Candy, I do use Napster with Jaws all of the time. It takes some getting used to but it works just fine, especially the newest version. The key is to use the right mouse button. Usually, most of the functions you need are right there.
Now as for Napster itself, you don't have to join on a monthly basis. There's something called Napster Light which charges only for the songs you download. Now before I get in trouble with the Jaws police, here's my take on the compatibility of Jaws with Napster. This company made a quiet but effective effort to make their software compatible with screen readers. It works just fine with Jaws. As far as the dialog boxes, you don't even have to turn on Forms Mode. You will have to use the Jaws cursor a bit from time to time. Clicking on the songs of your choice from a list is one way to make good use of the Jaws cursor. Also, it's very helpful to use the Graphics labeling feature which allows you to put a tag on some of the numbered symbols. Finally, the primary page is almost always the same. So you can use Place Markers to get your cursor right into the first option. That would be choosing what kind of search you will need: ARTIST TRACK ALBUM ALL: You'll have to play around with this a bit but Napster is well worth the $0.99 per song they charge. You can't beat that price with a stick. Albums are about $5.00. Try finding a CD for that price. You'll have to use all of your Jaws knowledge to get the best out of Napster but I recommend the service highly for Jaws users. One more thing. Be very careful about using these so-called "free services" any more. Many people have been fined for "illegal downloading" and so on. I know one DJ who had to pay several thousand dollars in penalties for using one of those services. The government had a list of every song he ever downloaded, the times, dates and everything. They made him pay for every song and added a hefty penalty. John Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Candy Lowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 1:45 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] napster > Hello list, > > Does any one download music from napster and how does it work with jaws? > I use free.nester.com and it works fine with jaws, but I have not joined > napster and paid the fee as of yet. I just wonder if it is accessible > with jaws. > > My husband is sighted and uses limewire, but that does not work with jaws. > Thanks for any help. > > Candy > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
