I appreciate the fact that we have screen readers for non-windows operating systems too, but I'm still thinking on alternatives to screenreaders because what I have noticed is to an end-user, there is a gap in terms of accessibility. Let me give an example. While working in one of the firms in a client-server setting, what I have noticed is the client machine has windows as it's operating system, but it is acting as thin client to a unix or, solaris, or some other non-windows server. Now I'm definitely interested if there's any screen reader which will work in multiple virtual operating system environment in one session.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sheik mohammedali Sent: 13 May 2012 15:01 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Future Computing for Blind every software including screen readers is developed under particular platform/operating system. if you say jaws, it is exclusively for windows. for non-windows operating systems there are other respective screen readers. not only jaws. there are numerous utilities. let's say MS office, for windows it is different and in order to achieve same tasks there are other office applications for different operating system. for instance, open office is there very much for both windows and linux. depends upon the software vender they are functioned under different platforms. . Most of the java applications are developed for multiple platforms. you can take example of some dictionaries which are developed for apple mackintosh and microsoft windows. now let me come to the point. if hardware manufacturer wish to develop a screen reader, that software should be developed for bios/efi. note: bios is the basic input and output system (32 bit ) and efi is the extensible firmware interface(64 bit ). in a simpler language wwe can say that both bios and efi are the primary operating system for computer hardware. these operating systemns such as windows, linux and mackintosh are the collection of softwares for providing various services to the users. . that's why there are alot of third party applications in the market since an operating system cannot provide everything. ☺ ☺ ☺!----- Original Message ----- From: "SYED IMRAN" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 2:37 PM Subject: [AI] Future Computing for Blind > Hi all > > > > I raise this query with a feeling that whatever screen readers we > develop we are always at least one step behind the main stream > applications, more so, when our screen readers interact with > proprietary non-windows platform based apps. So I'd like our hardware > experts out here to throw a light on this "mystery" of computing > cycle. I would like to know what is preventing the display components > in the computer to send the necessary output directly to the speakers > as they would do on the monitor screen? The point is, somehow I do not > understand the complete picture of computing cycle. I'd like it if I > can get an explanation on it in a "layman's language". > > Be that as it may, as soon as you turn on your mobile / pc the output > appears on the screen while the device is booting but you will have to > wait if you'd want your screen reader to announce the output. So > somewhere there is a disconnection between you and the computer. > > I really appreciate the screen reader technology, but I'm also > interested in the alternatives to screen readers, and would like to > lend my assistance in the ways I can. Some of my wildest thoughts that > are running in my mind are how could we get the motherboard / > processor vendors to make their future generation components Braille > display / speech compliant. > > > > Thanks > > > > -Syed > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > 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 > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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
