Hi Chris, thanks for all your info it's good to know. I hope microsoft do
continue to improve it even if it gets better in windows 8, I hope they just
don't decide to sa ok hear what we got in windows 8 and just leave it as
that. In other words if it is better in windows 8 I hope it continues to
grow in future OS's like apple. Time will tell!
Thanks again
Daniel
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From: "chris hallsworth" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:32 PM
To: "Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm!" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Windows 8 and built in screenreader
Hi Daniel.
There has been some demonstrations, all being contraversial, on Windows 8.
The demonstration confirmed that in one of the early, unofficial builds
Narrator became pretty much like VoiceOver. You can navigate the operating
system. It has more key commands thant it ever did since the introduction
in Windows 2000. And so on. So yes Narrator while will not be a fully
fledged screen reader it will be much improved and may be regarded as a
screen reader for those who don't want to use NVDA or won't/can't a
commercial product. Please note this is speculation only. My prediction is
the Narrator in the beta will be a lot better than it was on the
unofficial build. Talking of which, rumours have it the beta will be out
either at the end of this year or the beginning of next, kind of like when
Windows 7 came out in beta.
Hope this helps.
Chat soon.
On 10/09/2011 14:25, Daniel McGee wrote:
Hi all, Daniel hear. On another list Jaws-UK, I heard talk about in
windows 8 microsoft building in a screenreader into there opparating
system. Of course this is only a rumor and since I didn't want to ask
about it on that list as it is not relevant I thought it would be fine to
ask about it on this list since it is technolagy related. Of course
bearing in mind it only what I heard so I don't know if it is true or
faulce so I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts. Also as a side note to
windows 8, I was just wondering is it in beta now that's to say can
people test it if they so desire? I ask this because a few weeks ago I
was going to buy windows 7 home premium me still being on Windows Vista
and after going to PC World and talking to an assistance there asking
about what's the difference between the upgrade disc or the full version
of windows 7 he mentioned windows 8 being in Beta which resulted to me
deciding to hang on until that comes out to the public. So in short
wha
t's happening on the windows 8 front?
Hope to hear from you techie infusieasts soon!
Thanks
Daniel
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