[Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

[Mike Freeman]

Hey! I confess freely. My point was that many of the questions you ask are
existential questions, i.e., the sort of thing to which there is no answer
outside of dogma. Gary gave you a good answer which amounts to "that's the
way the world works" and the "why" ultimately doesn't matter because things
just are the way they are because one will never stop innovation and
experimentation.

If you must know, if I had *my* way, kids would never see a computer till
college, there would be no print formats -- just ASCII text and people might
even have to think about what they write to convey their emphasis rather
than depending upon visual gimmicks -- and we'd still be using MSDOS or
UNIX. But I didn't have much of a say in things. (grin)

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nikki
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 9:47 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

Ok. Who is being a smartalic here?

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Freeman
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 11:38 AM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

Does god exist? Why is there evil in the world? Which were better -- the
Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Is there a Santa Claus? How about the Easter
Bunny?

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nikki
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 8:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

    Well, here's a question that everyone may have, so I feel like an idiot
asking, but I'm not trying to impress.

Why can't they make a screen reader that works for everything? Why do they
have to keep updating? Why are there hackers who feel it necessary to mess
with your computer life? Why can't people just be content with what they
have? Why be better than your neighbor? This world is sick!

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Freeman
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 10:31 AM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

Programs is what I mean. For example, it is my opinion that JAWS works
better than other screen-readers when running MsWord or the other programs
that are part of the Microsoft Office suite -- PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
However, other screen-readers do reasonably well with Office programs. On
the other hand, NVDA handles the Flash updater from Adobe better than any of
the other screen-reading programs. And on a Mac, the Open Office suite is
not fully accessible. That's why I'm always nattering on about how it
depends upon what one desires the computer to do which screen-reader one
buys.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nikki
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 8:10 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

    I'm confused with that statement. What do you mean by "application"?

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Freeman
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 10:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

Bonnie:

Let's be careful. It depends upon what applications one uses whether JAWS
works "just as well". By the same token, there ar cases where JAWS works
better than SA or WE and cases where NVDA works better than the others. It
just depends upon the application.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Bonnie Ainsworth
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 5:19 AM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

Some people use System Access.  I can't remember what the cost was, but it's
much cheaper than JAWS and works just as well.

Bonnie

Worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do, but doesn't get
you anywhere


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Gloria Whipple
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 5:44 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question on what is the best screen-reader to use?

Thank you!

I have tried using the I pad and found out touch screens are not for me. I
do wish Voice over was a windows program because I really like it.

I will give NVDA another try. I couldn't get use to the voice.



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