I like the idea of putting it into a script. -----Original Message----- From: Tim Keenan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:59 PM To: Gw-Info@gwmicro. com Subject: Re: Window-Eyes and OCR
Sounds like a great idea for a script. Therein lies the power of scripting -- if you don't want it, you simply remove the script, or vice versa. Generally, though, I think OCR like this is close enough to a screen reading function that including it in a screen reader is not really overextending its functionality; it's giving a blind person another tool with which to read the screen. Restaurants around here like to just throw up their menu as an image. I was able to use the Jaws OCR function to kinda sorta read it. Not great, but better than nothing. Their implementation needs work, to be sure, but I think it's a feature that would be useful in a number of situations. On 9/27/2011 12:43 PM, John Gunn wrote: > You forgot one thing, what about also including the OS? Smile > > > > John Gunn > Computer Technician > Renaissance Lerning Inc. > Hours Monday-Friday 7:30-4:00 CT > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Window-Eyes and OCR > > OK, I am going to wade in here with an opinion from a minion; namely me. > > Is OCR technology a cool thing? Yes it is. Is OCR a text to speech program function? I would argue that it is not. > > If Window-Eyes stays away from OCR technology being built-in I think this would be a good thing. I am not a proponent of software bloat. The smaller my screen reading application can be the happier I am. If I was to take the side of OCR should be an important part of any text to speech application, I am sure that if I take the time to think about it, I can come up with compelling reasons to also include a text editor, a web browser, a reminder, a telephone dialling utility, a vacuum cleaner, and so on. > > Vic > > > 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. > > 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. 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. 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.
