[stylist] S & S article idea

[David Andrews]

There is lot there, potentially, skim reading tool, reading schemes, 
text processing, etc.\


Dave

At 04:03 PM 10/29/2013, you wrote:
>Wess or Amy Mason or even Nancy Coffman are a few of those who could do a
>respectful job of this (maybe others, too).
>
>And I would say they could maybe seek out special features, like JAWS "Text
>analyzer." (What other special features can the rest of you identify?)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
>Pollpeter
>Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 1:50 PM
>To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [stylist] S & S article idea
>
>Anyone up to the challenge?
>
>Robert, could Wes do something like this if we asked? I don't know him well
>or if he would do it.
>
>Bridgit
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert Leslie
>Newman
>Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 12:05 PM
>To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [stylist] S & S article idea
>
>
>WOW yes, a comparison article would be super nice! So I too think this is a
>very good idea. I as a blind writer, need to know of available tools of the
>trade. And I as a JAWS user, I would like to learn what other screen readers
>offer.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
>Pollpeter
>Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 10:44 AM
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>Subject: Re: [stylist] S & S article idea
>
>My thought was that most our readers use screenreaders, many JAWS. And since
>JAWS has a new version out with some special features, some may find it
>interesting and informative to learn how to best utilize this program when
>writing. I'm in no way against articles discussing other programs in the
>same way. It's just that this is an upgraded version, and if anyone has
>hands-on experience, they could address how to use this program when
>writing.
>
>And I'm in no way supporting one program or way over another, but JAWS is
>the screenreader officially sponsored by the Federation, and S & S is a
>Federation publication, so... I see no problem. And again, I welcome any
>article addressing how programs specific to blind people, screenreaders and
>magnification, can be used to their full benefit when writing.
>
>Bridgit
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Homme, James
>Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 9:44 AM
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>Subject: Re: [stylist] S & S article idea
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>
>Hi,
>This is just an opinion. I feel that this is opening up a can of worms.
>We could say that JAWS 15 has the nice new features for Windows 8, then
>someone else could say that NVDA has had that feature for a year, and
>someone else could say that Window-eyes has this feature or other, and well,
>I think S and S should stay away from such things unless some screen reader
>feature helps someone write better for some reason.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jim
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
>Pollpeter
>Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 2:02 AM
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>Subject: [stylist] S & S article idea
>
>It would be great to have an informative article about JAWS 15 for the
>winter or spring issue of S & S. Anyone interested in writing such an
>article can contact me.
>
>Bridgit P