Jim, as someone who has used both Jaws and Window-Eyes, I will state that it is my opinion that DecAccess 32 is a bit less responsive than Eloquence. Using Window-Eyes 6.1, I was never able to use Eloquence for a long period of time without it crashing. I have found better results with beta 1 of Window-Eyes 7.0, but I am using DecAccess 32 until beta 2 because the Eloquence quirks really bug me at present. If you are using Dec Access32, I would say the sluggishness is the synth. If you are using Eloquence, then you and I will both need to wait with our fingers crossed for beta 2.
As unhappy as I am with the current situation between FS and GW Micro, I still have to say that both Jaws and Window-Eyes are excellent products. I have always found Window-Eyes to be better able to handle new applications, especially when screen review techniques are needed. I have never been a scripter and of course this has always been Jaws' strength in the past. Obviously the landscape is changing rapidly. I am going to be fascinated to see the reaction of grizzled veterans of Jaws scripting to the new possibilities afforded in Window-Eyes 7. There has always been a team spirit among Window-Eyes users that I have never seen among Jaws users. I think that is part of the reason that this list has been absolutely crazy the last few days. Actually, people have used quite a bit of restraint all things considered. I stated the first day the law suit was announced that I had sold my copy of Jaws. In the interest of full disclosure, I did not feel that I could financially support two screen readers and needed to make a personal decision. I decided on Window-Eyes and acted accordingly by selling Jaws. Having burned that bridge, I certainly wish the best for GW Micro. I would be interested in your reasons for checking out Window-Eyes, but that is absolutely none of my business and I will quite understand if you wish to keep that to yourself. Welcome to this list and welcome to the Window-Eyes family. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 12:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Very General Observations Hello John, Logically, there would be two reasons I would make such a claim. 1) it is true. 2) it is not true. It happens to be true. Why it is true may help me solve the problem. Being a brand new WE user, perhaps something I did made it happen. Perhaps there is something running on this machine making it happen. I know that this computer has a lot of security on it due to the government business we are involved in here. Please let me know if you have something constructive that might help. I truly want to evaluate WE on its own merit, as objectively as I can, given my experiences with screen readers to this point. For example, I'm staying totally away from the JAWS keyboard layout so that I don't try to compare the philosophies of the two screen readers. Thanks. Jim Thanks. Jim James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., [EMAIL PROTECTED], 412-544-1810 "it is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis." -- Margaret Bonnano Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility: http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/ "John G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> To [email protected] 07/27/2008 01:02 cc PM Subject Re: Very General Observations Having used both JAWS and Window-eyes I have to confess that such a claim sounds absolutely bizarre! At 17:44 27/07/2008, you wrote: >Hi, >This message is in no way meant to be controversial. I am coming to >Window-Eyes as a died in the wool JAWS user, so please take that into >account. > >I am finding that everything about Window-Eyes reaction time to key presses >is much more sluggish than it is with JAWS. For example, I can very >easily out-type the speaking of characters with Window-Eyes. With JAWS, >the characters are voiced immediately. > >Perhaps I can do something to make things snappier though and I haven't run >into it. > >Thanks. > >Jim > >James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., >[EMAIL PROTECTED], 412-544-1810 > >"it is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis." >-- Margaret Bonnano > >Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility: >http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/ > >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >sender only. 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