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?
>
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>> On Nov 24, 2013, at 2:17 AM, harry brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> 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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