Hi Steve, why don't you set up a source forge progect to handle this?
Make the scripts open source and let any one who wants to donate time
money knowhow or whatever resource they have to help make it happen.
Best,
erik burggraaf
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On 2009-10-07, at 9:19 PM, Stephen Clower wrote:
Chip,
I know of no for-pay Window-Eyes scripts at this time. However, I
really believe that unless some kind of financial or similar
compensation is offered, we won't see scripts for Access until
someone with the scripting know-how has a need for the program. The
infrastructure exists in both Window-Eyes and Access to get them to
cooperate; somebody just needs to step up to the plate and connect
the pieces. I truly don't think it's GW Micro's responsibility to
script every application in the world. They have given us a powerful
object model to manipulate, thorough documentation, and plenty of
example code to do it ourselves. I would rather see the continued
dedication to the core screen reader than see all of GWM's resources
devoted to cranking out scripts.
Diatribe aside, is there sufficient interest in access to, well,
Access? If so, would anyone be willing to front the costs needed for
a programer to devote his/her time to completing such a project,
even though the resulting script could be made freely available to
others? I recall asking the same question when Quickbooks'
accessibility was raised over the summer, and nobody responded.
Remember, folks, that scripters have to eat, too.
Regards,
Steve
On 10/7/2009 7:51 PM, Chip Orange wrote:
Hi Ray,
I too want to add my voice to those requesting that GW add MS
Access support
to WE, and soon!
Ray, just thinking over your idea about a scripting service; does
anyone
know of a script for window eyes which costs money? I'm just
wondering if
the window eyes market will support such a concept, given how
relatively
easy scripting is, and given that often it's not the state blind
services
agency that purchases window eyes for us (and often I think that's
who is
supporting the jaws commercial scripting industry, because they
purchase
both jaws, and the scripts needed, to get someone productively
employed).
I don't know about other areas of the country, but in Florida my
impression
is that our state agency, who pays non-profit agencies in this
state to
teach computer skills, still only purchases, and only pays for
training in,
the shark!
I haven't investigated scripting access in a serious way, but I'd
guess it's
going to need more than scripting support from the quick look I took.
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:51 AM
To: '[email protected]'
Subject: Re: we training on access
Just want to add my plea again for propper support of the Access
database
which is used quite a lot by small organisations I'm working with.
I hope this could be done via scripting. If it can be I wonder why
it
hasn't been. It could be that scripting is going to have to be
paid for in
some instances if we're to see progress on this front regarding MS
Access.
I'm beginning to wonder if paid for or subscription to a scripting
service
might be what's required to kick start propper access to audio
programs as
well.
Ray.
John W. Carty wrote:
Access isn't supported using WE. To my knowledge, there isn't a
popular
database application that is supported. This is a real short coming
for many
blind users working in a variety of careers.
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