HI, I must absolutely agree with the message below! That is like totally criminal. I never liked jaws anyways. It started to become worse and worse from the first version it was built. It seems like they don't give a damn about fixing issues. They instead add more useless, even more broken features. With useless I especially point at re-search it... I mean everyone can go to google and search for something. It is easy enough. And you will probably have more from it anyways. Also, they don't delete useless files. If, for example, some jawsAPI has been changed, the old DLL is still found somewhere hiding deep in the version. Because of this, the setup files keep growing, and growing, and becoming bigger and bigger. Also, look at sapi 5 support. It is broken. Actually, it worked just fine in version 5.0. Since then, it's broken! It crashes on almost any voice! And then instead of fixing it, they delete it totally? I mean come on!
And so I converted over to NVDA, and didn't even bother to install jaws on my laptop. I also removed it from my desktop, since it messed up the graphics card so badly, I hardly could do something. And no, it's not! a bad card. Kevin. ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> To: Gamers Discussion list <gamers@audyssey.org> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 10:25:52 -0400 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] BrailleSoft No Longer Supports Freedom Scientific > Hi Charles, > You are absolutely right from a business point of view. However, there > are plenty of alternatives than supporting the screen readers > directly. For example, Time of Conflict and Lone Wolf allow you to > select SAPI, Jaws, or Window-Eyes. As far as I am concerned using SAPI > 5 support is enough and doesn't show favoritism to any screen reader > or screen reader manufacturer. It is more ideal anyway as you aren't > trying to support every screen reader out there directly. > I've actually been asked a few times if I would add Jaws support to my > games. While I understand the nature of the requests I have made a > polacy not to support any screen readers directly. First of all, it > requires more work supporting each and every screen readers individual > API directly. Second of all, I feel supporting Freedom Scientific's > products goes against my principles. For one thing they have an unfair > advantage over their competition because they are largely supported > through businesses, government agencies, organizations, and so on that > aren't willing to support GW Micro, Dolphin, etc as well. Then, > Freedom Scientific shows the world what they are really like by > dragging GW Micro, FBC, and anyone else they see as a threat into > court. Over the past year or so it has been one lawsuit after another. > I happen to know they have a tendancy to treat their customers with > little regard or respect as well. For example, a friend of mine > ordered a dongle from F.S. and when he got it he found out it was > deffective. Instead of exchanging it or something reasonable they told > him he had to order a new one at full price. That's down right > criminal in my book. Why continue supporting a business, any business, > if they are going to treat their customers like that? > > > > On 8/7/10, Charles Rivard <woofer...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > If any game developer is going to provide screen reader support for their > > games, regardless of how they feel about the screen reader developing > > company's policies are, I feel that you have to support what your customers > > are using. Otherwise, you're cutting your own customer base. > > > > --- > > Shepherds are the best beasts! > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > 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/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
