Hello Rick: I understand your frustration. It is amazing the number of posts dedicated to this subject. Yet, I did not see this topic mentioned during any of the Version 9 beta testing, despite the fact that Dell eliminated this key as far back as 2012. As a developer, I understand the difficulty of keeping up with hardware changes. Some computer vendors change their hardware platform more frequently than some people change their underware!
A company this size of AI Squared (and GW Micro cannot possibly keep up with the plethora of computer vendors and their offers. In addition, vendors like Dell offer several keyboard choices when purchasing their computers. It is quite possible that AI Squared was not aware of this problem until this flurry of postings. We should give them the benefit of the doubt and hope that they can provide some update that deals with the situation. In the mean time, there are several workarounds to consider. Gor those upgradiong from an older computer, using the keyboard from the previous computer should suffice. If a static setting is desired, BIOS or registry setting should be sufficient. And if toggling is needed, the on screen keyboard provided in the accessability options will work, albeit kludgy. At least you have a hockey game to listen to. Here in the Northeast, the Bruins taked at the end of the season and eliminated themselves from the playoffs. Rick Blair -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Thomas via Talk Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 6:00 PM To: 'Stephen Clark'; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: speaking of Dell computers... Hi Steve: It is incumbent on a piece of software to work with a given platform including operating systems and, in the case of a screen reader, the keyboard which is the primary interface for their clients and the only thing they have to use the features of the software. A simple list of manufacturers and hardware that works well with WindowEyes might be the easiest and least costly solution. Also, a list of settings for various other gotchyas like audio cards should also be available for the more common choices a WindowEyes client may make. This needs to be available on a WebPage and not burried in some technical, or many technical, articles requiring a long search effort by a new user and available before a user buys a new machine with the intent of using WindowEyes on it. Just a part of having a professional piece of software and considering the target audience. Another choice would be to act as a ReSeller of compatible hardware and software products but I can see AI Squared selling at a much higher markup than other standard retailers and thus things costing us more. I give up. I don't run that company, am not in their management team nor do I sit on the Board so any further comments might be beetching the whale and I will just drop this thread and go listen to Red Wing Hockey and Ken and Paul call the game - smile. Later and have a good weekend! Rick USA _______________________________________________ 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 http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/softwarethatwo rks%40gmail.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ 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 http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
