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Curtis Delzer <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:18:26 -0700
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that is certainly great news! where do we find this update, etc.
and have you done a review, etc. I use window-eyes, but have NVDA as
well and enjoy it's ability too, for example, work with my TMV71A
programmer.


Curtis Delzer.
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On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:10:42 +0100
Kelvin Marsh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> The new accessibility features are now incorporated into the 4.2 Beta of
> Amateur Contact Log.  I requested, and Scott has implemented full keyboard
> access to virtually every aspect of the logger, including the Cluster
> window, and apart from today's tweaks, I think it's just about done.
> Knowing how hard Scott works, I bet 4.2 will be out of Beta very soon
> 
> I understand that Scott is also reincorporating the shared accessibility
> changes into his contest software at the moment.  Whilst I'm not sure how
> accessible these programs will be, the setup dialogs that we were struggling
> with previously should be as they are in AC Log itself.
> 
> Interestingly, Scott has used NVDA, whilst I've been testing with NVDA,
> System Access and Window-Eyes.  All the screen readers work slightly
> differently, but NVDA and System Access are virtually identical and very
> good.  I've found WE to be much more flexible, but I will need to use the
> Hot Spot app for some simple macros to get things the way I want them.
> 
> Tom had offered to test using JAWS, but because of the speed Scott works,
> all the changes have been done.  If there is an experienced AC Log user
> using JAWS, and you'd like to run some quick tests, please let me know ASAP.
> I say 'experienced' with AC Log, as you will need to know how the log works
> yourself with little or no training <smile>!
>  
> All in all, it's been an interesting exercise, and it's been a pleasure to
> work with Scott N3FJP.  Once the 4.2 version is live, I'll record some
> training MP3s.
> 
> 
> Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID
> 
> Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities
> 
> www.active-elements.org
> 
> For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals

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