Hello Chris NVDA seems far more object orientated than either of the big two. I really don't mean to offend; but this is one of those instances where vision is a very definite advantage in terms of assessing accessibility. Window-Eyes changes your web page into a vertical sheet of paper, in effect, made from electrons. Each "Line" can contain a link or other element. In the object-orientated environment, however, links are usually situated side-by-side, often with other text or elements, and with title tooltips so that when you hover the mouse over the link, other information appears. Window-Eyes doesn't even seem to read out the tooltip info without additional interaction. I'd have to check, and I will; but I seem to remember that NVDA does do that.
I am starting to think I need to try JFW, just to see what all the fuss is about. I am going to do that this morning too. I have some free time, so why not use it to further my knowledge. I take Paul's well-founded points. Yes, development costs money. But the point I was making was that Apple must surely have incurred the same costs; yet they make their screen-reader available free of charge. My criticism was aimed towards Microsoft primarily; rather than the access companies. However, I do believe that they do over-charge. I accept the point about market sizes; but manufacturers of monitors etc. face stiff competition. They too have to develop their products; yet their prices aren't in the thousands. Lynne On 29 Dec 2011, at 04:57, Chris Johnson wrote: Golly, This thread has read like a battle field. I like what Paul said about the expenses that a company must go through to output a quality product. And if wasn't for their effort and all those who DECIDED to buy their products, hence supporting their further research and development, all these free and great screenreaders and such that we have today wouldn't be what they are. that being said. NVDA works great with Thunderbird and is much more "Maclike" than other screenreaders (e.g. H for headings and other commands similar to Voiceover when in Browse mode, for example). ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
