Re: speech synthesizers

If you run the DecTalk Access 32 synthesizer and play around with the tone option, you'll find similar voices. -Original Message- From: Linette Sukup via Talk Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:04 PM To: Reeva Webb ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: speech synthesizers The

RE: history of window eyes

Hi Doug. I have been using Window-Eyes since 2007. Since then, I have been able to use Window-Eyes last year to do a 6-month internship, teaching adaptive technology to sighted staff and also using it for some students. In edition, I got my Window-Eyes certification. Great work Doug! Thanks,

RE: history of window eyes

Waw what a nostalgia this morning, I remember that my first computer that ever used was the Amstrad PC with 5.25inch floppy disk and with the votrax type n' talk speech synthesizer. Later I switch to the double talk speech synthesizer and the ASAP for dos screen reader, at that time the

Re: speech synthesizers

I know dectalk and what it sounds like. What i remember sounded nothing like dectalk. These sounded more real than robotic. On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, Tom Fairhurst via Talk < talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > If you run the DecTalk Access 32 synthesizer and play around with the >

Mapping custom fields in outlook 2016

Hello to the list. This is a little on the urgent side as I need to import contacts into Outlook 2016 from another csv file. This csv file is from the Thunderbird addressbook and I need to line up the right fields so the names and email addresses will import properly. In the import

Re: Casper 10 and WE

Hi, Nevil. Am using Casper 10, and, in my opinion, it doesn't seem to be as accessible as Version 8. Am also having trouble backing up from Windows 10 Anniversary to my external USB 3.0 drive; don't understand why. Will check again and confirm.--Matthew Chao On 10/17/2016 10:27 PM,

Re: history of window eyes

Well, before vocal eyes, on my first dos computer, I had Artic vision. Pam. -Original Message- From: Bob Hicks via Talk Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 1:58 PM To: 'Tom Fairhurst' ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: history of window eyes Yeas, I also had ScreenTalk before

Re: Just a Cortana curiocity

Hi Rebecca, And yes, I most often use, and have for years used your method for more sophisticated, and for those not so sophisticated searches. Just wanted to know if I happened to find the search results in Cortana particularly promising on some level if there was some way to freeze it into

Re: history of window eyes

My first screen reader was Artic Business Vision on a IBM ps2 model 30. -Original Message- From: Grant Metcalf via Talk Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 10:27 PM To: Larry Higgins ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: history of window eyes I finally remembered the DOS screen

RE: Printing Envelopes

Hi Chris, Interesting idea. I attempted printing labels many, many years ago and the results were not good. Addresses did not appear where they were supposed to. Labels came unglued from the sheet and stuck inside the printer. I struggled to keep track of which label location was the

two way contracted Braille input on Braille displays

Hi Doug, I wanted to ask you about two way entry with Braille displays and Window-eyes 9.53. If my memory is correct, I thought we had contracted two way entry with Braille displays and the BrailleNote devices with earlier versions of Window-eyes. I have customers who are using Window-eyes,

Re: history of window eyes

When did Winvision from Artic come out? -Original Message- From: David Goldfield via Talk Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 8:52 PM To: Jeff Samco ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: history of window eyes I'd like to add a few tidbits to this most fascinating thread. In addition

RE: Printing Envelopes

Hi, How about a label printer where you can print out the labels and stick them on instead of printing directly to the envelopes. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+cgrabowski=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via

RE: Mapping custom fields in outlook 2016

Hi Kenneth, A couple of years ago, when I had to switch to Outlook from TB, I bought a converter for my email since no direct conversion was possible. Here's the link to what I bought, it cost me about thirty Canadian, and it was very accessible. I do believe contacts are migrated as well,

Re: history of window eyes

Just wanted to correct a few things (smile). Malcolm created Screen-Talk which later became Screen-Talk Pro (linked with ProKey). As stated, he may of wanted to call this Vocal-Eyes but Bill Grimm didn't like that name, at the time. I had nothing to do with Screen-Talk. I did create most of

Re: history of window eyes

Hi, thanks doug for responding. that is what i want. On 10/18/2016 9:15 PM, Doug Geoffray via Talk wrote: Just wanted to correct a few things (smile). Malcolm created Screen-Talk which later became Screen-Talk Pro (linked with ProKey). As stated, he may of wanted to call this Vocal-Eyes

RE: Just a Cortana curiocity

Hi Larry, I use the Cortana search from the Start menu if I want to start a program, Disk cleanup, for example, or want to access a setting, or if I know the exact file I want. But if I want to browse through results, I open my Documents or Music folder and press control f to search. It will

multi language switching in sapi

Hi, i do use sapi 5 synthesizer since that synthesizer allows me to read arabic language. However, i have to do the switching manually, from english to arabic speech synthesizer. so, if i use sapi 5 for english and arabic, will window eyes be able to switch to arabic when it encounters

Re: history of window eyes

My first screenreader was for the Apple II + and was written by Street Electronics to accompany their Echo II speech synthesizer. Dave At 06:47 AM 10/18/2016, you wrote: My first screen reader was Artic Business Vision on a IBM ps2 model 30. -Original Message- From: Grant Metcalf

Re: history of window eyes

Hi! I sure do! I used WP from 5.0 through 6.2 for dos and briefly ran WP7.0 on a windows 98 system. It just seemed to be easier to use for some reason. Catch Ya All Later! de . On 18-Oct-16 00:36, Kevin Barry via Talk wrote: Many of us still miss word perfect. On Tuesday, October 18,

RE: Jeremy Curry is leaving Ai Squared

Hi Jeremy, I just want to add my thanks for all that you have given in service to so many of us. Your genuine and warm teaching abilities have provided much inspiration and success to so many. I wish you continued success in your new ventures. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: two way contracted Braille input on Braille displays

Hi Doug, I'm not a braille user myself, but according to the documentation for the BrailleInput app: https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1404 it offers "Contracted braille (partial support)." All the best, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: history of window eyes

The first screen-reader that I used was ASAP written by Larry Skutchan. This was another dos screen-reader that worked very well with word perfect 5.1 and some other programs. Then Larry came out with a windows version of his screen-reader ASAW which worked with windows 3.1 and

Re: history of window eyes

Window bridge was the first windows screenreader I got for my first windows computer, which was a Gateway 2000, with windows 98. Pam. -Original Message- From: David Goldfield via Talk Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 11:52 PM To: Jeff Samco ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re:

Re: Printing Envelopes

Barbra, and the rest. I think what was refered to here, is the pure label printers. These, basically, have little to do with a standard printer, into which you feed a full size sheet of paper, holding several labels. The dedicated label printers, are pretty much a modern version of the

RE: Jeremy Curry is leaving Ai Squared

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to say thank you for all of the well wishes you have all been giving me. I have seen a flood of correspondence both publicly, private email, and phone calls. It really means a lot to me, and I am so honored to have served so many people in such a positive way. I

Re: two way contracted Braille input on Braille displays

Hello Roger, Wow, it has been a long time. I was not aware of your health issues but applaud you for telling those doctors/statisticians what they can do with their odds (smile)! Window-Eyes core never allowed for contracted braille input. This is something that could be added to the

sound forge 10 app for window eyes

taHi, anyone has sound forge 10 app for window eyes? using the latest sound forge 11 app with sound forge 10, it seems that window eyes doesn't support it well. Sent using window eyes. ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely

Re: sound forge 10 app for window eyes

Drew, There's no app for Sound Forge 10. The app I wrote is for Sound Forge 11. I check the Sound Forge version in the app and you should have gotten a notification that it wasn't compatible with an older version. But I just checked the code and it checks for version 9 or greater. The reason

Re: history of window eyes

Hi there! My first windows screen reader was Artic Winvision. Yes I do like Window-Eyes, but I thought that Winvision was the easiest to configure on the fly as well as use straight from the box. We have come along ways since then, and I really do appreciate the ease of use with W.E. My

Re: Contacting VFO Regarding Window-Eyes

I have had one or two helpful customer service experiences with Freedom Science Fiction, but I can also remember calling to get help with my braille lite and getting a nasty person on the other end. Eric Damery said, when I told him, that he wished I had gotten the people's names who were

Re: history of window eyes

Oh, I loved wordperfekt. I knew much more about that than I have ever learned about Microsoft word! Pam. -Original Message- From: Jeff Samco via Talk Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 11:18 PM To: Dave Basden ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: history of window eyes Yes,

RE: Jeremy Curry is leaving Ai Squared

Hi Jeremy, Please allow me to express my heartfelt wishes to you and your family for a peaceful and prosperous future. As the Vulcans say, live long and prosper,, and, peace and long life, Rod Hutton >From Canada, your neighbours to the north :) -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: history of window eyes

Doug is there any word if window Eyes will be staying around? - Original Message - From: "Doug Geoffray via Talk" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 9:15 AM Subject: Re: history of window eyes Just wanted to correct a few

RE: two way contracted Braille input on Braille displays

HI I tried that app after ai squared tech support told me about it, but it didn't work with the Brailliant BI 32 unit! Regards, Roger A. Behm, President Adaptive Information Systems Inc. We Make Technology Accessible to the vision Impaired and Reading Disabled Roger A. Behm, President

Re: history of window eyes

Dennis and all, I've been getting this question a lot lately. Here is how I've been and continue responding until I know more: We are still early in the merger between Ai Squared and VFO so it is a bit early to know how all this will ultimately play out. But please rest assured no matter

Re: Contacting VFO Regarding Window-Eyes

So the history of poor customer service is alive and well. Encouraged by suggestions on the list, I used the contact VFO link of its site - specifically the U.S. office. I posted my comment regarding Window-Eyes on Sunday afternoon my time in New Zealand - haven't even got an

O.T.: Cell phones

Sunday my Odin Mobile phone stopped working. I like its design and simplicity. I am wondering about other options which provide voice/speech access. I do not care about internet features, just the ability to make and receive calls, perhaps text messages. One phone suggested is the L G Terra, a

speech synthesizers

Hi there folks! My first relatively high end synthesizer was the Accent Sa External unit. I loved it-accept for the volume control which either needed cleaned or replaced. I used it in colledge as well as on many other computerss with a TinyTalk boot disk which I personally made. Well, I

RE: Printing Envelopes

I have a Dymo Label printer which I've found really useful; the self-adhesive labels come in a roll and fit in the Dymo Printer and you can copy and paste the address into the edit box, select the address from the address book or type the address into the edit box. There is also a keyboard

Re: history of window eyes

Doug, Just wanted to thank you for the response to this question. Great that we did get a response from someone in the staff, considering all the speculation and concerns on the list lately. Understandably, a merge takes time, and many things have to be sorted out. Yet, I do think many

RE: Printing Envelopes

I never had much success either in printing on sheets of labels. Alison ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit

RE: history of window eyes

And we are so grateful to you, Doug, and others like you who invested so much time and effort into making computers accessible. I recall when Windows was about to be introduced and the blind media were so despondent, claiming that blind people would never be able to access the Windows system, but

Re: speech synthesizers

Ok, this is semi random but anyone remember a synth from the mid to late '90s that had like child voices? They were somewhat real sounding. No, it wasn't vocalizer or dectalk or eloquence. I haven't heard them since but remember them from elementary school at that time. On Tuesday, October

Re: Jeremy Curry is leaving Ai Squared

Hi Jeremy, I wish you well and good luck and Godspeed and hope you have a wonderful future and that all goes well for you. Thank you for everything you have done well you have been working at window eyes. God bless, Wren Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 18, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Rod Hutton via Talk

Re: speech synthesizers

The Kurzweil reading machine has a child's voice called Kit the Kid. Peace. Linette On 10/18/2016 4:02 PM, Reeva Webb via Talk wrote: Ok, this is semi random but anyone remember a synth from the mid to late '90s that had like child voices? They were somewhat real sounding. No, it wasn't

Re: Printing Envelopes

Hi, The method I use for printing an envelope is quite simple and works like a charm once it is set up. However, a pair of eyes is required at the start to position the address correctly. Save a blank page in Word and call it something like, business envelope.docx. If you have a used

Re: Talk Digest, Vol 615, Issue 1

ok On 10/18/16, via Talk wrote: > Send Talk mailing list submissions to > talk@lists.window-eyes.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > or, via email, send a

RE: Printing Envelopes

Hi, For all the addresses I need to print, usually on packages I send, I just print on normal paper, fold it to the size I need, and tape it on. Smile Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of CJ MAY via

Re: Office 7 and office 16

Hello Chris, Could you please tell me the proper way to close or exit a document in Word 2016? I can't seem to find the exit on the ribbon so I do ALT+F4 but I seem to land in a kind of no-man's-land where I can read nothing. Could you also explain what you meant by "turn off the

Re: history of window eyes

Hi Doug, I've used vocal-eyes and then Window-eyes since 1992. Glad you guys are on the level with us. Vinny -Original Message- From: Doug Geoffray via Talk Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 11:36 AM To: Dennis Long ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: history of window eyes