[nabs-l] nvda and system access outperforming jfw11

Hope Paulos hope.paulos at maine.edu
Tue Mar 16 16:18:40 UTC 2010


The only problem with these screen readers is it doesn't allow you to use 
the shortcut key insert + 4 on the number row to access the character map to 
be able to type in other languages. If this was implemented I'd change over 
to either of these screen readers in a heart-beat.
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:57 AM
Subject: [nabs-l] nvda and system access outperforming jfw11


> Hi
>
> system access and nvda read flash content better, format websites better 
> and do it almost twice as fast as jfw. they also take up way less memory, 
> they word with word excel and powerpoint and have faster response times in 
> those programs. NVDA can display its settings dialogs and help files in 30 
> some languages all for free, jfw can't do that. nvda's tts can read over 
> 50 languages jfw's eloquence only reads 10. nvda and system access I think 
> have better handling of aria live regions and dynamic websites than jfw11 
> does. system access works with vista speech recognition so you can talk to 
> the computer and it types for you. with jfw you pay extra hundreds of 
> dollars for that feature. nvda and system access work much better with 
> itunes than jfw11 or jfw10 does. system access and the free system access 
> to go is the only screen reader that lets you fully access the itunes 
> store.
>
>
> Josh Kennedy jkenn337 at gmail.com
> my blog is at http://jkenn337.klangoblog.net (updated frequently). Tired 
> of Microsoft Windows and paying thousands for screen-readers? try out 
> NVDA, get a mac--, nvda--for Windows, or try out and switch to grml, 
> Ubuntu, Vinux, or knoppix-adriane Linux desktops. Knoppix ubuntu and 
> vinux-cli-max are the most accessible for beginners. also try vinux-gui 
> and encourage those at www.cherrypal.com to use windows-xp and nvda 
> knoppix-adriane Vinux-cli-max or grml so all blind people can have an 
> accessible computer.
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