I have the latest display driver from Freedom Scientific. The issue is long standing: Some months ago, Doug advised that they have been unable to have a meaningful dialogue with Freedom Scientific regarding improving the interface of its displays with screen readers other than JAWS. I direct braille input and this is not supported when the focus is the window-eyes braille display.
I long for updated braille support for Window-eyes v9, and don't plan to touch JAWS any time soon. Best. Vaughan. From: Duyahn Walker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 7 October 2014 10:16 a.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Alva 640 Comfort Braille Display When was the last set of drivers done for your Braille display and have you contacted Freedom Scientific and asked them this question? I'm not saying you haven't done this, I was just curious. ----- Original Message ----- From: Vaughan Dodd<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 4:02 PM Subject: Alva 640 Comfort Braille Display Greetings everyone. I am researching replacing my Focus Blue, as its interaction with Window-Eyes is flawed. I accept that this is due to driver issues involving Freedom Scientific. So: are there Window-Eyes users who have the Alva 640 Comfort Braille display, and if so - impressions would be appreciated. For instance: How well does it interface with Window-Eyes, as it is not specifically listed in supported braille displays? I do know that the older 640 is directly identified, so maybe the same default hot keys and direct input apply with the newer model. I note the inclusion of NVDA as a built-in screen reader - presumably - the display will function without NVDA if told that another screen reader is preferred. A detail which I am not sure about is the advantages of disadvantages of the cursor routing keys being in front of the braille cells, rather than behind.. This just might be personal preference - more used to the braille cells being closer to me than would be the case with the Alva. Any other thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks. Vaughan. ------------------------------- This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the author immediately and erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or attachments after transmission from the Ministry. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the author immediately and erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or attachments after transmission from the Ministry. ------------------------------- 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.
