either that or have it to where the user can switch screen readers in case people want to play using jaws and then switch to window-eyes
On Jan 20, 2011, at 11:58 AM, Karl Belanger wrote: > If you add Jaws support, please also add support for Window-Eyes, System > Access, and NVDA as not everyone uses or even owns Jaws. What I'd recommend > is have it autodetect the screen reader currently running, and interface > with it. > Karl > > -----Original Message----- > From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On > Behalf Of Philip Bennefall > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 11:52 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: [Audyssey] Screen reader support in BGT > > Hi all, > > I have been opposed to adding screen reader support into BGT since the very > beginning, though I am beginning to change my mind. The primary reason for > my not wanting to do it has been the fact that Jaws steals a large number of > keys from DirectInput, making it very hard to play games if Jaws is loaded > and not in sleep mode. However, I have just managed to solve this problem. > > Jaws uses what is known as a low level, system wide keyboard hook which > basically monitors the state of the keyboard device and decides whether > input should be allowed through so that other applications can see it. Jaws, > as we all know, decides that a lot of keys should not be let through such as > the arrows, escape and a whole bunch of others. So what I have done is to > set up a low level keyboard hook of my own, though a process specific hook > rather than a global one. Why? Because process specific hooks always take > priority over global ones, which means that I can simply tell my keyboard > hook to allow everything through... And there you have it. Jaws and > DirectInput are now the best of friends. > > I am going to enable this as an option in BGT, because even though I tell > everything to go straight through it does block certain Jaws specific > keystrokes from being processed while you are in the window, almost as > though Jaws had been in sleep mode though it technically is not. In other > words, this will enable me to add support for Jaws speech output while > preventing Jaws from messing about with the keyboard input. > > Just some information I figured I would share with you. > > Kind regards, > > Philip Bennefall > --- > 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/gamers@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/gamers@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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
