Hi, The problem with this though is that jaws becomes much much more expencive if people continue to use it frequently. And I think jaws is much enouhg already.
Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hayden Presley" <[email protected]> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 15:06:01 -0500 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] BrailleSoft No Longer Supports Freedom Scientific > Hi Kevin, > I don't know about the research it thing...it is, depending on what you're > looking for, much more concise then having to navigate through huge pages > full of links you will never use or need. > > Best Regards, > Hayden > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 10:32 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] BrailleSoft No Longer Supports Freedom Scientific > > 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 <[email protected]> > To: Gamers Discussion list <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> 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. 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