Gail, The guest of the Main Menu were Microsoft Narrator project managers I believe their point was that Narrator can do a decent job of reading the applications. Where JAWS and Window Eyes really excel is the vast amount of configurability available. Often times, our screen readers have 1,000 or more lines of custom scripts behind each application making shortcuts and associating relevant values.
So, using narrator one can use Windows and "modern aps" but if you want to hit a keystroke, to read you the next three hours of the weather forecast, you will still need something more powerful than narrator, unless Narrator provides a com like API much like WindowEyes does to adjust all those settings and to control where the various cursors are. What could be worrisome, is that this reduces the incentive for people to buy screen readers, but I am sure that was a factor in some of the recent mergers we have seen in the last two years. Also, I expect that Narrator does not have Braille support. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Jul 31, 2016, at 11:14 AM, Gayle via Talk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi, I listened to the Main Menu podcast regarding Windows > 10. It sounded to me like Windows Narrater is being promoted over Window > Eyes, Jaws, and NVDA. I would like to be able to continue to use WE. Also, I > agree that people with disabilities should be able to fill out a form > regarding Windows 10 and accessability. Also, What is the latest version of > WE and would it be recommended for Windows 10? Any assistance is > appreciated. Thanks. Gayle > > _______________________________________________ > 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/jon.c.cohn%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
