NVDA is also great for working on machines that you don't want/can't install another screen reader on since it can function as a portable ap. This is the thing I use it the most for, working on client machines. I also find it more responsive then jaws and WindowEyes in some cases. On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:44:42PM -0700, Tony Baechler wrote: > Hi, > > You might want to look at NVDA. It's far from a complete and > fully-featured screen reader, but two things it supports very well are > the command prompt and OpenOffice.org in Windows. I use Window-Eyes as > my primary screen reader in Windows and it routinely drops the last line > on the screen in console windows. It won't speak at all with > OpenOffice.org. NVDA doesn't have either of those problems. The only > drawback is that NVDA requires software speech. It comes with ESpeak > and can use any SAPI voice but it doesn't support any hardware speech at > all. Also, it's still very much in development and has a lot of missing > features. With that said, it's very good for console apps like the > command prompt and Cygwin. I was able to use Lynx via the Cygwin ssh > without any problem. http://www.nvda-project.org/ > > On 9/24/2009 11:54 AM, Hart Larry wrote: > >Thanks Greg-and-Josiph: I remember how anoying it was reading a DOS > >prompt in JAWS, but most of my other non-windows JAWS experiences are > >logging in to shellworld with different telnet programs. Most, you > >must write scripts to enjoy, but I will be really curious to see how > >JAWS handles this? > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- The game, anoraks.2.0.0.tgz, will be available from sunsite until somebody responsible notices it and deletes it, and shortly from ftp.mee.tcd.ie/pub/Brian, though they don't know that yet. -- Brian O'Donnell, odonnllb at tcd.ie
