do agree with ana, on this one. I was a long time window eyes user an having to swwitch from window eyes to jaws and NVDA was a challenge in itself.
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From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Ana G
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2021 12:54 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] using NVDA
Changing screen readers is very hard, especially if you've been using one for a long time.
I'm still mostly a Jaws user though I'm now using Narrator about a third
of the time. At work, computer use is a small part of my day, and there
I use Narrator or NVDA, mostly NVDA because the version of Windows 10
running at work is a couple of years old, and Narrator is less stable on
that version.
For me, the differences between Jaws and NVDA are big enough to make the
transition rocky. A lot of the commands we use to do things are actually
Windows commands, so that doesn't change, but of course, the commands we
use to read things are screen reader specific, so there's where the
rockiness comes in.
Here's a list of NVDA commands:
https://www.nvaccess.org/files/nvdaTracAttachments/455/keycommands%20with%20laptop%20keyboard%20layout.html
And here's the user's guide:
https://www.nvaccess.org/files/nvda/documentation/userGuide.html
I mostly use my screen readers in laptop layout, so the differences are
greater than if I were using them in desktop layout. The thing I
struggle with in NVDA is the concept of the review cursor versus the
active cursor. Either I'm not understanding or it's buggy because things
often don't work as I expect.
On 6/26/2021 9:14 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hi all,
> Okay, so I decided to download NVDA. What do I need to know about using it? I'm
> used to using Jaws, so what are the differences and similarities between the two
> screen readers? I'm not sure I want to give up Jaws for good, but I'd like to
> know how to use it in case I ever can't afford to upgrade my SMA. Look forward
> to any help anyone can provide me!!!! Using the latest version of NVDA and
> Windows 10. Thanks Madison
>
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