[gui-talk] Voiceover

[Chris G]

Hi,
VoiceOver only works on the Mac os.  Not windows.

You can run windows on a Mac, but you must have a windows screen  
reader when running under windows.

Chris

On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:28 PM, albert griffith wrote:

> Am I correct in assuming voiceover can be run on Windows?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk- 
> bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Baracco, Andrew W
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 2:54 PM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Voiceover
>
> Because Mac's now use the Intel chipset, Windows can be run on the  
> Mac.
> There is a program called Fusion which allows you to run Windows in a
> separate window with your Windows screen reader.  Also, there is a  
> dual
> boot utility called Bootcamp. Apple offers tools to read PDF  
> documents,
> and Open Office runs on the Mac, and works quite well with Voiceover.
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of albert griffith
> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 4:05 PM
> To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Voiceover
>
> Hello Curtis:
> If someone needs to access, Ms. Office, a media player to rip, burn,
> organize and play files along with managing place markers in a wide
> range of
> file types
> will the voiceover work? This person has to access the acrobat reader,
> an
> instant messenger and an internet browser.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Curtis Chong
> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 5:56 PM
> To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: [gui-talk] Voiceover
>
> On July 25, 2009, Kevin Fjelsted wrote in relevant part:
>
> "The fact that the NFB technology center chooses to publish  
> inaccuracies
> and
> propaganda which is so misleading must mean that the existing  
> companies
> like
> Freedom Scientific are running scared and trying to rally resources to
> quash
> VoiceOver usage."
>
> Having managed the International Braille and Technology Center for  
> five
> years, I think I can say with some credibility that the Braille  
> Monitor
> article which Kevin refers to was not intended to be deliberately
> inaccurate.  Nor was it intended to (as he says) "quash VoiceOver
> usage."
>
> The article that was published in the June edition of the Braille
> Monitor
> was clearly written from the perspective of a community which, in the
> main,
> has strong familiarity with the Windows operating system, Windows- 
> based
> screen access technology, and Windows conventions.  Having read the
> article
> myself and reviewed some of the responses to it, I would acknowledge
> that
> the article can be said to contain some inaccuracies and erroneous
> conclusions.  However, the perspective of the author, while not that  
> of
> a
> VoiceOver user, is reflective of the majority of blind computer users
> who,
> today, are familiar with Windows.  Clearly, the author of the article
> was
> not aware that there is a very dedicated community of blind people who
> have
> developed a high degree of understanding, competence, and  
> sophistication
> with VoiceOver and the Macintosh.  The article would have been well
> served
> if the author had been able to talk with some of these people.
>
> This may have been the case when the article was written, but I am
> confident
> that the voices of the Macintosh and VoiceOver community have been  
> heard
> and
> are even now being consulted.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Curtis Chong
>
>
>
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