I use three different computers. One with Windows 10, and the other two running Windows 7. And they all have Window Eyes 9.5.
I use Jarte for my Word Processor One of my Windows 7 systems will read the Menus as soon as I press Alt-F. As soon as I do this, Window Eyes will say, NEW. It is the first item in the Pull Down Menu. One my other two systems, also running the same edition of Jarte, when I press Alt-F, Window Eyes reads nothing until I press the down arrow once, and then it starts to read the Menu choices. This isn't a complaint, but an oddity that I have noticed. And this isn't the only oddity between these three systems, all running the same software. Gold Wave, another common program to all three, will ead great on one Win 7 system. Almost as good on the other Win 7 system, and can not do much of anything in Gold Wave running on the Win 10 system. All three have the same Gold Wave apps or scripts, and yet, all three systems, using WE, read Gold Wave differently. I could say the same goes for MS Word 2010. One system reads the Spell Checker very good, and the other two, something is very wrong, because using the spell checker just doesn't work. I've looked at the support files for MS Word, and I've looked at the Resolution of the screens, thinking perhaps I had each system set differently. These systems are not slow systems. they all have strong Chips and plenty of Memory. I don't know if my problem is Grumpy Dave not setting up each system the same, or if there is something different about each system, or if Window Eyes is just not working the same on each of these computers. I should say, this not being consistent is nothing new. This is not something that just started happening. I've had two or three systems for years, and I have noticed the inconsistency from the days of Windows XP and Window eyes 6, or 7 etc. Even on this list, someone will suffer from a problem, say the reading of one line in Thunderbird three times. Another person running the same version of Window eyes and the same version of Thunderbird, and that person doesn't experience the same issue. My question is very simple, and yet the answer could be a long list of possibilities. But, when systems look to be running the same software, and look to be the same as far as screen resolution, what is it that creates the small to big differences in how the Screen Reader reads stuff, and how the desired program, such as Jarte, Gold Wave, or MS Word can be read so inconsistantly. Like I said, this isn't a complaint, but am just noticing an issue, seen for years, and am only now asking, since I haven't come up with any solid answers myself. I figure it is Operater Error in some way, but I haven't been able to fix it either. Strange Beasts these Computers! Grumpy Dave -- Dave <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ 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
