o that makes sense. On Aug 7, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
> Hi Brandon, > Smile. As I said in a previous post I have a general polacy not to > support any screen reader directly. For one thing it is extra work > trying to directly support Jaws, System Access, NVDA, Window-Eyes, etc > when there are easier solutions like SAPI 5 that would work just as > well. Plus by using SAPI or self-voicing the game through wav files > the game can be used by someone who either doesn't have a screen > reader or doesn't have a compatible screen reader than those > supported. Finally, if I started supporting screen readers sooner or > later I'm sure I'd get requests to support this or that screen reader > which I may not have or wish to support. So not supporting any > directly saves me from showing favoritism to any screen reader or > company regardless of how I feel about them personally. > > Cheers! > > > On 8/7/10, Brandon Misch <[email protected]> wrote: >> speaking of screen reader support, will system access support be included in >> your game engine and any future titles? >> >> On Aug 7, 2010, at 12:59 AM, Thomas Ward wrote: >> >>> Hi Louis, >>> Honestly I can't blame you. that's why I have not really been using or >>> supporting Freedom Scientific products much over the past few years. >>> One reason I will not, under any circomstances add Jaws support to my >>> game engine, as I see no need to endorce or support a greedy and >>> selfish company like Freedom Scientific. There are plenty of >>> alternatives to Jaws such as Window-Eyes, NVDA, Hal, etc that there is >>> no excuse to continue supporting or using Jaws. Far as I am concerned >>> Freedom Scientific could go out of business tomorrow and I wouldn't >>> shed a tear. Sorry to say, I have absolutely nothing but contempt for >>> Freedom Scientific and its products. As you say they have gone lawsuit >>> crazy and they have lost any respect I might have had for them in the >>> past. >>> >>> Smile. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
