Richard, I'll just note, re your turning down verbosity, that if you disable the speaking of field sets then you've shot yourself in the foot re this survey, as that is why you had to go into browse mode.
If you had field sets enabled, then the only other reason I know of so far, is those using IE8 (see my other response re IE8). I absolutely agree the survey is useless. Chip -----Original Message----- From: Richard G Applegate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 12:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: screen reader survey Hey Chip: Let me start by saying I am a Window-Eyes user, as well as a JAWS user and an NVDA user. I completed the survey using Window-Eyes 8.4 and then unloaded Window-Eyes and loaded the latest official version of NVDa and went through the survey again before submitting. It may sound like an anti-GW comment, but I did have to switch browse mode on and off to complete the survey. I don't have the Auto-browse mode enabled as I find it more annoying than helpful. I have also tuned a lot of the verbosity down as I don't like to hear more than I need to. So, whether you have to toggle browse mode on and off is more of a personal choice than a statement of the effectiveness of your screen reader. I question the usefulness of this survey. I have completed the survey for the past several years and I find the results have affected neither the accessibility of Web sites nor the quality of screen readers. It has however cause defensive arguments between the users of screen readers. These are not the people to whom the message needs to be delivered. The problem is, any moron can publish a Web site. Many do. -----Original Message----- From: Chip Orange [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 4:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: screen reader survey Please take the survey at: http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey5/ to indicate that you are a Window-Eyes user. I believe you can ignore the comment at the top of the survey about Window-Eyes users needing to enter browse mode in order to hear the questions (this to me is showing their strong anti-GW bias, bringing up an issue that may only apply to older versions of WE). Thanks. Chip 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.
