Hi: Let me say that I'm typing this message in Outlook 2016 with WE 9.5.4 with no significant problems.
However, I am using Windows 10 Insider Preview build 16232. WE is working for some things, but, it always comes up with the four beeps, indicating video driver issues. In the about box, WE says "Video Driver not Attached". WE still responds to Internet Explorer as usual. It's possible I won't be able to use the mouse pointer for a lot of things. I do think WE is still using UI Automation, since it works extremely well with Bard Express, to site one example. So, I don't think WE will just quit. There are things it won't access as well, due to program changes and no response from WE developers. So, until the Fall Creator's update comes out, WE should keep working without major issues. I was using it with the Windows 10 mail app, but, they did something and it no longer seems to work. This is a modern app and is subject to change through the use of MS's update system. Now, if you're using Windows 7/8/8.1, you probably won't notice much for a while, as most things will not be updated to be incompatible. If WE is doing what you want, keep using it. If you can take advantage of the offer from VFO, go ahead and accept it, so it'll be in reserve if something really gets broken. Remember, you can put JAWS on the computer and it won't hurt anything. That way, you can switch quickly from one to the other. ThankS! -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+joseph.norton=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Don H via Talk Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 3:45 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: future use of WE I have been a WE user for over 20 years and always felt it was the best screen reader. Now with no more development I have to realize that the next major release of Win 10 just may stop WE dead in its tracks. As I recall in the past every new release of Windows required an update to WE to make WE work with it. So now if you plan on using WE well into the future you are probably going to have to avoid any future major Windows upgrades. Is that a bad thing who knows. I am finding that NVDA does a pretty good job with very few things it doesn't do as well as WE. I did take up VFO's offer of a free copy of Jaws and am using it as my secondary screen reader. If you plan on staying with a Windows based computer I don't understand why you would not take the free copy of Jaws. Actually the Jaws SMA's are less expensive than the WE SMA's I had purchased in the past. _______________________________________________ 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/joseph.norton% 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
