter one problem which frustrates me to the point where I > > wish to at least try other email programs, in this case Becky. > > > > > > The frustration of which I speak is that Window-eyes 9.5.4 almost always > > will repeat either the subject line or the first two lines of almost any > > email message. Earlier versions of W E showed similar behavior on this HP > > desktop which is now running Windows 10 creator. In fairness, Jaws > > sometimes exhibits this behavior but far less than W E. Also Jaws 16 takes > > significantly longer on my system to load an email message. I have played > > with the trigger delay and other W E settings in the hope of at least > > reducing the occurrence of this as I am resigned to never completely > > eliminating it. Nothing helps much. I know that some on this list > > indicate that they do not experience this phenomenon although others do. > > > > > > The bottom line here is that I have decided to take Becky for a trial run > > and hope some lister will point me both to the GW Micro posts on what > > modifications need to be made to Becky and also Chris Grabowsky's tutorial > > on its usage. > > > > > > Thanks for letting me vent. > > > > > > Don Roberts > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > > > For membership options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/curtis%40calweb.com. > > For subscription options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > List archives can be found at > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/harpman9%40gmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
