To whomever might be left to read this, I hope that you might have some
suggestions, or at least observations on what I consider to be almost a
deal-breaking issue when it comes to re-upping my annual subscription to
JAWS. BTW, I have brought this to the attention to JFW list members, but
have received no satisfactory answers. This issue is the way that JAWS
and its say-all feature paces its reading of any document, no matter
what synthesizer might be being used. I like to call it "reading rhythm."
When reading, the phrasing is rushed in my opinion, meaning that the
ends and beginnings of sentences are so close together that it is hard
for me to process what went before before I've had a chance to mentally
prepare myself for the next phrase, or sentence, whichever might present
itself while reading.
I do not have this issue with WE. WE has a pleasant reading pace-rhythm.
I have tried all of the settings provided in the say-all options, but
none of them restore that kind of rhythm, not to my liking.
On another list, when I occasionally have to make mention of
Window-Eyes, I get the old song and dance about giving up Window-Eyes
(an end of life product) in favor of the latest screen reading product,
and I would do just that if I could find a way around this kind of
unpleasant style of reading. This really does take away from my
enjoyment of reading with my PC.
If anybody who might be left is of the same opinion, or has any ideas as
to how to get around this rather vexing issue, please respond ASAP
<smile>. Your solidarity, not to mention wisdom will be gratefully
appreciated.
Sincerely,
Larry
PS. I will observe, that NOAA Weather stations do not use the JFW style
when presenting weather info, so why should I have to put up with this
as a blind computer user and voracious PC book reader?
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