[Electronics-talk] nvda screen reader

[Jude DaShiell]

I've used nvda in the past.  I found the speech good but upgrading I found 
problematical as compared to Linux machines like slackware or especially 
debian.  But then again nobody can beat its price and the project could 
use assistance from more python programmers.  The current version of nvda 
at least 2010 or 2011 in its date is even supposed to be compatible with 
OpenOffice on the PC too.  Another screen reader to try out though it's 
closed source and has fewer updates than nvda is thunder screen reader but 
by all means get the August 2011 version.  For beginner screen reader 
users thunder is likely to be better than nvda in support though it 
doesn't work with OpenOffice.  The bonus with thunder you find on your 
system are lots of extra programs it installs all with the prefix word of 
accessible.  That one is at http://www.screenreader.net/.On Thu, 3 Mar 
2011, David Hertweck wrote:

> Has any one out there used the free windows screen reader NVDA.  I just down
> loaded it, and I have been playing with it for the last 2 days.  The speech
> could be a little better but it is quite impressive as to the level of
> accessability it gives.
> It comes with a talking installer.  Two types, one for installing it on a
> computer and the other for a portable installation, that is installing on a
> thumb drive that can be used on any computer.
> Having a little vision that is I can see objects on the screen but can not
> read them NVDA reads what is under the mouse thus making the mouse usable
> for me.
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> NVDA uses a lot of the same key commands as JAWS so it is a quite familiar
> interface.
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> For an open source free screen reader I highly recommend giving it a try.
> For some applications it gives better access than JAWS.
> So far I have tried it with the following and it gives super accessability.
> Windows XP standered windows like control pannal and explorer
> Office aplications word / XL ...
> Outlook.
> Internet explora lots of different web pages
> Visual steudio 6
> Dos prompt and python
> My micro processor IDE code warrior
> Winzip
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> Give it a try.
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