[Cabs-talk] JAWS VS WindowEyes

[Sam Bloomberg]

Thanks for the welcome and the response.

Here's the thing.  The rebellious side of me wants to react to the
idea that JAWS is the standard, but the practicalside understands why.
 I have heard that learning WindowEyes has been made easier and that
there is a script to teach you while making the transition, but does
anyone know anything about GW Micro?

I learned that they are in Indiana, but I can't find anything about
their funding.  Do we know that they will be around for a while?  I
know that they have been making WindowEyes for quite some time, but
if, as it has been suggested, JAWS is the standard don't they have a
hard time competing?


I would much rather support an American company instead of a huge
corporation like Freedom Scientific who gets its funding from a
foreign investment group, but I still need to keep up with my classes.


On 10/19/10, Joe Orozco <jsorozco at gmail.com> wrote:
> GW Micro recently produced a script that lets you type the JAWS command, and
> Window Eyes will tell you what the equivalent command is for Window Eyes.  I
> forget the name of it, but it seems handy.  I've thought of also switching,
> as I have a love/hate relationship with FS that these days leans more toward
> hate.
>
> Joe
>
> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cabs-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:cabs-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angela Fowler
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 8:35 PM
> To: 'California Association of Blind Students Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Cabs-talk] JAWS VS WindowEyes
>
> Hello Sam,
> 	Welcome to the list. We welcome your questions about
> screen readers,
> or anything else blindness related.
> 	I used Window-Eyes several years ago, and found it to
> be a stable,
> reliable screen reader. Also GW Micro's tech support blows that
> of Freedom
> Scientific out of the water. JAWS is industry standard,
> however, by which I
> mean it is the screen reader you will find on college campuses,
> work sites,
> and in just about every other public place where screen readers can be
> found. If you switch to Window-Eyes you will have a very good
> product, but
> keep in practice with JAWS, you won't be able to get completely
> away from
> it.
> Hope this helps
> Angela
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cabs-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:cabs-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Sam Bloomberg
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 4:50 PM
> To: cabs-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Cabs-talk] JAWS VS WindowEyes
>
> Greetings everyone,
>
> I'm new to this list so if this subject has been hashed out
> please forgive
> me.
>
> I am currently using JAWS, but I  was thinking about changing.
> I don't like
> what I've been hearing about Freedom Scientific lately so I was
> wondering if
> anyone can tell me how they like WindowEyes.
> Especially if they used to use JAWS.
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
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