[blindlaw] Window Eyes

[McCarthy, Jim]

Ronza,
As for the hot keys for menus, Window-eyes uses most if not all that are established by Microsoft.  In fact, there are some JAWS does not use that it uses.  It is a lot different with the internet; it has a different approach to getting at comments, footnotes and end notes and that sort of information, and there are some other differences.  I received training with it because I have heard it does a better job with pdf files.  I have it available, but usually do not use it.  Mostly, this is because I am very familiar with JAWS and would need to practice Window-eyes, not necessarily that JAWS is better.  I am certain that I could learn Window-eyes in time to be a productive employee, and given that you have learned several soft ware packages already, I am sure that you will learn it fine.
Jim McCarthy

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Thanks, Everyone,
 
I'd really like to hear some more feedback on this issue.  I'd say I'm  
relatively computer savvy, and I trained myself on the use of first ZoomText,  then 
later Jaws, then OpenBook, and most recently Kurzweil.  Is WindowEyes  someth
ing I can teach myself?  
 
Unfortunately, in response to the suggestion that I use my own license for  
Jaws at my new job, I can't do that.  I work for a government agency, where  we 
are prohibited from installing anything that is not licensed by the agency  
itself, or in the alternative, that the agency purchases the license for  
itself.  I can't use Jaws because the agency has a contract with  WindowEyes.  
 
Is WindowEyes easily navigable?  I know people said the hot keys are  
different, but does it use the same ones that regular Microsoft uses, e.g. alt +  F = 
file?
 
Thanks,
Ronza