Hello
Microsoft will release Office 2016 as a free software package this year,
probably when Windows 10 is released. It would be wonderful if full support
for Office 2016 were available. Then everybody could avail themselves of
free Window-Eyes and free Office 2016 as their educational and work
Hello all,
Lots of dumb questions on this list about Windows 10 accessibility with
Window-Eyes. You would think, after a quarter century of excellent support,
all of you would assume the obvious: Of course Window-Eyes will fully
support Windows 10 when it is release to the general public.
It's
Hi Aaron,
I hope all is well with you and the GW Micro team! I lost your direct email
address, hence mailed this to the Talk list.
The character dictionary works well with the multilingual plane of the UCS.
However, a few of its characters are undefinable via the Window-Eyes
character
What's this second class citizen nonsense? What's this poor me attitude?
I don't get it!
The basic fact is: A major release of a product always has problems because
of the sheer complexity of the product. That's the way it is so get over
it! It has nothing to do with accessibility or the lack
people would take
in stride what you said below there sure wouldn't be all the problems and
complaints. So thank you for what you are saying.
Dave
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Behalf Of Peter Duran via Talk
Sent
Hello
Prior to WE 9.2, the style of a paragraph was announced then the paragraph
read For example: Heading 3 dogs like cats In WE 9.2, the paragraph
style is read sometimes before and sometimes after the paragraph, and
sometimes not read at all. It's hard therefore to proofread for format.
Hello
I reported that, after the installation of WE 9.2, Word 2010 began to act
crazily. For instance, paragraph styles were spoken at odd times, before
reading a paragraph (as usual) or after reading a paragraph, or not at all.
It took me several days to track down the cause of this anomaly.
Hello
Occasionally in Word 2010, styles are read after their paragraphs instead of
before them. I correct this by reloading Window-Eyes via Ctrl + Alt + W; it
usually corrects the problem.
However, three times so far, a reload crashes the system and a continuous
high pitched squeal is heard.
pocket of
these companies.
-Original Message- From: Peter Duran via Talk
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 2:19 AM
To: Talk
Subject: Accessibility: A Reality Check
What's this second class citizen nonsense? What's this poor me
attitude?
I don't get it!
The basic fact is: A major
I used to, when I wrote tutorials on Windows for the blind, recommend to my
readers that they should keep their current system for a while. Wait until
the next release fix; let others have the headaches with the new system.
The release of a new Windows is a massive undertaking, and it is
Hello Tony,
I couldn't disagree with you more!
As I said in a prior post, a launch of a new operating system is a massive
endeavor with tens of thousands of things that can go wrong. I have no doubt
that Microsoft will fix their Edge browser, among many other things.
Most users are unaware
Hello
I installed WE 9.2. Then I installed the latest factory settings for Office
2010.
Yu have the option to leave, replace, or merge dictionaries; I chose merge.
Then document text was read garbled. I went back and picked replace
instead, and document text read as expected.
Another problem.
PM, Peter Duran via Talk wrote:
> Social-Eyes served as an interim solution to access to Facebook. But, now
> the access group at Facebook is working with GW Micro developers to make
> Facebook accessible directly with Window-Eyes. We should thank the
Facebook
> developers and those a
Social-Eyes served as an interim solution to access to Facebook. But, now
the access group at Facebook is working with GW Micro developers to make
Facebook accessible directly with Window-Eyes. We should thank the Facebook
developers and those at AI Squared for joint commitment to make Facebook
Hello Dave,
As far as I know, there is no app needed. Mark Solomon of GW Micro dwent to
facebook.com and used Window-Eyes 9.2 with its built-in Web App Mode, aa
version of Browse Mode entered with a hot key. You need to go to the GW
Micro Webinar site and get the shorcu key chart for WE and for
Ocasionally, Window-eyes crashes while in Word 2010 when a Window-Eyes
restart is initiated via Ctrl+Alt+W. I issue that command when Window-Eyes
no longer reads styles correctly. A continuous high-pitched squeal is
emitted and a power off is needed to recover.
Peter Duran
There are a lot of silly e-mails on this topic from no more versions of
Window-Eyes to AI Squared is sending out spam. Most of you don't think
things through before you post dumb e-mails. Recall that Window-Eyes has
won the screen reader wars! It is free to any person with a computer
running
Hello
I restarted my laptop and received an error dialogue from Window-Eyes: It
said the my browse Mode was out of date and I should upgrade at AI
Squared.com.
I tried that, but couldn't download 9.1.00.
So I used the Upgrade feature in the help menu. It says that 9.1.00 already
installed in
to download WE entirely! I could be 100 per cent off base but... maybe
worth a try.
Regards,
Jo Taliaferro
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Behalf Of Peter Duran via Talk
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 10:28 AM
To: Talk
Subject
Hello all,
That web site is currently down. They did a hardware upgrade this past
weekend and broke stuff. So BARD as well as other GOV web sites are down.
Check back in a couple of days.
Peter Duran
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From: Talk
The window that pops up asking you to install Windows 10 has no "close" button,
but don't dispair! Activate the "learn more" button, then in that window, you
can get rid of that pop up window forever.
Peter Duran
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Now, I can get the download started from the Upgrade option in the Help menu.
However, after the "install new braille displays screen", I am told that I
can't upgrade the currently installed version, which is the latest 9.2 version.
Peter Duran
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Well, it doesn't here!
Peter Duran
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From: Tom Kingston [mailto:tom.kings...@charter.net]
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 12:23 PM
To: Peter Duran; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re: WE9.3.1 Dictionary Bug
It works fine here.
On 12/18/2015 12:17 PM, Peter Duran
Hello
Drop down the list of dictionaries. Arrow keys move through the list items
without speech output, but the NumPad 5 key does read the focused item.
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I mentioned this bug when 9.2 was released. A reload with Ctrl + Alt + W
occasionally fails and a screech comes out of the laptop speakers. A power off
is necessary to recover; Windows 7 announces: "windows encounted a problem.
Can check online for a solution." However, Windows does not
Hello Jed,
I was seemingly having various issues with Window-Eyes on my Windows 7
laptop as well. I did something dumb and had to have the Geek Squad at Best
Buy re-install everything - Windows 7, Office 2010, Kaspersky Antivirus, and
so on. I installed from CD WE 9.0 and then downloaded WE
Hello
It sounds like a nice program. You should send the AI Squared support team
a link to it so they can look at it. Perhaps, the program does not have a
text cursor, only a mouse pointer, then you have a problem beyond control of
Window-Eyes. Let the support team take a look and advise you.
Hello Brandon,
What a great post! Please frequently post to this list on Windows 10 and
Window-Eyes issues, for your expertise is greatly needed on this list.
The best, Peter Duran
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From: Talk
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Hello
When returning from Sleep mode by opening the laptop lid, focus is misplaced.
The focus is on the Window-Eyes control Panel screen instead of the current
application window. Nothing is read of course; focus is regained by Alt
tabbing away from and back to the current application
Hello
I have a Word 2010 document open with focus. I put my Windows 7 laptop to
sleep by closing its lid. I lift the lid and press the Enter key (or any
key)to resume Windows operation.
Before WE 9.4.0, focus would be on the WE control panel screen. Now, after the
fix, focus is on the open
Hello
Here is an easy way to remove the Windows 10 Update message:
Access the Start menu:
1. Press the Windows key
2. Press the Escape key
These step place focus on the Start button
3. Press the Shift + F10 key
This brings up the Start menu4.
4. Move onto the Custom
Hello
No speech output occurs when Windows displays the "aAllow" message, so you
can't respond "yes".
Try again guys!
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Hello Aaron,
Yeah, I would like to get 9.4.0, but the Installer is broken; you can't
access the "Allow" message from Windows 7.
Peter Duran
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From: Talk
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Sent:
No Aaron,
I used the Download button on the Update screen under the Help menu. The
problem is: The download starts fine; there's no speech output; I hear the
traditional Windows 7 beep that announces the the "allow" message has
appeared, but I am unable to Tab onto the Yes button so the process
The ReadMe file, that comes with 9.4.0, asserted the loss of focus problem was
fixed when coming out of Sleep mode, not quite. Often in Word 2010, returning
to an open document doesn't always resume speech output correctly. You need to
either Alt Tab bback and forth, enter and leave the We
Hello
3 attempts to download WE 9.5.1.0 from the Help menu fails; an error message
occurs.
Peter Duran
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Hello Mark
Thanks for the link to the Accessibility Blog; MS is indeed committed to
accessible products for all users. I remember when Bill Gates announced the
commitment during a developer's conference at Microsoft many years ago when
Doug and Dan were much younger.
The mentioned improvements
Hello
I installed 9.1.0 on my Windows 7 HP laptop last night with no loss of
speech from the 9.4 version!
Peter Duran
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From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+peterduran2015=outlook@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of Don Smith via Talk
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:52
Oh yeah,
Where are the tech support personnel? Have you noticed (I guess not) that
nobody from GW Micro has responded to any of the questions on this list
recently?
Peter Duran
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From: Talk
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Hello again,
As I mentioned before, when the people who do the work go away, then the
company and its products suffer.
All the great people who made Window-Eyes the best are apparently gone.
Peter Duran
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It amazes me how folks prefer to engage in denial. Window-Eyes is dead and
Trump is a sociopath, get over it!
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Hello
I just installed this update. There is a minor problem. After the download
completes, you are asked to allow Windows to install this program. You need to
activate the Yes button, but Window-Eyes does not speak the option, as it did
in the past; sighted help is necessary.
Peter Duran
As somebody else pointed out already. This is a patch only. No bugs are fixed
and no new enhancements are included.
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Hello
This update seems, for Windows 7, to break more things than it fixes.
For instance, while in Word 2010 or in Windows Explorer, speech output
sometimes ceases. An unload and reload of WE most of the times initializes
output, but occasionally it fails, and a system restart is required. No
the head told our dealer that they
> could sell both Optolek and Freedom products and that he wouldn't be
> surprised if AI Squared ended up in the same channel.
> -Original Message-
> From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+skyt=shaw...@lists.window-eyes.com] On
> Behalf Of Pe
I have to unload and reload Window-Eyes via Ctrl+Alt+W often to restore the
announcement of Word 2010 Styles. After the reload, Window-Eyes moves focus
from the current document elsewhere. Can that be fixed?
Peter Duran
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Hello
I need to unload and reload Window-Eyes 4 or more times while I work on a
Word 2010 doc for an hour or more.
Peter
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From: Dave [mailto:dlh...@centurylink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 8:39 PM
To: Peter Duran; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re:
Hi all,
When the founders and main staff of an organization leave, the business dies a
quick death. There is absolutely no reason why f v o needs to or wants to
support a product that is given away for free.
I recommend all of us check out the Narrator on Windows 10 and NVDA as an
ng to take
people much smarter than me to find some of these answers.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
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From: Talk
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Behalf Of Peter Duran via Talk
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 2:13 AM
To: 'Window-Eyes
Hello All,
There are different issues in play when discussing accessibility.
Computer technology has changed rapidly and relentlessly since the first
computer made its appearance. See the wonderful movie "Hidden Figures"
currently in theaters about 3 African American women mathematicians who
Dan of GW Micro used to call this the "whine list" when folks grumbled about
minor, although annoying problems, about screen readers or Windows
Let's get real; the sighted community has complaints as well. That's why there
are bug fixes and software updates!
Peter Duran
Hello
As I mentioned previously,when the folks who do the real work leave, not much
can happen. I wonder how many of the GW team remains?
Good luck to all of us, Peter Duran
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"I resolve not to make a new year's resolution." Is that statement true or
false?
Peter Duran
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Hello all,
Take a look at AccessWorld monthly magazine published by the AFB. This free
online magazine will most assuredly have all the details about the new
products at CSUN.
You can, for instance, just type into the Google search box Accessworld
March 2017 to find that month's issue. The AFB
Why create another Window-Eyes group when Window-Eyes is dead, as said by Doug.
Don’t folks have anything better to do with their time?
It would make far more sense to study up on NVAD, Narrator for Windows 10, or
VoiceOver for the Mac and iPhone and give their developers useful feedback.
!
I didn't say that window-eyes would survive. And didn't I already say that
JAWS, NVDA and narrator are left on the windows platform?
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Behalf Of Peter Duran via Talk
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 1:58
that Window-eyes is indeed dead.
people will still use it no matter what you say.
On 5/9/2017 5:32 PM, Peter Duran via Talk wrote:
> Well, Window-Eyes is unfortunately definitely dead. It is irrational to
> presuppose that VFO will support two competing screen readers, with one a
> lo
Well, now all of you officially know that Window-Eyes is really dead! But, why
couldn’t most of you (mostly well-educated and intelligent) folks figure that
out for yourselves?
That is by no means a silly question. Analysis of news stories, by
independent researchers, over the past 6
Hi all,
This morning while online, Window-Eyes was uninstalled somehow. Has that
happened to anyone else?
I had to reinstall from CD.
Peter Duran
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It always amazes me when smart folks (like on this list) prefer a fanticy
instead of reality. There is absolutely no reason for Window-Eyes to continue
and compete with JFW. Why would they do that?
There are 3 options to check out: Narrator on Windows 10, NVDA, and VoiceOver.
So, get real
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