If anybody has not listened to it the interview with the NVDA developers on blind Bargains is very interesting. It last for about 45 minutes and quite a lot of exciting information is forthcoming.
Highlights for me; 1. Upcoming support for PowerPoint. 2. Possibly controversial reallocation of NVDA say all and say line commands to object navigation in upcoming laptop key layout. 3. clear prioritisation of support for Firefox and Thunderbird, whilst they will try to support IE and Chrome. Also support for Office. 4. Upcoming revolution in accessibility of Open Office with NVDA. There will no longer be need for Java Access bridge. The Donation of Lotus Symphony code by IBM is allowing the upgrading of coding of core word processing and spreadsheets elements in Open Office. As NVDA already support Lotus Symphony this will build in accessibility for NVDA, and also NVDA developers will have the opportunity to directly input into Open Office development to ensure maximum accessibility in future. For the first time a free, fully accessible, hassle free Office Suite will be available world wide. 5. NVDA will therefore then have a core suite of free productivity programs, Firefox, thunderbird, and Open Office that they will be directly influencing the development of. 6. Blindness organisations across the world are starting to buy in to NVDA by funding particular projects. The PowerPoint accessibility Project was initially funded from Thailand with other organisations like RNIB then chipping in funding. Concept of NVDA becoming owned by World blind organisations on behalf of their users. 7. NVDA is the only serous screen reader offering support in vast areas of the world. Big development in some areas, for example there are 9 million blind people in China. NVDA apparently supports Mandarin keyboard now. Also actively supporting the Indian population. 8. those of us in relatively prosperous countries urged to donate more. NVDA budget is at $250,000 a year. They need $400,000 to operate properly. No admin support for example at the moment. The vast bulk of work is done by 2 people. 9. If Narrator seriously became a full fledged screen reader as for example Voiceover they would retire gracefully from the scene. Well worth a listen. David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: 04 March 2013 11:12 To: Windows Access; Share Your Enthusiasm! Subject: NVDA Hi all OK, I've taken the plunge. I have removed, permanently, my copy of Window-Eyes from both my Asus eEPC net rook, and my Samgsung 17-inch notebook/laptop/Desktop. The latter is a quite wonderful machine and I hav already tried using it with one of my play out/studio packages, "Station Playlist & Studio Pro. I also plan to try it with SAM Broadcaster 2013 which, I am happy to say, no longer uses non-Windows control elements and which, with Window-Eyes at least, I have found to be extremely accessible. But the reason for this message is to pose what some will, I am sur, consider to be a very basic NVDA question. For that, I am sorry. However, nevertheless, here goes: 1. How, with the exception of software which allows cursor movement and other inbuilt navigation controls, can one intuitively and reliably, navigate the screen in the same way as Window-Eyes does. That meaning how does one move, and use, the mouse pointer in order to click on elements whose properties need to be both verbalised and where there are elements such as combo boxes, radio buttons buttons and other clickable events which are ussable with NVDA? For example, to simplify this, a piece of software such as OTS AV DH requires mouse navigation in order to both modify the properties of, and also add that element to a user-definable position within your playlist? Now that Window-Eyes jus confined to the history books as far as I am concerned, my use of Window will require either NVDA or Systen Access. Lynne bought me a stand-alone licence for System Access, so this will hopefully provide me with enough options for both my professional requirements, and my personal ones. How then does one navigate by moving the mouse pointer when using NVDA and, if it is possible, also System Access? The latter seems very restrictive in terms of its interaction with all but the most basic software. However, I am more than happy with my available options. I am only too happy to be shot of Window-Eyes! As I write, I am awaiting the authorisation letter from Access To Work so that my equipment can b purchased. The case manager has already confirmed that the items I requested will be the items I receive. So I guess I got lucky. Later this week all being well, I will be the proud user of a Humanware Apex BrailleNote. I am also awaiting the arrival of a Freedom Scientific Pearl camera, plus the Openbook 9 software. I'm hoping that the Pearl will function with other software as well on both Windows and OS X. 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