[gui-talk] Windows 8 On-Screen Keyboard

[Baracco, Andrew W]

Not Curtis, but I would say that if you plan to get a new PC in the next
few months, or even the next year, you should get a Win 7 machine while
you can.  I am confident that in time, Win 8 will be accessible, just as
Win 7 is, but I think that it will take some time. Also, this decision
will depend on how much of a learning curve you want to deal with.  The
learning curve between XP and 7 isn't that steep, and there are many
great sources of free materials to help you handle the transition.

Andy


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On Behalf Of evelyn weckerly
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 7:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Windows 8 On-Screen Keyboard

Hi, Curtis,

Under the circumstances, would you advise those of us using XP to obtain
Windows 7 while we can still get it? I absolutely do not want to buy a
new desktop and new laptop at this time.  EVELYN

still

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Curtis Chong" <curtischong at earthlink.net
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Date sent: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:53:01 -0500
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Windows 8 On-Screen Keyboard

Greetings:

One is tempted to ponder the effect this interesting design will have on
the nonvisual user.  If Microsoft were to conduct as much research and
put as much thought into the nonvisual ways a touch screen keyboard is
to be used, then we, the blind, would really be moving forward in this
area.  
Alas, my
expectations here are not so high<sigh>.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong



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Subject: [gui-talk] Windows 8 On-Screen Keyboard

The "Building Windows 8" blog from Microsoft continues to serve up
interesting information, and a heads-up for what we may be dealing with
in future versions of Windows.  The July 17 installment at

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/07/17/designing-the-windo
ws-8-touch-
keyboard.aspx
describes the research and decisions that went into Microsoft's
implementation of the on-screen keyboard for Windows 8 apps running in
the Metro mode on a touch screen.  How this will work with Narrator,
JAWS or Window-Eyes is anybody's guess, but it's interesting reading,
anyway.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those
of the Library of Congress, NLS.



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