Re: Until VFO says so, Window-eyes is not dead.

Not only that, but go to the AI Squared web site and follow the links. That should also tell you something. Here's a little the majority of them link to the Freedom Scientific site. On 5/9/2017 8:59 PM, Peter Duran via Talk wrote: Well, you are welcome to your personal delusions. Remember

Re: Window-Eyes!

Think about it! What killed Window-eyes is the fact that it is free and has been for a while. Just get a copy of MS Office and you're good to go. On 5/9/2017 7:40 PM, CJ MAY via Talk wrote: Is this just an urban myth or a fact? Do you actually know that the number of Window-eyes users has

Re: Questions re WE

Yeah and also, there doesn't seem to be any progress being made towards making Windows apps more accessible? This is the direction Microsoft is headed and yet I've found very few apps that actually work with Window-eyes. On 5/3/2017 12:47 PM, Don H via Talk wrote: The future development of

Re: App updates

Same here. Something doesn't sound right. Besides, as another lister pointed out, WE is not even owned by GW Micro. On 4/18/2017 9:33 AM, Russ Kiehne via Talk wrote: I haven't received any Window-eyes updates in a long time! -Original Message- From: Rod Hutton via Talk Sent: Monday,

Re: Alternative to Eset

Why not just use Windows Defender. It's free and comes integrated with Windows. Very accessible. On 4/14/2017 4:16 PM, Samuel Wilkins via Talk wrote: Hello everyone, My Eset license is about to expire, and I was wondering if there is a more accessible solution. I know this has been covered

Re: major issues with Window eyes 9.5.4

Hahahaha. Good luck. On 4/14/2017 10:55 AM, Bill Holton via Talk wrote: I am having a similar problem, can you direct me to the AI squared webpage that describes this fixed? Thanks. Bill Sent from my iPhone On Apr 14, 2017, at 9:06 AM, David Crowell via Talk

Re: future of WE

Well, that's funny because I have the final release installed. They are Rowling it out in phases like they did with the Anniversary Edition. On 4/6/2017 3:22 PM, net bat via Talk wrote: may be , may be not. microsoft is allowing this early download but it is not the final autherized release.

Re: Failure to hold VFO to account

I've been doing a lot of reading up on this, it appears the future of Windows is a universal platform that can run any app written in any programming language. So, in theory, it won't matter what device or platform you're using. With slight modifications, the same universal app could run on

Re: ZoomText Fusion

You can probably assume that Window-eyes will be out of development completely - If it hasn't been already. This includes the stand-alone product, including the free version you get if you own a copy of MS Office. Let's face it, for software to keep up with the latest security, correcting

Re: SOMETHING STRANGE ON AMAZON.COM

You can bypass that captia by going to the accessibility URL at www.Amazon.com/access. From there you should be fine as long cookies are enabled. On 2/13/2017 5:48 AM, Joseph Norton via Talk wrote: Hi: Every so often, Amazon will do this if you have to log in more than they like. They used

Re: Window-Eyes is Dead!

I completely agree. Also remember how GW used to release public betas that users could try out on their own machines first and report back any problems or suggestions. That way it would make it even more stable on as many systems as they possibly could prior to the official release. Once AI

Re: Window-Eyes is Dead!

Here's another thing. When was the last time there was an update to any of the Window-eyes apps? There used to be constant improvements/updates for the apps, but I can't even remember the last time I was prompted for an update. Has app development been discontinued? I hope not, but it sure

Re: Major Problem with Eset

You can add my dissatisfaction with Eset over this and other recent interface access problems with the product. I'm actually up for renewal, but with the release of version 9, I decided to completely remove NOD32 from my system and will not be renewing. I've always been a big fan of Eset from

Re: Latest Windows 10 update is causing a new security warning!

I've never received a security message either myself running the latest WE under Windows 10 Pro. However, I'm wondering if the message could be coming from an anti-virus app you may have running? Or perhaps it could also have to do with whether or not you are using a local user or an

Re: new laptop keyboard issue

Dell is the same way, or perhaps even worse. I thought it would be easy to set up a Dell Inspiron laptop for a family member. It had a full size keyboard wich included a numpad and everything. Boy was I wrong! Instead of the normal functions for function keys, they were all defined for

Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for web results

inal Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Clark via Talk Sent: May 19, 2016 10:39 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for

Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for webresults

Behalf Of Stephen Clark via Talk Sent: May 19, 2016 10:39 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for web results Well, old man, some of us aren't as old as you and if you think really really hard, maybe yo

Re: The Edge browser

Bob, It also happens on Win 10 Pro with all the latest updates installed. So, unfortunately that's not the case. On 5/20/2016 4:29 PM, Bob Tinney via Talk wrote: I think that I've figured out what is going on with being forced to search with the Edge browser. On my Windows 10 pro

Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for web results

I was not going to post anything more on this topic, but I read this and just couldn't let this go. Tom, you said this is the first time a Windows upgrade has been free? LOL! This ignorance just proves once again you have no clue what you're talking about. MS has been releasing free upgrades

Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for web results

Good for you, but you must not have the latest update or something. When I hit enter to go to the web from the start menu, the title bar says "Core Input" and Win-eyes will not read anything except the links when I tab around. I have checked and double checked that Internet Explorer is my

Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for web results

Tom, I'm sorry, but you just dont get it. My whole purpose in writing to the list was to point out an example where they *are* most definitely forcing you to use Edge. If you want to use Cortana and find something on the web. Of course you don't have to use this feature and no, I'm not having

Re: Looking for A Good Sound Editor that Works Well with Window-Eyes

How about Sound Forge from Sony Creative Software? There is a Pro version and a less expensive consumer version which contains fewer features. Both work very well with WE. On 5/19/2016 5:01 PM, Curtis Delzer via Talk wrote: probably was using dictation software so it thought "out of the

Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for web results

feel we'll be left behind. On 5/18/2016 1:23 PM, Kevin Huber wrote: Hi Stephen: I understand what you are saying and I totally agree with you, but I have one question. Do any of the other screen readers have Edge accessibility built into them? Kevin Huber On 5/17/16, Stephen Clark via Talk

Re: Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for webresults

. microsoft also wants to block the use of all web browsers except edge. this is pland for the upgrade after july. -Original Message- From: Stephen Clark via Talk Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:42 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Searching from the start menu will now only launch

Searching from the start menu will now only launch Edge for web results

Speaking of Windows 10 and the need for Window-eyes support for Edge, has any one noticed the following recent change? When you do a search from the start menu and you press enter to search the web for your result, it will now only bring up Edge regardless of what your default web browser is.

Thunderbird question

In Thunderbird, how do I get it to not automatically start reading a message when it is opened? It didn't used to do this before the new set file or TB Enhance app. Thanks. ==Steve ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those

Re: monthly updates

I've been using Windows 10 since the initial release with Win-eyes 9.2. Now Microsoft just released the major November upgrade which, for the most part, works fine. Here is my question. Microsoft has updates constantly being released, usually more than just monthly at this point. Window-eyes,

Re: Red Hot News from Ai Squared!

Actually, It was binary not text. I ran it through a binary editor, and had it try to extract any text it could find out of it and it found some text which said, we really don't care about all the problems with our screen reader at this point were way over are heads and there may never even be

Re: Microsoft and accessibility

Thank you, Peter for such a great and well thought out response. I get so angry when I see the incredible progress that has been made between AI Squared and Microsoft and other companies to make this all come together. Then all you see from blind people on the list is how terrible and

Re: Here we go baby!

Maybe baby U should get a new machiiinn that can handle 9.2, ya think? On 8/10/2015 8:34 PM, via Talk wrote: I upgraded from 8.4 to 9.1, and I have had a lot of problems. missed the quick responsivness of 8.4. I have yet to update to 9.2 from 9.1. I am waiting for a larger number of

Re: Duplicate messages

Same here. It's bad enough that this list gets so much trafic anyway, but to have delayed and duplicate mesages is the worst. On 8/5/2015 12:35 AM, John Chilelli via Talk wrote: I keep getting duplicate messages sometimes one after the first one and at other times, long after when I had

Re: Duplicate messages

That may be the case some times but, I've seen many cases where I know I've deleted messages and then maybe a day or two later the messages will show up again, or I'll even write in and my message won't appear until days later or some times not at all. On 8/5/2015 3:50 AM, via Talk wrote: If

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

And whatever you do, do not, I repeat DO NOT go near social media, or email for that matter. Actually what are you doing on this list, you no they're reading and archiving every single message! hahaha Now back to our regular scheduled program. On 8/1/2015 6:49 AM, John Farley via Talk wrote:

A new feature in Internet Explorer

Here is a feature that they've added to Internet explorer which is turned on by default called Do not track. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie-do-not-track It's not perfect, but they are actually trying to improve the security of Windows not make it worse. Now, can

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

Well said, and it has nothing to do with Win 10 specifically. Win 8.1 and prior has been doing the same exact thing. If you visit google to do searches, or visit other web sites, how do you think they make their money? Do you really think those ads you come across every where are there just to

Re: Windows 10 gone

The 30 days thing is only true if you're doing something strange with your setup i.e. constantly switching back-and-forth between OS via hard drives, or trying to combine parts from one Windows version with another or something crazy like that. No where does it ever say that you only get 30

Re: Windows 10 gone

From what I have read there are a lot of rumors out there and you shouldn't always believe everything you read. On 7/31/2015 12:50 AM, net bat via Talk wrote: from what i have read you can roll back to your previous version for 30 days from the day win 10 was installed. after that there is

Re: Windows 10 gone

No, as I've reported here before mine is running fast as it was before. No slugishness at all. On 7/31/2015 6:23 AM, Rick Thomas via Talk wrote: Hi: Is everyone having problems with WE not responding in the FileExplorer under Windows 10? Do we know what is causing the problem IE a script, WE

Re: Windows 10 gone

Out of curiosity, were you running the free Office version? On 7/30/2015 7:29 PM, Don H via Talk wrote: Should have taken the advise to wait on the Windows 10 upgrade. I continued to have problems with WE not reading anything in the file explorer. Thought I had it fixed but no such luck. I

Re: Windows 10 is working better than I expected

On top of that, they probably figure that we can still use Internet Explorer, so what's the problem. On 7/31/2015 7:25 AM, Gary Petraccaro via Talk wrote: I can't agree at all. Unless MS is bringing in WE people and consulting with them, there's no way in the world it should or will be

Re: I'm encountering a couple of issues with Window-Eyes and Windows 10.

I remember Doug saying it does require a mirror driver when upgrading from Win 7. Could that be the problem? You could try re-installing Window-eyes 9.2 if you upgraded from Win 7. On 7/29/2015 10:48 PM, Kevin Minor via Talk wrote: Hi. I was successfully able to install Windows 10.

Re: WindowEyes and Common Winforms Controls

Umm, I think we've talked before and I have no problem using the WinForm controls all the time with WE, so I guess it depends on how much time your willing to put in on it. There are ways to handle the controls by setting their values textually, and sighted assistance is very helpful. However,

Explanation of Windows 10 upgrade issue?

Hi List, There is a link in the Win 10 upgrade window which gives you the option to check for upgrade issues. When I hit enter on this link, this is what I get: -- This PC can be upgraded but there may be some issues. Devices These devices aren’t fully compatible with Windows 10

Re: Breaking! Microsoft brings Android, iOS apps to Windows 10

I'm certainly no expert on this, but being a programmer, it sounds to me like the only difference is that now app developers will be able to develop apps from Windows which will run on Windows phone and iOS and other mobile devices. I doubt it has anything to do with it being compatible with,

Re: speaking of Dell computers...

this is definitely something new because keyboards (for the most part) have been pretty standard. Now there's several issues of which have not even been addressed on this topic yet. For one thing, keyboards that don't have the numlock key also usually don't have the printscreen key, scroll lock

Re: leaving list

Isn't there a 60 day evaluation version that you get when you're on a payment plan? It's the full product, but after 60 days it stops working completely. Perhaps that's what he's referring to. On 3/30/2015 5:46 PM, net bat via Talk wrote: why leave the list? the demo should still work for

Re: WE and Eset Smart Security

What's wrong with Eset? I find Nod32 to be one of the most reliable out there. On 3/31/2015 3:01 PM, brendoncdono...@icloud.com via Talk wrote: Hi, in my view, I would use another antivirus software and do another skin! Thank you. Warm Regards, Brendon Donohue On 31 Mar 2015, at 11:49 pm,

Re: Check boxes

is checking/unchecking. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+jim=blindsea@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Clark via Talk Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 4:00 PM To: Alan Siman; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Check boxes I remember this being a problem

Re: Check boxes

I remember this being a problem back in 9.0 and it never got fixed in 9.1. It happens in many different programs and Windows settings. On 3/16/2015 3:02 PM, Alan Siman via Talk wrote: Using ff latest version with we9.1 and having issues with check boxes. The space bar will check the box but we

Application main window

I wrote to the list previously on this, but wasn't sure if it went through or what. Anyway, I was curious if there is a way to have Window-eyes stop saying application main window everytime it switches to a different window. I noticed it does this a lot in Thunderbird -- usually saying it twice

Thank you for the new version!

Just wanted to thank AISquared for such a timely upgrade with the new features and all the bug fixes.I'm really impressed and excited. I can't say enough except thanks again for all your hard work. This is great! ==Steve ___ Any views or opinions

Re: Hotkey for different line next and different line prior

[mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Clark via Talk Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 5:30 PM To: t...@window-eyes.com Subject: Hotkey for different line next and different line prior In Browse Mode, prior to V9, there was a hotkey which was D by default