Vaughan,
As stated many times, GW Micro monitors this list. We see all emails..
We do not always comment on each and every email but they are read.
Your statement that once we released braille we never touched it simply
is not true but obviously shows your frustration and attempt to get any
sort of reaction. Our wish list for Window-Eyes grows every day.
Adding additional braille features is certainly on that list. But I can
not promise any dates or timelines as that just gets us all frustrated
if those dates are missed.
So rest assured your emails have been seen and your comments
considered. But my response today should suspend you from saying
nothing changed in braille since originally introduced (simply not true)
and that nobody has responded from GW Micro regarding your braille
requests (smile).
Doug
On 12/10/2013 3:48 PM, Vaughan Dodd wrote:
Fair enough: I don't mind paying for an upgrade, as I have one SMA remaining.
When Window-eyes inserted Braille support several years ago, it raised the bar
in terms of expectations of a screen reader with respect to braille. It hasn't
touched the interface since then, and the silence on this topic is deafening.
Vaughan.
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris H [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, 11 December 2013 9:44 a.m.
To: Vaughan Dodd; '[email protected]'; [email protected]
Subject: Re: Window-Eyes 8.4 is Now Available!
Yes, I have a funny feeling that enhanced Braille support if it comes will
require payment as it would be considered a major upgrade. Poor you Braille
users. I am a Braille user but not on the computer; instead I use apps for my
smartphone, namely the iPhone, to manipulate text in contracted Braille.
On 10/12/2013 20:12, Vaughan Dodd wrote:
Hi Jeremy, GW Micro staff and list members.
The bug fixes and new tones for Window-eyes start and stop are enough to ensure
that I get the upgrade later today.
However: I must once again express frustration that apart from one bug fix with
respect to Braille the much needed development of improved Braille support has
been neglected.
When will we get the advances in Braille support which some of us loyal paying
customers have been asking for now for several years?
Amongst the issues I have raised on this list are: direct contracted braille
input, redesigning the Braille hot key layout so that there is consistency with
the main hot key system: e.g. browse, cursor, mouse Office etc. And so that I
don’t forget: an auto braille scrolling function. With respect to specific
Braille displays: fixing the hot key information for the Braille Edge and
Braille Sense devices, and direct input via the Focus displays from the other
company. Clearly, manufacturer co-operation is required.
GW has been a non-participant on this list when the topic of Braille support
has been raised, but given now that Braille is enjoying a resurgence due in
part to devices like smart phones and tablets, there is really no excuse for gw
IGNORING the request from Window-Eyes users like myself.
Even if for commercial reasons GW remained vague as to new Braille features, it
could at least tell us that Window-Eyes v9.0 will promise enhanced Braille
Support.
So: I am encouraged by the fixes which are part of v8.4, discouraged by the
apparent disregard being shown to users of Braille displays.
Vaughan.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, 11 December 2013 4:34 a.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: Window-Eyes 8.4 is Now Available!
Greetings,
GW Micro is proud to announce the release of Window-Eyes 8.4. This maintenance
update includes support for three new synthesizer options (eSpeak, Micrsoft
Speech Platform, and Vocalizer Expressive), better Skype integration, and
various bug fixes to address issues discovered in Window-Eyes 8.3. All
Window-Eyes 8 customers are strongly urged to install this update.
If you own a copy of Window-Eyes 8.0 or above, you may download an upgrade to
Window-Eyes 8.4 for free from GW Micro's website. To get started, select the
Check for Updates option from the Help menu in the Window-Eyes control panel.
Alternatively, you can open a web browser and navigate to
http://www.gwmicro.com/upgrade, enter your serial number in the edit box
provided, and select the Check for Upgrades button.
If you would prefer to obtain a DVD-based copy of your Window-Eyes upgrade which can
be installed without the need of a previous version for $20 (free shipping with US
postal mail), you may do so by contacting our orders department at 260-489-3671, or
via email at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.
All eligible Retail, Dongle, Everlock, Payment Plan, and Evaluation versions of
Window-Eyes 7.5.x and 8.x (for both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems) can be
upgraded to Window-Eyes 8.4.
Upgrade pricing information for Window-Eyes versions less than 8.0 can be found at
http://www.gwmicro.com/Catalog/Upgrades/. For non-English customers, please consult
your local dealer for pricing. Your local dealer can be found at
www.gwmicro.com/dealers<http://www.gwmicro.com/dealers>.
If you wish to use the new Vocalizer Expressive synthesizers, you can purchase one language
or all languages. These synthesizers can be purchased online at
www.gwmicro.com/catalog<http://www.gwmicro.com/catalog> or by calling the GW Micro
Orders Department at (260) 489-3671. Once you have purchased the new synthesizer, you can
download it from www.gwmicro.com/voices<http://www.gwmicro.com/voices> or select the
Get More Voices option in the Window-Eyes Help menu. You may also use this section of our
website to listen to the synthesizer before you purchase it.
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