As far as I know, all screen readers that work in windows are compatible. I personally use Jaws and NVDA, but Windows Eyes also works and others no doubt as well. Virtualization produces a discrete platform for the OS that is not easily affected by the host system’s limitations. Basically, you can think of the virtual environment like a separate and distinct piece of hardware. > The one problem you will encounter when setting up a windows screen reader is > the fact that OS X does not pass the caps lock key through to the virtual OS > like other keystrokes. So, if you use a screen reader set to use the caps > lock key as a modifier key, you’ll have to set an alternate screen reader > modifier key with either sharpkeys in windows, or by using the fusion > keyboard preferences. This is also necessary if the screen reader uses the > insert key as its modifier because, as you know, there is no physical insert > key on mac laptop and bluetooth keyboards, only on the full-sized USB apple > keyboard. It’s quite doable, just a little confusing at first, and is an > additional step needed to get windows screen readers working under Fusion. > Help for that process is available here on list.
> On Dec 26, 2014, at 10:09 PM, Jason White <[email protected]> wrote: > > Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Of course, all this is rendered moot by VMWare Fusion which lets you command >> tab back and forth between OS X and windows with no rebooting. >> I like fusion for the ability to cut and paste data between OS’s and such >> things as that. >> I can have Safari and internet explorer open at the same time and use them >> interchangeably etc, can’t do these sorts of things with a bootcamp >> installation, but each to their own. > > Which Windows screen readers are compatible with virtualization? My > expectation is that, for example, NVDA would be, but JAWS wouldn't be as it > intercepts video drivers and other low-level aspects of the operating system > which might not work well under a virtual machine. > > I would also expect such issues as which operating system controls the braille > display to be potential causes of diffuclty. > > It should be possible to virtualize Linux very effectively, including all of > its screen readers, braille and speech-based applications. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
