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Anthony Vece <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:18:00 -0500
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Thank you.
73 de Anthony


Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5!

On Dec 24, 2012, at 4:30 PM, Kelvin Marsh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Anthony,
> 
> Switching screen readers is never easy, and goes some way to explain why
> folk get so tribal about them <smile>.  I'm a WindowEyes user, and I tried
> almost everything available when Out Spoken and then WindowBridge bit the
> dust.
> 
> It was an easy choice when I discovered the ease with which you could move
> the Mouse pointer!  Interestingly, the latest version of WE has a numeric
> keypad that I think makes JAWS users feel more at home.  The first thing I
> did was to turn it off, as I wanted the numeric keypad back to normal!!!
> 
> None of the amateur software I use works properly with standard Windows
> keys, and the Mouse is almost always needed.  Hope that's an incentive to
> give it a good try <smile>.
> 
> Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID
> 
> "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to
> remain silent."
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Anthony Vece
> Sent: 24 December 2012 16:33
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: screen readers
> 
> Hi John;
> I have been using Jaws since 1988.
> 
> I have been trying to make the transition to WindowEyes with little success.
> It is a much smaller program than Jaws and, it is much more stable.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Anthony
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5!
> 
> On Dec 24, 2012, at 11:12 AM, "John J. Jacques" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all, one of my main reasons for choosing Window-Eyes is the fact 
>> that you can see what is on the screen, and interact with it simply by 
>> using the numpad arrow keys, whare as Jaws makes you jump through 
>> hoops like routing the Jaws coursour to PC, or what ever it is!  GRIN!  
>> I use very few screenreader spacific commands, but being able to move 
>> the physical mouse around easily, and click on buttons that don't 
>> appear when you tab is a plus for me!  I think W E is so logical, I 
>> can't understand why all screenreaders don't do things that way!
>> 
>> 73:
>> J.
>> 
>> John Jacques
>> Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
>> "Where Cat Is,  Is Civilization!"
> 
> 
> 
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