I can't speak for anyone else but I personally don't like IE after version 6. They added alot of nonsense to it that drive me crazy, and WebbIE doesn't work that well with the newer versions, which is why I switched to Firefox. But WebbIE is a very nice browser and easy to use.
On 7/20/10, Alan & Terrie Robbins <[email protected]> wrote: > Wondering how others on the list find this compared to IE? > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of > ROSEMARIE > CHAVARRIA > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Need Technology > Recommendations > > > Hi, Eleni, > > I know there's this text-based web browser called web IE. > Maybe it might > work with what you're wanting to do since it's text-based. > With web IE you > don't have to worry about pictures or anything like that. > That's the only > web browser I can recommend for a simple web browser. You > can get it from > > http://www.webbie.org.uk. > > Give it a try and see if it works out for you. > > Hope this helps. > > Rosemarie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John_Justice" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 2:48 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Need Technology > Recommendations > > >> Eleni, >> I also have Jaws Version 2.3 as well. >> >> John Justice >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 2:44 PM >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Need Technology Recommendations >> >>> Hello to everyone, >>> >>> Please forgive the multiple posts that I'll be making > today, but I >>> didn't want to lump everything into one topic and confuse > everyone. I >>> promise to not make overposting a habbit and the other > posts will be >>> shorter than this one. >>> >>> In any case, my birth name is Tiffany but I intend on > switching >>> legally to Eleni, so that's what I'll be using here. > Some of you may >>> know me from Facebook, from the Zone or from other > places. I'm 26 and >>> I've loved MS-DOS ever since I was a teenager. I've used > Windows for >>> 14 years with JFW, Hal, a demo of WindowEyes and NVDA and > have also >>> used Leopard and Snow Leopard. Recently, however, I've > found a system >>> called Enhanced DR-DOS. It's based off DR-DOS and is > 100% MS-DOS >>> compatible but is still being updated to keep it modern. > My intention >>> is to switch to it for most things. To that end, I'm in > the process >>> of having a truly custom desktop built. I'm wondering if > you could >>> recommend or help me find some DOS and > screenreader-Compatible >>> technology and software such as a flatbed scanner and/or > accessible >>> ocr software, a bar code reader, an internet browser, a > txt and/or rtf >>> editor, a spreadsheet program and anything else that > comes to mind. I >>> know that there is alot of software and hardware out > there, some older >>> and some newer, but it's difficult finding out what's > accessible and >>> what's not and this is even more a problem when the > software is >>> commercial, since I'd then be stuck with something that I > can't use. >>> On the other hand, most of the places that sold the > adaptive >>> technology no longer have it or no longer exist. I'm > especially >>> interested in ocr and am considering Omnipage but don't > know which is >>> the last version for DOS. I have Recognita but not the > latest one and >>> have been searching for an Open Book Unbound but can't > find it and am >>> not sure what scanners work with it. I e-mailed Benetech > but got no >>> response. I have a Braille Blazer and two external Echos > and a >>> non-working Accent SA, so I don't immediately need a > synthesizer. >>> That said, I really would love to find something better, > especially a >>> KeyNote SA or Companion (looking for seven years with no > luck), an >>> Apollo capable of speaking in Greek or a DecTalk Express > or PC. I own >>> a KeyNote Gold Laptop with the Voicecard inside and adore > the speech, >>> but am worried about transferring it to another computer > due to it's >>> fragility. I also have Word Perfect 5.1 and it's text > editor, though >>> as you'll see in another post, it's acting a bit > strangely with >>> VocalEyes. NoteWorthy is wonderful, but since it's a > tsr, it can only >>> handle small files and I only have the demo. I know that > no selling >>> etc. is allowed on the list, but if you have a piece of > technology >>> that you think might benefit me, please e-mail me > offlist. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Eleni >>> >>> 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: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3007 - Release > Date: 07/15/10 > 11:09:00 > > > 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/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
