Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Ben
I agree with you, dark. Always wanted to make him pay for the crimes against accessibility! Lol. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 15 March 2012 00:16 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey]

Re: [Audyssey] audiogames.net is down again

2012-03-15 Thread fatih
yeah it's down again -- From: shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:38 PM To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] audiogames.net is down again Hi. Its been only a day since audiogames.net came up, was just

Re: [Audyssey] audiogames.net is down again

2012-03-15 Thread william lomas
nothing new to talk about anyways any news will come to the list On 15 Mar 2012, at 07:57, fatih wrote: yeah it's down again -- From: shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:38 PM To: gamers@audyssey.org

Re: [Audyssey] audiogames.net is down again

2012-03-15 Thread Richard (AudioGames.net)
Hi guys, Unfortunately, our host decided to do a serverupdate and in the process all of our databases (including http://AudioGames.net and (very popular) http://AnswerGarden.ch) are now inactive. It has already been a full 24 hours and we are not amused :-( Will keep you updated. Best

Re: [Audyssey] audiogames.net is down again

2012-03-15 Thread Ryan Strunk
Hi Will, I used to think the same thing until about a week ago. In that time, I have seen countless discussions on the AG forums and only a few over here. Swamp updates, for example, are being posted and discussed over on the forum. It might be worth giving it another look. There's quite a lot of

[Audyssey] Eamon deluxe demo adventure available

2012-03-15 Thread dark
Hi. if you go to http://eamon-guild.blogspot.com/2012/03/eamon-deluxe-50-demo-adventure.html?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FVPAjM+%28Eamon+Adventurer%27s+Guild+Online%29 You'll find that the first of the new Eamon deluxe adventures has been released as a

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, Well, I agree that something like UI Automation is way over do, but it doesn't do any good to spend time on should've, could've, or would'ive because the fact of the matter is the technology is here now and we should be glad its coming. Plus you must remember that these are

Re: [Audyssey] audiogames.net is down again

2012-03-15 Thread Richard (AudioGames.net)
Hi guys, http://AudioGames.net is online again! Best regards, Richard Sander On 15-3-2012 11:10, Ryan Strunk wrote: Hi Will, I used to think the same thing until about a week ago. In that time, I have seen countless discussions on the AG forums and only a few over here. Swamp updates,

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Michael Gauler
Hi Thomas, I have a question. I also read a test report for the latest version of Windows 8. It was made by a sighted user and he called the new desktop and start menu Metro. Windows 8 apparently has two versions of Internet Explorer and Metro has its own app store like Apple has. But I also

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Michael, Well, one of the major reasons why Windows comes with Narrator, Mac OS with Voiceover, and Linux with Orca has to do with Section 508. In 2001 the U.S. American Disabilities Act, ADA, was amended so that all software purchased by or used by the U.S. government had to meet certain

[Audyssey] could dark please email me privately?

2012-03-15 Thread Stephen
Hey dark, can you please drop me a mail when you get this? Thanks. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread shaun everiss
I aggree tom. On that note and before this topic gets old as it will do sooner or later, and going completely off topic for a second, I have a rather largeish concern with the metro system. gwmicro was doing a podcast on windoweyes on win8 and it looked like one of the most unwieldy

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread dark
Hi Tom. Interesting about section 5.08. As I've said before disabled access is always something I think the us government, along with other countries like Scandinavia and the netherlands does far better than the Uk, sinse I've found nothing about software access in any of the British

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Grin. I think you hit the nail on the head so to speak. Your friend and I are quite a lot alike because that's actually one of the reasons why I became interested in programming. I get a satisfaction from being given a task, and then trying to create that piece of software from

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Lol! Sorry, so far no dice. The copy of the consumer beta of Windows 8 I have here does not let you customize the interface too much. Right now what you see is what you get. Its kind of funny but if you listen to the GW Micro podcast of Windows 8 and Window-Eyes someone in the

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread dark
Hi Tom. that's bad news in my book. I'm afraid I strongly disagree on your statement of a blind user getting used to the way sighted users do things for purpose of accessibility simply on the basis of the deffinition of access. It would be possible for a paraplegic to get out of his/her

[Audyssey] Reply to steven regarding Eamon

2012-03-15 Thread dark
Hi Steven. I'm replying to your message here to aide discussion. Firstly, I think you might have got this a little wrong. i'm not actually developing Eamon Deluxe, I've just helped with beta testing and writing reviews, and am a fan of the system. The developer is frank black, and you can

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Dennis Towne
Dark, While equal effort access might be a laudable ideal goal, don't forget that all companies are subject to economies of scale, and that blind users are a very small percentage. It's going to cost less per user to focus on the 99% non-blind users than the 1% blind, and there's pretty much

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread dark
Hi Denis. that makes distinct economic sense, however remember when we're dealing with disability we've gone beyond the realms of economics. As Tom said earlier, thanks to Us law, access has to be a component in governmental systems. So long as you have a belief that there is a principle

[Audyssey] no more riddles?

2012-03-15 Thread william lomas
hi all where are the riddles from draconis? thought we'd have had a another cryptic poem by now, rather than just coming out with it and telling us what they are going to release, no trailer, no demo, nothing --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Michael Gauler
This might be the case, but why should be the new interface be better than the old one? I have seen a lot of XP computers where sighted people were working at a time before Windows 7 and not everyone of said sighted persons found the new start menu of XP better than the old one. I also heard

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Michael Gauler
Ok and how about MAC OS? Now you told us how you think about Windows and Linux. But where is MAC OS placed in this picture? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Michael Gauler
I have another question. If TTS is good for us and other business people who want to get something read to them, why can't I buy loquendo voices in an online store (regardless of the price), or several other voices like the Scansoft products? OK, nextup.com offers Scansoft voices for TextAloud

Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Michael Gauler
I totally agree here. Doing things differently does not necessarily mean we are outdated or behind whatever some company makes trent... And I'd like to get a copy of this document you are working on as soon as it is finished. - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers

[Audyssey] Can this please stop? was Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Pitermach
I can't remember the moderator address, so I'm just throwing it out like this, but can this Monopoly thread get closed? It went wy OT and it's generating a lot of annoying traffic. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

Re: [Audyssey] Can this please stop? was Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Trouble
Try delete. At 01:45 PM 3/15/2012, you wrote: I can't remember the moderator address, so I'm just throwing it out like this, but can this Monopoly thread get closed? It went wy OT and it's generating a lot of annoying traffic. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to

Re: [Audyssey] Can this please stop? was Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Shadow Dragon
I believe the point is that this list is for discussing games, not the features of various versions of an OS. Especially not under the topic name of Monopoly. -- From: Trouble troub...@columbus.rr.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 12:04 PM To:

Re: [Audyssey] Can this please stop? was Monopoly

2012-03-15 Thread Che
Pitermach wrote: I can't remember the moderator address, so I'm just throwing it out like this, but can this Monopoly thread get closed? It went wy OT and it's generating a lot of annoying traffic. end quote Easy dude. Although you would have a legitimate complaint on most lists, it

[Audyssey] Moderator Monopoly Closed

2012-03-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi all, As per request I'm closing the Monopoly topic as we definitely have gotten way off topic with it. I'll just close by saying the debate has been interesting, but its now time to get back to talking about games instead of weather Windows x is better than Windows y etc. Cheers! ---

Re: [Audyssey] game concept - robot fighting side scroller

2012-03-15 Thread Ben
If you've heard of real steel, and transformers, this idea, as it stands, might give you both. Can't say too much right now but tell me what you think: [this storyline is merely a paraphrasing of the full thing as it is currently, although as with everything that follows, it is subject to change]

Re: [Audyssey] Reply to steven regarding Eamon

2012-03-15 Thread Stephen
Hi there. I'm having trouble with the demo adventure, when I open the mail box and try to get the paper, it tells me I can't get it, so I tried reading it, but that didn't work either. am I doing something wrong? I'm also using jaws 11 and I can't review the screen with the jaws cursor. At

Re: [Audyssey] Reply to steven regarding Eamon

2012-03-15 Thread dark
Hi Steven. The mailbox is a container, so You need to remove the paper from the mailbox first. Type remove peace of paper from mailbox or some short varient there of to get it, then you can read it. Same goes for other stuff in containers, use remove from. As to Jaws, I know the game has

Re: [Audyssey] Reply to steven regarding Eamon

2012-03-15 Thread Stephen
Also, this maybe a bit spoily, but Where do I find a light for the room below the closet? Cheers. At 09:26 AM 3/16/2012, you wrote: Hi Steven. The mailbox is a container, so You need to remove the paper from the mailbox first. Type remove peace of paper from mailbox or some short varient

Re: [Audyssey] Reply to steven regarding Eamon

2012-03-15 Thread Shadow Dragon
Lantern is in the cabinet in the bathroom, same principle as the mailbox to get it. -- From: Stephen whocr...@internode.on.net Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 05:34 PM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Reply to

Re: [Audyssey] swamp server down?

2012-03-15 Thread Dakotah Rickard
Yeah. My only trouble with connecting is the zombies in the safe zone. On 3/14/12, Jeremy Kaldobsky jer...@kaldobsky.com wrote: The 1.8 Swamp server has been running since yesterday and it has a handful of people on it right now. I'm not sure why there was any trouble connecting. Can't

Re: [Audyssey] swamp server down?

2012-03-15 Thread Ivan Cardenas
I'm having some trouble connecting. I use windows XP with direct x 8. But it says some other error that some other fie isn't registered. On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:14:40 -0400, Dakotah Rickard wrote: Yeah. My only trouble with connecting is the zombies in the safe zone. On 3/14/12, Jeremy

Re: [Audyssey] no more riddles?

2012-03-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi William, Smile. Keep in mind those were just teasers. Draconis Entertainment certainly didn't promise a specific release date, and they said the dragon awakens. I took that to mean they are back in action, and to keep an eye out for news if and when it comes. In the mean time all we can