is it accessible with jaws? with regards shikher skype: shikago09 On 5/30/09, Ankit Jindal <[email protected]> wrote: > Is google crome accessible to Jaws? I tried using it in December 2008 and I > found it to be inaccessible? What is the group members user experience if at > all anyone has used it? > > > Warm regards > Ankit Jindal > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Renuka Warrier > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] Google Chrome in Indian languages > > > > Date:31/05/2009 URL: > http://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/31/stories/2009053154941000.htm > > Front Page > > Google Chrome in Indian languages > > T. Ramachandran > > It is possible to switch from one language to another > > KOCHI: Google Chrome is now being offered in many Indian languages, with > version 2 of the browser made available for download. > > The stable version 2 comes in Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, > Marathi, Oriya (on Windows Vista alone), Tamil, and Telugu. A Hindi version > was available > earlier. > > What this means is that PC users who have Windows Vista as their operating > system should be able to easily select the browser's interface language by > using > the language-setting options. It should also be possible to switch from one > language to another by changing the language option and re-launching the > browser. > The users can then see the browser menus and other associated content in one > of the Indian languages (or any of the other available language options). > > > Recent phenomenon > > With Windows XP, the Indian language options are fewer, and font rendering > might be an issue, if the user's system is not primed for it. Asked about > this, > a Google spokesperson said: "Creation and consumption of Indian language > content on the web is a relatively recent phenomenon. In some cases, the > fonts > get installed by default, and if not, Google tries to provide installation > or downloading option through all our products." > > Chrome was launched only in September 2008, but it has garnered a small > share of the browser market. In December last, a Google blog post claimed > that in > just 100 days, the initial (beta) version had built up a base of over 10 > million active users worldwide. > > Apart from its availability in several languages, speed was one feature on > which there has been increased focus in the new version. Improvements had > been > made to get the browser to load up and render pages faster, Google claimed. > > Stability is also another improvement being highlighted, with the fixing of > "over 300 bugs that caused crashes since launch." In the new release, Google > also referred to the form autofill option, which enabled users to fill up > form fields without having to input the same information in each instance. > > However, this browser is not packed with as many features as some of the > others are. And it might not fit your bill, if you are a heavy user of the > kind > of add-ons that are possible with Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. > > A modern platform > > This has a lot to do with how Google has conceived the browser. It was "not > just a browser but also a modern platform for web pages and applications." > The > browser is based on open source software. It has been developed with Webkit, > an open source browser engine, which was originally deployed for the Safari > browser. The rendering of Javascript, a scripting language widely used in > the Web environment, was also speeded up, Google said. > > As for the release of the stable version 2 of the browser, Google itself > said it did not give much weightage to version numbers, and these were > "mainly > a metric to help us keep track of changes internally." For those already > using older versions, the update ought to happen automatically. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >
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