Open office is being worked on. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debra Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Safari on my PC
Does Open Office work with Voiceover? It certainly doesn't work with any of the Windows Screenreaders. Debra ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 4:24 AM Subject: Re: Safari on my PC > There is nothing comparable to k1000 but it's not that hard to use one of > the off the shelf ocr packages with a supported scanner. Depending on > what > electronic books formats you read, it may even be harder to read them than > to come up with an ocr solution. AS far as editting is concerned, what > you > will need depends on the complexity of your requirements. Text edit > allows > for a lot but there other accessible solutions. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debra Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 3:09 AM > Subject: Re: Safari on my PC > > > Hi David and everyone else: > > > > I think I could do most things on a Mac that I need to do so far, > especially > referring to such a busy list and you guys are, but I'm wondering is Text > Editor can convert files to Microsoft word and if there is a good scanning > program out there that would let me scan and read my printed material. I > have Kurzweil 1000 and use it a lot. Those are my only "problems" right > now. I just want to surf the net, read and answer my mail, write up my > documents and save them in the format that is required, and read my > electronic books. Oh, and I might like to burn the occasional CD. > > Debra > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:51 AM > Subject: Re: Safari on my PC > > >> sadly, at least with jaws, the only thing you can access with safari is >> the >> menus. >> >> Of what problems do you speak? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Debra Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:47 AM >> Subject: Safari on my PC >> >> >> >> >> Hi guys: >> >> I still don't have a Mac, mostly because I can't afford it, but mainly >> because there still seems to be problems. Because I need Quicktime to >> hear >> some things on the internet, I've been allowing Apple to download stuff >> onto >> my Windows XP Pc. Of course I can't use Quicktime, but if something needs >> it, it's there. Just a while ago, it downloaded Safari. Out of >> curiosity, >> I wondered if any of it was accessible to any of the screenreaders I have >> to >> hand-Window-eyes, NVDA, or System Access to go. Interestingly enough, I >> can >> read the menus and even go to a web page, but it won't read the page. >> I'm >> assuming that sighted ones can use Safari on a Windows PC? Humm, I wish >> I >> could get Apple to donate some Mac Minis with Leopard to po' folks like >> me! >> (smile) My version of Window-eyes is 4.5 which shows you how far behind >> I >> am. Thank goodness for the free ones that are up-to-date. I've got to >> hunt down the "dualing" screenreaders. >> >> Debra >> >> P.s. For those of you that like to do these things, there's an >> alternative for Microsoft Word called Atlantis Nova. It's the first word >> processor I've ever downloaded that makes noise! They are kind of cute, >> but you'd probably want to turn them off after a while. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1335 - Release Date: >> 3/19/2008 >> 9:54 AM >> >> > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1335 - Release Date: 3/19/2008 > 9:54 AM > >
