Hi Jed, I'm posting my reply to you to the talk list as well just in case others might find it of benefit.
By way of a bit of history of my experience of working with email, here goes. <smile> A few years ago, around 2012, I was forced to transfer all my archived email from Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird due to the fact that I could no longer reliably edit email in it because of the kind of accessibility woes you have described. Later, Thunderbird began displaying similar, yet not so troubling, accessibility issues; moreover, eventually, Thunderbird became so totally frustrating as it kept retrieving from my very reputable Bell Canada email server messages I had repeatedly deleted. This was the last straw, and, besides, I had always wanted to embrace the Microsoft Office suite of programs, specifically, Word and Outlook; my major reason was that the universal use of Office meant that all screen reader manufacturers would remain committed to ensuring its accessibility for us. Since my transition to Outlook, I must say that, although I have had my frustrations with it, it has been very reliable for my email needs. Outlook also allows me to review my Twitter tweets through the use of a free add-on (http://www.techhit.com/TwInbox/twitter_plugin_outlook.html), one which allows me to read them identically to reading email, namely, using arrow keys in a folder list. As a Window-Eyes app developer as well, Microsoft Word, in conjunction with a Window-Eyes app written by Chip Orange (http://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1238), allows me to use the VBA integrated development environment to edit my app code in a very powerful way. So, with my newest Windows 10 PC, I have subscribed to Office 365 personal, such that, for seven dollars per month, I have a stable and accessible software platform. I hope this answers your question. All the best for the New Year, Rod Hutton Toronto, Canada -----Original Message----- From: Jed Barton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: January 2, 2016 10:36 AM To: Rod Hutton <[email protected]> Subject: Re: major thunderbird problems I'm surprised to hear you say this, after everyone on this list suggested thunderbird. Can you fill me in why? On 1/2/2016 7:26 AM, Rod Hutton wrote: > Hi Jed, > > If I might be so bold, you would be happier in the long run if you switch to > Outlook. > > Sincerely, > > Rod Hutton > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Jed Barton via Talk > Sent: January 1, 2016 10:31 PM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: major thunderbird problems > > Hey guys, Alright this is a huge issuee, and it's serious. I have been > having major thunderbird problems, so bad, that for some unknown reason, > it's virtually unusable. I am running we 8.4, cause my computer is too > slow for 9.3. I literally made no changes. I can no longer focus on > the body of an email that i am typing. When i am typing, it will > randomly say control search mode. When i arrow up and down in the > message, it literally says nothing. I have to keep re-focusing > thunderbird, by minimizing everything, then going back to the message > window. This is obviously unacceptable. It can not continue.Does > anyone have any ideas of what to do. I have no idea why this is > happening, and it literally started happening out of nowhere. > > It will also start saying while i am typing, stuff like not a vaeven > says stuff like no valid key press, no visited link.Please help. I also > have to keep turning browse mode on and off, i never had to do this before. > _______________________________________________ > 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/rod_hutton%40h > otmail.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
