Hi,
Here is the document I wrote on the changes needed to make Becky work.
Making Becky Internet Email accessible with screen readers.
You can download the latest version of Becky from http://www.rimarts.co.jp.
After creating your email account with Becky, follow these steps to make
Becky Internet email accessible.
1. From the tools menu select “General Setup”
2. Press control-tab 3 times, you will reach the message view tab.
3. Uncheck the option “Operate 4way button by the cursor key.” If this
option is checked you will not be able to scroll through messages with
your arrow keys.
4. Next, press control-tab one time to move to the “editor” tab. Then
press tab to move to the “use line pointer” checkbox and uncheck it. If
this item is left checked your screen reader might truncate the first
character of each line. This is a test would read his is a test.
Those are the required settings. Here are some other things you might
want to change.
1. To have the CC and BCC fields in the tab order when writing a new
message, press control-N to write a new message, then press control-down
arrow twice. The first time exposes the CC field and the second time
exposes the BCC field. This will only need to be done one time. After
that Becky remembers. If you want to remove the BCC field, just press
control-up arrow.
2. When replying to an email, most times you might like the original
message quoted. From the Tools menu, select the General setup menu
item. Press control-tab to move to the citation tab. Press TAB until
you reach the “Use template for replying” Checkbox and check it.
On 6/12/2012 2:21 PM, Steve Jacobson wrote:
It isn't free, but I am finding Becky to be pretty good and you can get a demo.
You can get information at:
http://www.rimarts.co.jp/becky.htm
There are a couple of settings that should be changed for best results with a
screen reader, but it lets you read messages with a cursor without browse mode
and it handles multiple accounts. Some of its
controls are a little unusual but are accessible and the HELP file is a little
brief. There is a replacement help file you can get, though.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:13:43 +0100, Reg Webb wrote:
Robert
I'm using Eudora right now, but it too is a compromise for me. A lot
of its interface isn't visible to me, like changing signatures, or
changing the properties of mailboxes. I often have to resort to
sighted help, so the search for a thoroughly accessible email client
that will work for multiple accounts continues for me too. I'd be
interested to hear from anyone who has found this particular holy
grail of the email world.
Reg
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