[nabs-l] A few questions about NVDA

[Chris Nusbaum]

Kirt,

Sorry, I can't answer the question, as I use JAWS and have always 
used JAWS.  FYI, I forwarded the email along to the other NFB-NET 
list I'm subscribed to, Blind Talk, and a few friends who use 
NVDA or have friends who do.  I've heard the NVDA speech 
synthesizer before, and it has a pretty thick British accent.  It 
almost sounds a little creepy to me, almost like a computer-voice 
Darth Vator, LOL.  So, if your friend has trouble understanding 
some speech synthesizers, you might want to install Eloquence (if 
you can do that) or something.

Chris Nusbaum

"A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)

--- Sent from my Braille-Note

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing 
list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 07 May 2011 16:40:17 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] A few questions about NVDA

Kirt, from what I have seen and done with it, as I do have it,
it's basically the same as JAWS but with a few command changes,
to get to NVDA menu while in it press insert N, things like that.
It's about as customizable as JAWS.  You can change the NVDA key
from insert to shift, things like that.  The web browser
experience is good, pretty similar to JAWS, form fields,
headings, all that.  Edit fields are similar to JAWS, tab to an
edit box, type in your info and when you hit enter it'll give
kind of a clicking sound to tell you the text has been entered.
I imagine the rest of the browser stuff is the same as JAWS.
That's the web browser portion of it, and I imagine that it'd
work the same with JAWS as most other apps like MS word and email
and stuff like that.  What do people think? And, as I'm sure I've
left * a lot * of stuff out, if I have, can people please add to
this? Thanks!
HTH,
Josh

----- Original Message -----
From: Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 7 May 2011 14:22:06 -0600
Subject: [nabs-l] A few questions about NVDA

Dear Nabs List,
  I'm helping a friend learn how to use computers.  Due to some
circumstances I don't want to go in to, he's pretty much on his
own
with money and he can afford a decent laptop.  He has very little
experience using computers.  Since he can't afford jaws, I was
thinking about setting him up with NVDA and getting him started
that
way.  Do you guys think that's a viable option for basic computer
use-web browsing, email, word processing and the like?  If so,
how
steap is the learning curve.  I consider myself an intermediate
to
advanced computer user, I've used jaws for years, but how similar
is
the NVDA interface with jaws?  I'd appreciate it if any NVDA
users
could get in touch with me, either on or off-list.
  Warmest regards,
Kirt

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