You know there is a WordPerfect for windows, or there has been -- I still use it occasionally.
Paulette Vickery via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Bravo! Well said! The thing I miss most about Word Perfect is the ability to > do a backward search. Now why didn't MS Word do that? > > Paulette > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Dave via Talk > Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 10:55 AM > To: David Goldfield; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Re: Seeking Your Input > > Hey, I would like to see Access return to Word Perfect. I once used Word > Perfect all the time, then about 15 years ago, had to switch over to the > Dark Side and use MS Word. I still use Word, but could say that I still > miss Word Perfect and the way it operated. > > I know that MS Word is the dominate Word Processor on the Market, and has > been for a while now. Never the less, with the interface changing in Word > about every other edition, it is difficult to buy their next copy knowing > you are going to need to re-learn a lot of what you knew well in their > previous edition. > > MS Word 2003 had the same look and feel of most of the editions of MS Word, > going back to the DOS Days. Then some Bright and Rising Star at Microsoft > decided it would be a good thing to change Word. We the public were offered > MS Word 2007, where everything was changed, forcing people to hunt around > for features and commands that once were automatic, but now were hidden away > in some dark corner of the newest edition. > > the next edition was MS Word 2010, which again rebuilt the interface, > forcing everyone to yet again learn the new layout in MS Word. I am still > stumbling around in MS Word 2010. then 2013 came along, and Word 365 which > has changed the interface yet again. > > When it comes to computers, and the software that runs on them, most > customers want reliability, and they want consistency in the program design. > > Most computer users are not using a computer because they love dinking > around with computers, but are using one because it is to be an assistive > tool, that helps them to be more productive. > > having to relearn drastically altered interfaces is not what the General > Public Dreams of doing. > > So when Microsoft comes along with a brand new edition of Office, the first > thing all of us ask is, is it going to be Accessible? And if so, will it be > more accessible than the previous edition, or will we be losing some > accessibility. > > Today, all Word Processors I know of, allow the user to Save their > Documents in the MS Word file format. So whether you use Word > Perfect, or Open Office, or some other Processor, is not as isolating as it > once was. > > Since Microsoft is planning to release their new Windows 10 sometime in > July. Anyone know if they will be releasing a new edition of MS > Office? Office 2015? > > > > Getting back to offering support for another Word Processor. . . I am > all for it. Whether it is Open Office, or even Word Perfect, having > alternatives would be nice. Since I am no longer a Working Stiff, I > find my own funds are now limited, and the thought of going out and > buying a copy of MS Office does not seem like something I will be > choosing to afford. > > At 12:37 AM 5/29/2015, you wrote: > >As I'm adding a fifth suggestion to my initial list, does this mean > >I'm pleading the fifth? > > > >Seriously, I totally agree with this request about support for > >LibreOffice. I realize that AI Squared is partnering with Microsoft. > >I realize that Microsoft Office is a major Microsoft product and, > >for many reasons, it is essential that Window-Eyes remains better > >than competitive by offering the best access to Office as we can > >get. I get that and agree with it. However, one of the reasons for > >why I broke down and purchased Office 365 at home was because, if > >I'm going to be honest, Office offers me the best accessibility for > >document creation and editing. I'm sure Microsoft is quite pleased > >with this fact. I also feel no malice toward them for their products > >or for the way they are being marketed and distributed. The fact is > >that Microsoft Word is a darn good product, is used by a lot of > >people and screen readers need to support it. However, Office should > >not be the only choice available to us. Some people just can't > >afford it. Some can but don't feel that they should have to pay for > >a decent word processor and I'm in that camp. I love the philosophy > >of open source, not just because many open source packages are free > >but because they are written and supported by a community, rather > >than a corporation, which has some advantages over Microsoft Word. > >Although Window-Eyes isn't such a product, the scripting/app > >development aspect brings that community involvement to Window-Eyes > >and you guys do it better than your competition. Having said that, > >we need to see equal support for LibreOffice, or at least as much as > >can be implemented if there are limitations caused by the software. > >I can tell you that the Document Foundation, which produces and > >distributes LibreOffice, is interested in accessibility-related > >feedback and would probably be happy to work with AI Squared in > >helping to make Window-Eyes work just as well with Writer as it does > >with Word. This would open up good word processing to many more of > >your users and would make Window-Eyes stand apart from the > >competition if we could have the same level of support with > >LibreOffice/OpenOffice as we do with Word. > > > > > >Please read about the petition to allow Sister Diana Momenka, a > >persecuted Iraqi Christian, to visit the United States > >http://bit.ly/1IYJjMu > >Feel free to visit my Web site > >http://www.davidgoldfield.info > > > > David Goldfield, > > Assistive Technology Specialist > > > >On 5/29/2015 2:54 AM, Micallef Michael at FITA via Talk wrote: > >>Hi Jeremy, > >> > >>My wish list include: > >> > >>1. Better support for Mozilla products especially Thunderbird Mail > >>(basically mouse navigation) > >>2. the ability to import/export window-eyes settings > >>3. better support for non-microsoft products such as open office > >>and Liber office so we the end users have better choice. > >>4. better labelling graphics capability (the insert+g when finish > >>labelling does not tells you how many labels it found and how many > >>manage to really label them). > >>5. better support for the most three used programming > >>languages packages used today. > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Talk > >>[mailto:[email protected]] > >>On Behalf Of Jeremy Curry via Talk > >>Sent: Thursday, 28 May 2015 21:33 > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: Seeking Your Input > >> > >>Hello Everyone, > >> > >>We are constantly working behind the scenes to improve our > >>products. If you could narrow down the top three requests you > >>would have us add to our screen reading product, what would they be? > >> > >>Thanks for the input! > >> > >>Jeremy > >> > >>Jeremy Curry > >>Director of Product Management > >>Ai Squared, Inc. > >>Phone: (802) 362-3612 > >>Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >>Web: www.aisquared.com<http://www.aisquared.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/michael.mica > llef%40gov.mt. > >>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/david.goldfi > eld%40outlook.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/davidh1999%40 > comcast.net. > >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/paulette%40evi > ckery.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/covici%40ccs.covici.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 -- Your life is like a penny. 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