NVDA is a usable program that, unfortunately, doesn't support very many applications yet. If you can program in Python, you can help the team move it forward. As a full time solution, though, it isn't ready for prime time yet.
I know both Mick and Jamie, the top of the NVDA team, and they work really hard but I don't think that either Mozilla or Microsoft is giving them any more money so their progress will likely slow now. SATOGO, a no cost solution for Windows boxes attached to the Internet and System Access, it's commercial big brother which is less expensive than all other credible Windows screen readers, are good free (as in free lunch) and low cost solutions that work in most programs that most people want/need. I think SA (both versions) has a magnification portion. I don't think I've ever heard of anyone actually using it so, as I can't see well enough to use it, I cannot say much about it. Someone told me that the magnifier built into Windows 7 is actually quite good and, as it is entirely API driven, it is unlikely to introduce as many stability problems as MAGic or ZoomText. It has a limited feature set but it may be good enough for your purposes and as it is included with the OS, the price is right. cdh On Dec 9, 2009, at 3:33 PM, Joe Plummer wrote: > Hi, might want to use satogo on the Windows side also. As far as a > magnifying solution you might want to try magic from Freedom Scientific you > can use it and use it in conjunction with Jaws. Both of these can be ran in > a Demo mode that will let you use it for ever in a 40 minute mode. Just some > thoughts. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:23 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: questions about NVDA > > NVDA is basically a free screen reader for the Windows platform. It works > with programs such as Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and > somewhat with Outlook. In case you don't know, Microsoft Excel is an > application for doing spreadsheets and Outlook is the email program that > comes with Microsoft Office. > > On Dec 9, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Christina wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I saw a discussion earlier and the subject line was something like >> back on a mac. Well someone mentioned NVDA on windows seven. I have >> not installed windows on my macbook. However I've considered it >> simply because I'd like to try using zoomtext to try to look at photos >> as I do not feel the built in zoom for the mac is good for that. I >> have lost so much vision lately so I'm not sure if even zoom text >> would help but I am thinking of trying. I understand that zoomtext >> will not work in the virtual enviornment and therefore I would have to >> use boot camp. >> >> So onto my questions. What is NVDA? I do not have a windows screen >> reader like jaws or window eyes so I'm curious as to what this is and >> how robust this is. >> >> Thanks, >> Christina >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > Ryan Mann > rmann0...@gmail.com > Get to the root of the problem with the US economy at > http://www.dailypaul.com. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
