On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 07:34:42PM -0400, Lou Kline wrote:
> If you don't have a particular reason for needing a Mac, such as a
> particular software package that runs on a Mac, what you are describing
> could be handled by a Windows machine running HyperTerminal and a screen
> reader such as JAWS, Window-Eyes, or HAL.
...at a much higher price in total. While it's true that Voiceover (in Tiger) doesn't do what Martin wants, it will in the next version, along with lots of other useful screen reader things. (And you can even run Windows if you really have to.)
From Apple's Website:
Command the keyboard.
If you have an extended keyboard, use the new NumPad Commander to program the keys on the numeric keypad with commonly
used VoiceOver commands, giving you quick access to the features you use most often.
Hit the hot spots.
VoiceOver hot spots monitor an object or area in an accessible window and notify you when something changes. Place up
to 10 hot spots in any open application; when a notification comes in, you can jump directly to the relevant hot spot
from whatever application you're using.
Navigate objects.
In VoiceOver you can navigate sequentially through an application or document or skip through by object. For example,
you could jump to the next or previous header, button, link, field, graphic, or text attribute, such as font or style.
Improved navigation in Leopard makes it faster and easier for those with reduced motor skills or visual disabilities
to move around the Mac.
Hear the screen.
VoiceOver features unique sound effects that communicate what's happening onscreen. In Leopard, positional cues help
you find and remember the location of items on the screen. All you need is a pair of stereo headphones or standard
stereo speakers.
Custom fit.
With Leopard, VoiceOver introduces more customization options for audio output. If you're just learning VoiceOver, you
can set your preferences to provide greater detail in descriptions, then reduce the amount of audio information as you
become more familiar with VoiceOver. You can also rearrange the order in which VoiceOver describes objects and events,
so you hear the information you want most, first.
Search smart.
The Find command in VoiceOver performs smart searches that match objects as well as text in the current window. Say,
for example, you know the word "insert" appears somewhere in the window. You can search for it, and VoiceOver will
take you to the matching text. If there happens to be an "insert" button in the window, VoiceOver can take you to it
as well. VoiceOver keeps track of up to 64 previous searches.
Closed-captioned Mac.
Improved closed captioning support in QuickTime 7.2 automatically displays the CEA-608 closed captioning text standard
in analog broadcasts in the U.S.
Applications you can access.
Accessible applications in Leopard speak text automatically, so you don't have to continually monitor them. For
example, iChat speaks new text messages as they arrive, and Terminal speaks the results of UNIX commands. When text
changes under the VoiceOver cursor, VoiceOver plays a sound to alert you or speaks the updated text. Many Mac
applications, including TextEdit and Mail, take advantage of word completion, which saves time and helps you avoid
mistakes by providing a pop-up list of words that begin with the current text.
Stay in sync.
Have a .Mac account? Come Leopard, all your VoiceOver preferences can follow you from Mac to Mac.
All features referenced in the Mac OS X Leopard website are subject to change.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 11:53 AM 8/29/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> > I am sorry to hit the ham list with this question
> >because it is thoroughly off-topic, but I hope some of you may
> >be able to answer my question and you will know what I am
> >asking.
> >
> > Is there a mode of operation in Mac Voiceover in which
> >the speech will echo new input to the screen without one's
> >having to manually do anything?
> >
> > I am supposed to get a new work station in my job and I
> >think a Mac will be just the thing if it can do this. We will
> >sometimes log in to a system and wait for messages to pop up on
> >the screen when various network devices come up or go down. With
> >my present setup, I have a speech synthesizer on an old P.C.
> >running MSDOS and kermit and a screen reader. If you get the
> >kermit terminal emulator going, the speech synthesizer will
> >chatter away if new stuff comes in to the screen.
> >
> > If the Mac can't do that, it will be a bit of a problem.
> >If it can, then it is time to proceed. I have access to a Mac
> >right now, but a read of the VoiceOver documentation didn't tell
> >me anything directly. When you just bring up voiceover, it will
> >let a whole screen of stuff come in and then read you the bottom
> >line. That is good sometimes, but other times we want to hear
> >the whole spew.
> >
> >Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK
> >Systems Engineer
> >OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group
> >
> >
> >
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