If you're used to Jawter, you'll have no problem with Qwitter. Jawter is brilliant script-writing, to be sure. But the problem I always ran into with it is that when the scripts are checking for new tweets, JAWS is ground to a halt. Since Qwitter is its own program, this doesn't happen. Also, Qwitter is in very active development. The Jawter scripts haven't been updated since February, and there's no word on when the new Jawter will be released, if that's even still in the works. If I can be of any help, just let me know.
Bruce On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:41:15 -0500, "Desiree Sturdevant" <[email protected]> said: > I'll have to give qwitter a go, this is the first I have heard of it. I > wanted to try mctwit, but had a hard time getting it to load and work on > my > system. It would say loading, but then nothing would happen, no window > would open and none of the hotkeys would work. > Desiree R Sturdevant > Accessibility Experience Specialist > Knowbility INC. > > Check out our blog at: > Http://www.universallydesigned.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Toews" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] twitter aps > > > > Qwitter can be obtained from www.qwitter-client.net. McTwit can be > > obtained from http://mctwit.com. TWInbox can be obtained from > > http://www.techhit.com/TwInbox. > > > > Bruce > > > > > > On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:09:53 -0600, "janet smith" > > <[email protected]> said: > >> where can you find theis aps at? > >> chec out www.95themix.com > >> for great programing and music > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Bruce Toews" <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:53 AM > >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] twitter aps > >> > >> > >> > At the moment there are three main popular applications blind people > >> > are > >> > using to access Twitter, aside from the Websites. TWInbox is an add-on > >> > that interfaces with Microsoft Outlook. If you use Outlook and always > >> > keep it open, you may well find this program to your liking. Another > >> > very popular applicaiton is McTwit, which was written from the ground > >> > up > >> > with accessibility in mind. In addition, though they are not necessary > >> > for the full functionality of the program, there are some very > >> > excellently-written scripts for both JAWS and Window-Eyes which add to > >> > the convenience of this program's use. > >> > > >> > The third application, which is my application of choice, is Qwitter. > >> > Its interface is based on the old Jawter scripts. So if you use Jawter, > >> > you might want to give Qwitter a serious look because it offers > >> > virtually all of the benefits of Jawter without the screen-reader lag > >> > associated with the scripts going out and looking for new tweets. It > >> > also works with multiple screen readers and even as a self-voicing > >> > application with SAPI speech if one prefers. The nice thing about the > >> > qwitter interface is that it is global. It doesn't appear in the > >> > alt+tabbing order, so it's out of the way, but you can use its > >> > keystrokes from within any application, you don't have to switch in and > >> > out of any windows to make full use of it. > >> > > >> > All of these solutions are excellent. Qwitter is my solution of choice, > >> > but I don't think any of these solutions is universally better than any > >> > of the others, it's a matter of which solution one prefers. > >> > > >> > bruce > >> > > >> > > >> > On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:41:50 -0500, "Desiree Sturdevant" > >> > <[email protected]> said: > >> >> Hi there: > >> >> I really like jawter, I have tried several others but this is my fave. > >> >> You > >> >> can find it at http://randylaptop.com/software/jawter-2/ > >> >> Of course you can only use it if you are a jaws user. It is also a > >> >> little > >> >> tricky to install, but the readme file is fantastic and will take you > >> >> through step by step. Otherwise, I like www.accessibletwitter.com > >> >> > >> >> Hope that helps. > >> >> Desiree R Sturdevant > >> >> Accessibility Experience Specialist > >> >> Knowbility INC. > >> >> > >> >> Check out our blog at: > >> >> Http://www.universallydesigned.net > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "janet smith" <[email protected]> > >> >> To: <[email protected]> > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:09 AM > >> >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] twitter aps > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > hi their am new to twitter has anyone used any of the aps for > >> >> > twitter > >> >> > or > >> >> > have you all just gone on the site to do your updates and such any > >> >> > hel > >> >> > would > >> >> > be appreciated thanks > >> >> > chec out www.95themix.com > >> >> > for great programing and music > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > >> >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> >> Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.23/2254 - Release Date: > >> >> 07/22/09 > >> >> 05:59:00 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > >> >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > >> > > >> > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.23/2254 - Release Date: > >> 07/22/09 > >> 05:59:00 > >> > >> > >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.23/2254 - Release Date: > 07/22/09 > 05:59:00 > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
