Yes, I’ve been experiencing having to relaunch Window-eyes again and again because it suddenly goes quiet on me and I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t think window-eyes is ready for windows 10.
Simon > On 29 Jan 2016, at 11:39, Brandon Miller via Talk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm using Windows 10 home, version 1511, OS build 10586.71. I'm also using > Window-eyes 9.3.1. I am currently doing my best to contend with annoyances > such as: > 1. When I press alt+F4 to close apps, Wineyes frequently says nothing at > all. If I want to confirm that anything has taken place at all, I often have > to press the Wineyes read title bar command, Ctrl+shift+T. > 2. I'm a Microsoft certified systems engineer, so I frequently go in and > delete a whole batch of files from places like the temp, %temp%, and prefetch > folders to not only free up disk space, but to also maintain high overall > system stability and responsiveness. Often times in Windows 10 however, just > as above I am almost always greeted by nothing except total silence from > Wineyes about halfway through this seemingly simple operation. Because of my > educational background, and the level of familiarity that I have regarding > internal/background Windows processes, services and structures, I've been > able to deduce that as a blind person using Window-eyes, you've usually got > to alt+tab around to find the screen where you have to use the Wineyes mouse > reading commands to click on the "Continue with automatic administrator > rights" button, and in the same screen I also have to use the Wineyes mouse > reading keys since I tend to put a check in the checkbox that says, "Do this > for all items". > 3. If you access the start button and select settings, although the screens > within are mostly accessible, the mouse reading commands can get tripped up > and are read out by Wineyes in either a nonsensical, or undesirable way. To > experience for yourself what I'm talking about, do the following: > A. Access the start menu. > B. Press up arrow until you get to settings. Press enter on settings. > C. Press right arrow once to move the cursor, and subsequently the focus to, > the devices category and press enter. > D. At this point, the category that should be automatically selected for you > by default will more than likely be printers and scanners. That's fine. > E. Now press tab four times, and you should arrive at some kind of checkbox > regarding metered internet connections. > Wineyes doesn't read that checkbox properly when tabbing through the screen, > and I can't get the mouse reading keys to get to that checkbox either! I am > able to get the Wineyes mouse reading keys to let me access the first > checkbox of this screen, so I know that it for example says, "Let Windows > manage my default printer". The second checkbox on this screen however, is > not reading properly at all. > 4. Last but not least, Window-eyes is giving me all kinds of problems when > trying to do something as simple as write an email with Thunderbird! I'll be > in the middle of composing a simple, old fashioned, plane text email, when > suddenly and without any kind of warning, Window-eyes'll just start > announcing my title bar as untitled, and not read anything in either the > subject, or body fields of the message. I ensure that the window is > maximized, makes no difference. I press Ctrl+alt+W to relaunch Window-eyes, > which sometimes does, and sometimes doesn't make any difference. I've tried > uninstalling the TB Enhance app, thinking that it might not have exactly kept > pace with Mozilla's Thunderbird development team, but doing so also > unfortunately made no discernible difference. I've had to re-launch > Window-eyes literally no less than four times while composing this message > alone! > What's up with all these little annoying problems I'm experiencing with > regard to Windows 10 and Window-eyes 9.3.1? Is anybody else contending with > stuff like this? > > P.S What the H e double hockysticks! Now the Read To Me app isn't working in > Thunderbird either! Before you ask, yes, I guarantee you I've set it up > correctly, I would know since I've used it successfully before on this PC in > both Firefox 43, and Internet Explorer 11. Right now though, Ctrl+shift+r at > the top of the message? Nothing. Ctrl+shift+r in the middle of the message? > Nada. Ctrl+shift+r in the middle of a line in the middle of the message? > Zilch. Zippo. Grrrrr! Ai Squared, what gives! > > Disclaimer: Be advised; It is possible that this communication is being > monitored by the National Security Agency or GCHQ. > I neither condone, or support, any such policy by any Government authority > that does not comply appropriately as stipulated by the fourth Amendment of > the constitution of the United States of America. > > Brandon Dean Miller > > _______________________________________________ > 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/simon.cavendish%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. 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