Yes, I'd say that's true. Some things are done a bit differently, and 
you don't get Eloquence with NVDA, but depending on what you're doing 
and what applications you're using, NVDA can often be used instead of 
JAWS with no problems and will work better than JAWS in some situations 
as well.



On 11/25/2013 06:33 AM, Jeff Kenyon wrote:
> I have heard that the features of this program are comparable to JF W. Is that true?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 24, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Christopher Chaltain <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> NVDA is free, so there's no reason not to download it and give it a try. If you end up lining it and using it, even if it's just as a backup screen reader, consider donating some money to the NVDA project.
>>
>> Also, I use NVDA whenever I boot up into Windows, and I don't have a problem with it's responsiveness. I don't use the MS voices, but rather use the eSpeak voices. If you're having trouble with it's responsiveness or you want to use a different voice then I'd suggest checking out and tweaking the various NVDA settings.
>>
>> Also, when using a new screen reader, I'd suggest looking over the documentation and being patient. It's pretty easy to pick up as a former JAWS user, but there are some differences.
>>
>>> On 11/24/2013 01:51 AM, Jeff Kenyon wrote:
>>> I am very seriously considering downloading NVDA.   Given JAWSE's recent track record. I've got Vista and the latest versions of IE and Firefox. My computer is about five years old. Anything I should know?
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Nov 24, 2013, at 2:17 AM, harry brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> Well, here's the latest.
>>>> I shut down jaws, and launched NVDA, and it works perfectly.
>>>> However, NVDA is not responsive enough, since I'm a fast typest, and jaws is much more responsive much quicker than NVDA, and I don't have money for a faster computer.
>>>> I've got 2 gig of ram in this computer, and that's all I can put in it.
>>>> It's just so weird though, that jaws 12 has just, for whatever reason, stopped working with internet explorer 9, but NVDA works perfectly with it.
>>>> Also, I hate the Microsoft Anna voice used by NVDA.
>>>> Harry
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