[gui-talk] Fwd: Thunder screen reader

Fri Aug 6 01:44:46 UTC 2010

I agree. Thunder leaves much to be desired! Although it does make a good temporary backup if you have to reopen jaws because you get one of those frustrating application file errors.

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Hi all,
I am in total agreement here and personally Thunder is utter rubbish. I 
wish the developers all the best though.

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On 05/08/2010 23:28, Steve Pattison wrote:
> Thunder can be downloaded from www.screenreader.net.  I tried the latest
> version of Thunder on Vista and while it was useable I found it very
> slow to respond and it has potential but needs a lot of work.  My PC is
> a quad core with 4GB of RAM.  -Steve.
>
> From:    Screenreader.net reply at screenreader.net
>
> NEWSLETTER August 2010
>
> NEW THUNDER VERSION 2 BRINGS US UP TO DATE
>
> Remember us? We're the people that provided you the no cost download of
> the Thunder screen reader software. We now have a new version of
> Thunder, V2, up and ready for everyone at www.screenreader.net. It’s
> really good and I hope we get lots of feedback from you. So what’s new?
>
> Obviously, Thunder has been brought up to date and now works well with
> Windows 7, both 32 and 64 bit versions. Don't be put off by wise guys
> telling you that Windows 7 and Office ‘07 are not good for blind users.
> Microsoft has made great efforts to improve the accessibility and it’s
> just a case of learning a few new keystrokes and tricks of the trade.
>
> Until now, we’ve relied on the WebbIE text browser for the Thunder
> internet experience. That’s great and we have no plans to stop using
> WebbIE and Alasdair at WebbIE amazes us by constantly updating and
> improving his software. He’s a mighty supporter of blind computer
> users. But now, for the first time, Thunder users can start to enjoy
> Internet Explorer mainstream and Sensory Software Ltd have been pretty
> ingenious with their keystrokes. What I mean is that you can achieve a
> great deal with very few and easy keystrokes. As an example; you can
> keep pressing the PGDN key and hear much of what is available on
> websites. Pressing the END key takes you through any form filling you
> encounter. The function keys are used to deal with other matters: F4
> gives you that fantastic easy Web search facility and F2 then F3
> permits you to search for a word within the webpage you are on. F7
> hops between headers and F10 brings up the list of links. All very
> easy and works whatever the language. Of course, the TAB key takes you
> from link to link. There are plans to develop all this so that we are
> well ready for when IE9 comes along. But if you find that WebbIE suits
> your purpose, just stick with it.
>
> Thunder is more stable than ever and the memory stick version is now
> almost as responsive as if the software were installed on the machine
> you are using. It’s absolutely amazing that, for the price of a memory
> stick, around £6 in the UK, and maybe with a bit of help from a mate,
> you can use your Thunder on other machines, in the library, internet
> cafe or at your friend's home, without installing anything at all on
> the host computer. Compare this with the price of commercial
> alternatives and, if money becomes short, well, why spend? Keep your
> money for training or something else.
>
> We have been busy in other ways too. Since the end of last year, we
> have been organising fifty web learning days around England for
> combined audiences of blind and seeing people. At each learning day,
> we have aimed to recruit a Thunder Champion to spread the word locally
> and encourage other blind people to get connected. We are pleased that
> all this has given work to three blind certificated IT trainers at a
> time when work is hard to come by as the larger blindness
> organisations take the cream.
>
> We have landed a second European Commission contract to put Thunder
> into more languages: Greek, Turkish, Polish, Bulgarian and Spanish. In
> all these countries, many blind people are poor and will never be able
> to spend out on commercial products. We remain passionate that by
> right access to computers should be there for all blind people. It’s
> taking a little while but we are not put off by lack of support from
> organisations with money and we continue to get great feedback from
> Thunder users round the world.
>
> When we started Thunder in 2006, we were the only "nuts" to be doing
> something at no cost to the user which others were charging an arm and
> a leg for. But now we are not alone. NVDA comes out of Australia and
> is a great product too and the Mighty innovating Apple Corporation
> integrates its Voiceover talking and magnifying software into all of
> its products, from the iPod to the 27 inch screen desktop as well as
> the iPhone and the iPad, which are to us out of the box. We have never
> had so much choice or accessibility.
>
> Ever wondered whose behind Thunder and Screenreader.net? We're Roger&
> Margaret and you can hear us talking about our software and the
> challenges we face in keeping it up to date by copying and pasting the
> following url into your browser: http://www.seethedifference.
> org/charities/communication-for-blind-people/screen-reading-software-
> for-the-blind. Or why not visit the blind blogger at:
> http://theblindblogger.blogspot.com
>
> Our mailing address is:
> Screenreader.net
> 7 The Rookery
> Orton Wistow, Peterborough PE2 6YT
>
> Our telephone:
> 0044 (0)1733 234441
>
> Regards Steve
> Email:  srp at internode.on.net
> MSN Messenger:  internetuser383 at hotmail.com
> Skype:  steve1963
> Twitter:  steve9782
>
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