I finally got round to installing the latest version of WE on my desktop
running XP, last night. GWMicro have managed to produce another update that
installed smoothly and gave me no issues with settings afterwards. I liked
the new wizard that popped up taking me through various setup options and
allowing me to keep my previous settings.
The new interface is great and I'm sure new users will find it easier to
use. Particularly the change to making changes global unless otherwise
specified.
I'd be interested to know the thinking behind putting certain things in the
top menu versus putting them in the settings dialogue, EG why put the help
there rather than making it the last item in the list. It took me a few
minutes to realise the top menu was there and that it contained controls
related to Apps.
Speaking of Apps, I'm a little confused about the name change. As I
understood it, scripts were meant to either give access to an existing
program that didn't have it, or to improve/modify access. We got a lot of
fantastic scripts, Winamp and the Change Soundcard ones just to name two.
Apps are programs in their own right. I'm not a programmer so my definitions
maybe slightly off here, but it feels to me as if we've now got into a bit
of a muddle over what WE Apps are.
One final point. Unfortunately WE still isn't able to access the flash on
the ITV web site:
http://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/videos/backstage/sallysdivorce/
the fact there is flash is being picked up but no buttons are being shown. I
guess this is a problem with ITV rather than WE.
I'm pretty happy and its good to see a company who concentrate on retaining
stability over flashy new gimmicks. After all the point of a Screenreader is
to give us access to a computer and WE has always given excellent service in
this respect.
Yusuf
If you have nothing better to do, why not take a look at my blog
http://yusufaosman.wordpress.com
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