[gui-talk] Speaking of NVDA

[Edward Green]

Hi,

Yes. Some, like the voices from Acapela are available as addons, though the Acapela set isn't free. 

SAPI voices will also work. Code Factory produced a paid for version of Eloquence, but there are probably loads of free SAPI ones - you'll have some of the microsoft ones preinstalled.

Cheers,

Ed 

> On 17 Jun 2016, at 11:27, Hawkeye via gui-talk <gui-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Is there a way to get better voices rather than the chipmunk ones offered by the program?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews via gui-talk
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:23 PM
> To: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface,GUI Talk Mailing List
> Cc: David Andrews
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] JAWS and Window Eyes Now Owned By the Same Company
> 
> While I agree with both of you, Gerald and Ray, 
> for the most part, I also think that, in the long 
> run, it won't make much of a difference.
> 
> This is because the things that allowed a screen 
> reader to differentiate itself from its 
> competition are fast going away.  In the 
> beginning, screen readers had to insert 
> themselves into the video chain of your computer, 
> create an off-screen model, and play other tricks.
> 
> These methods have mostly been blocked by 
> Microsoft, so screen readers are having to rely 
> on accessibility API's like MSAA and UI 
> Automation for their information.  NVDA totally 
> uses API's, and not other methods.
> 
> Eventually non-API access will be completely 
> blocked. Microsoft is also improving Narrator, 
> and it is my prediction that at some point, we 
> will use either VoiceOver or Narrator for access, 
> and third party applications will mostly go away.
> 
> This is why I say I don't think it matters much in the long run.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> At 11:48 AM 6/15/2016, you wrote:
>> I am afraid I agree with your speculation about 
>> Window-eyes being fazed out in consequence of 
>> this acquisition.  Even though I was a JAWS user 
>> back in my windows days, I’d hate to see 
>> window-eyes go away like it looks like it might 
>> now.  If this benefits anybody, I suspect we can 
>> predict that the folks over at NVDA will soon be 
>> quite happy as they will gain quite a few 
>> thousand users now. Sent from my Mac, The only 
>> computer with full accessibility for the blind 
>> built-in Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted 
>> Ray Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless 
>> iPhone6+ and Apple TV user!!!!! > On Jun 15, 
>> 2016, at 11:12 AM, Gerald Levy via gui-talk 
>> <gui-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > > For those of 
>> you who may have missed this bombshell, VFO, the 
>> parent company of Freedom Scientific, which 
>> markets JAWS, has acquired AI Squared, which 
>> markets the rival screen reader, Window 
>> Eyes.  This development does not bode well for 
>> Window Eyes users, because such mergers 
>> invaribly lead to consolidation of products and 
>> services to reduce costs and eliminate 
>> competition, and Window Eyes, having the smaller 
>> market share than JAWS is likely to be phased 
>> out and its users transitioned to JAWS, although 
>> this is just speculation on my part.  But it 
>> would make no economic sense for VFO to continue 
>> marketing and supporting two essentially similar 
>> screen readers.  .  And with System Access 
>> already on life support and its future 
>> uncertain, the demise of Window Eyes would leave 
>> JAWS with a virtual monopoly in the commercial 
>> screen reader market,  which could lead to even 
>> higher prices.  On the other hand, JAWS might 
>> eventually incorporate features from Window Eyes 
>> that it does not already offer, making it more 
>> attractive.  For more details: > > 
>> http://www.blindbargains.com/rss/latest.xml > > Gerald > >
> 
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