Hi Thomas,
I personally are also not against new technologies or new features in future
Windows operating systems or other programs.
But I'd like to adress a few points as well.
If a company wants to improove their software, then this is often good for
all users and not because security might be better.
But what I often don't get is why people think it is time to force design
changes.
I know of the ribbon interface of MS Office products and such.
I don't have used them (Office 2007 or 2010) thus I won't comment on which
screen reader can best handle it.
I also know that every major upgrade brings new features as well.
But what I don't get is why MS did come up with the new interface and
removed the old interface instead of having them both in the product for
every person sighted or not to choose the design of their product.
I mean, why do programs like Winamp or Windows Media Player allow skins or
skin packs?
The players ship with a standard interface, but are open for user created
content.
Besides I had a sighted teacher who personally told me that he had several
sighted friends and colleagues who were users of MS Office pre 2007 and when
the new products came out they also had problems adapting and getting to
figure out the new interface and they could see and use the mouse properly
compared to us blind people.
And about screen readers like Voice Over or Narrator.
It would be good if thoose could be improoved.
But what I still don't get is why any assistive technology included in an
operating system (windows mostly) cannot be used to aid during first
installation (when you format your hard drive or when you use a blank one).
For years there was nothing short of a sighted person to help even if it
became a bit easier with unattended installations of XP and a few older
Windows versions.
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