Thanks for the warning, Aaron. I'll still install Window-Eyes on the netbook along with JFW and NVDA. I find that 3 screen readers cover about every situation. If either of the other 2 stop speaking, and NVDA can be started, I can find out what's wrong and usually get the problem corrected. If NVDA doesn't speak, it's time to reboot.
I'll be looking forward to support for LS. When it comes to office suites, free is good! Gary King [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Aaron Smith Cc: GW-Info Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:56 PM Subject: Re: Lotus Symphony with Window-Eyes 7.2 While I don't want to discourage you from installing Window-Eyes, you won't have any luck with LS. It's on our list. Aaron On 10/27/2010 4:49 PM, Gary King wrote: I am surprised that nobody has tried Lotus Symphony 1.3 with Window-Eyes since it is free and based on Open Office. I have heard folks ask on the list about the accessibility of Open Office with Window-Eyes. Version 1.3 of Lotus Symphony is based on the first version of Open Office, and the beta versions that are being tested now are based on version 3.0. I understand they still have accessibility problems with the betas. As I mentioned in my previous message, the word processor and spreadsheet in version 1.3 work well with JAWS for Windows 11 and 12. I have loaded both Word 2003 and Excel 2003 files and saved them after modification. I do get warnings each time I load such files about possible incompatibilities, but I'm not sure what they are. I guess I'll just have to install Window-Eyes 7.2 on my netbook and give Symphony a try. Since I haven't installed Window-Eyes on a computer without a CD drive before, I suppose a trip to the Knowledge Base is in order. Gary King [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary King To: GW-Info Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 4:45 PM Subject: Lotus Symphony with Window-Eyes 7.2 Does the free IBM Lotus Symphony Office Suite work with Window-Eyes 7.2? I put it on my Asus netbook running XP Home, but I haven't yet installed Window-Eyes. I have discovered that the word processor and the spreadsheet work quite well with JFW 11 and 12. Gary King mailto:[email protected] -- Aaron Smith Product Support Specialist * Web Development GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW Micro Technical Support Team. 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. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
