Hi Tom.
Fair enough on nvda, I suspect something was the case, since I know people
have been playing around with smugglers 5 and nvda and having far better
results than earlier games (after all back in 2008 when s3 was released nvda
wasn't an option at all).
I would say though console window applications have more of a bennifit for
screen reader use than just themselves, even if you don't count various if
interpreters (which of course work on multiple platforms).
Since console windows have none of the links, coded headings or other
shenanigans that lots of screen readers use when navigating webpages, they
force people to interact with the text and just the text, and learning those
commands can be valuable in many other applications where simply working by
the predefined hotspots won't cut be enough, ---- since there are obviously
some screne readers (which again I shal not name), which work on presenting
information to the user in a set format, rather than letting the user work
his/her way around it.
To give one example, in core exiles the inventory is rather complex to
navigate with very many buttons and links since each inventory item has a
variety of things you can do with it, eg, recycle, equip, sell etc. Some of
this involves buttons for each item, some (such as view), are links, but the
main information on quantity, type etc is just plane text, there doesn't
even seem to be a major web heading. Thus, navigating by table and paragraph
is by far the best way I've found myself to explore that particular list
quickly and gain a full understanding of what is where.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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