Hi there,
I am new to this list,
- almost blind,
- using Jaws since 1996,
- interested, among many other things, in the application of the Python
programming language to scientific problems
- a seasoned C++ programmer using MSVS and MinGW
- interested in music and audio manipulation
- working on WinXP and Win7 64bit
For a few years I have been using iPython (http://ipython.org), a
feature-rich interactive Python shell with various front ends especially
well-suited for scientific computing such as statistics and data analysis.
I have mainly used iPython's text front end in the command prompt
window. Jaws access to the command prompt is somewhat limited, and I am
unaware of any alternatives.
iPython comes with more sophisticated front-ends capable of combining
text and graphics. One is based on Qt, another, called notebook, is
web-based.
Although Qt can be made accessible in theory, I've decided to try the
notebook - with disappointing results: iPython's web-server generates
very modern HTML requiring the latest versions of FireFox of Safari.
Even IE9 is not good enough. I believe the main stumbling-block are
so-called "flexible boxes", a beefed-up variant of edit boxes. Jaws does
not allow me to edit text in these boxes. While I can enter forms mode
by pressing enter, and write the first line, Jaws leaves the forms note
upon the next pressing of enter.
I know this behavior from my GMail account when I write e-mails online
on Win7 64bit and IE9. My only work-around is to write the e-mail text
elswhere and paste it into GMail's text box. While the GMail thing seems
to be a bug of Jaws, the very similar behavior in iPython's
web-interface may have a different cause.
Any hint on how to efficiently work woth iPython and Jaws would be
appreciated.
On a separate note, I am at a loss when thinking of the best way to
share such experiences with FreedomScientific's developers. Clearly it
would be useless to send an e-mail to my local Jaws dealer. I am
allergic to such hierarchies. I want to talk to the people directly or
post a bug report on some public bug tracker as encouraged by thousands
of open source software projects. So I wonder if this list is the right
place to get in touch with FS staff.
Regards
Leo
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