I didn't have to install the Access Bridge in order to use Lotus Symphony
with JFW. FS apparently did need to do some work though on their end since
I noted that Lotus Symphony Settings were loaded when I checked. Hopefully,
GW Micro will be able to support this free office suite in the next version
of Window-Eyes.
I'll probably get Window-Eyes installed on my netbook over the weekend.
Gary King
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Jacobson" <[email protected]>
To: "GW-Info" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: Lotus Symphony with Window-Eyes 7.2
Gary,
Did you have to use the Windows Access Bridge to get this working with JFW
11? I know that IBM has been doing some work to not require the use of
the
access bridge but believe they are using other technology that may not be
completely implemented yet. This seems consistent with Aaron's response.
I had no trouble installing Window-Eyes on a netbook by copying my entire
CD to a USB drive and then copying the content into a folder on the
Netbook's
hard drive and installing from there. My NetBook has a fairly large hard
drive so this seemed the best approach for me. However, it probably would
have
installed from the USB drive. Anyway, please share what you find.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:49:13 -0500, 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
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