yes very much. . when you start the installation process under virtual
machine, screen readers keep quiet.
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From: "SYED IMRAN" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Future Computing for Blind
Do you have experience working in virtual machines with any screen reader?
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mohammedali
Sent: 13 May 2012 18:27
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] Future Computing for Blind
need to think of it really but the factual thing is, virtual environment
is different than the actual. you do not have to go too far. take an
example of virtual machine which facilitates you to run multiple operating
system with in the current one. just i'm wondering how do those object
look under virtual environment. ☺ ☺ ☺
----- Original Message -----
From: "SYED IMRAN" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Future Computing for Blind
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
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