Ok folks, As I have been a WE user since 4.2 in 2000, I now have to list my concerns for the future of this product. I wish I didn't have to compare other screen readersto WE here, but for sure, this must be done.
1. Well, the "browse mode" problems I thought have been fixed. However, Firefox 3, as I thought WE was the first to work with Mozilla in the Windows world, is seeming to be falling apart, as NonVisual Desktop Access is now the leader in the Mozilla Market, including the "seamonkey" browser. Also with browse mode, the sounds for "pop-up" notifications still do not work with Vista in IE 7.0. And I already expressed my deal with the "access" keys on web pages in another message. Now, as for web page navagating, if you can't have a mode where you could be able to move around a web page in a "linear fashion, just like in NVDA and in Dolphin's "Hal" screen reader, how are ya gonna know how your web page actually looks to blind users without using one of those tools from the W3C? Oh, and WE still does not let you enter editboxes in Firefox 3. Why you have to wait for Firefox 3.5 with WE while almost everyone else is on the move already? It just doesn't stack up. 2. There are suppose to be "9" elequints voices, not 6. Why is WE the only "commercial" screen reader that does not provide the "deep" voice of "Rocko," for example? 3. NVDA, /and Hal" both tell you how to navagate the "Vista" start menu. Why doesn't Window-eyes in this regard by default? Same with the "shutdown" screen. 4. In NVDA, in the menus of most programs, when you arrow through them, it will give you a description of what the item does. With WE, has to be kind of um, experimented the first go-around. I'll always be a WE user, and I'm proud to be. but when it comes to having a "browse mode" that is 10 years over-do, and I am glad its being updated, why didn't you improove on the browser before Vista came out? Take care everyone, Trenton _________________________________________________________________ Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_102008 If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
