Folks,
I am testing Windows 8 in a virtual environment. Although I haven't
tried this myself, Window-Eyes sort of works, however the free screen
readers NVDA and System Access to Go are already working very well.
There is still keyboard and mouse support, as well as extended touch
support. You may not have realized but touch support is also in Windows
7; it just doesn't get talked about as much as the touch support in
Windows 8. So, in short, don't panic; Windows 8 will still utilize
keyboard and mouse support.
Chris Hallsworth
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On 17/09/2011 02:34, Peter Wolfe wrote:
To all,
I just read a Time Magazine article at time.com talking about the
newest version of Windows 8 scheduled for release in like a year. So,
th issue that I have is that it appears from scant research that
Windows 8 will be mimicing Apple on the fingerprinting commands like
Appple's I-Pad model already does. How would this affect screen
readers and is Gw-Micro prepared for this dramatic drastic transition
for us screen readers? If so then will it be like Apple or something
different entirelly? It looks like the keyboard is going to gone
right? Thanks for any opinions into this matter.
thanks,
Peter
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