locked Re: NVDA versus JAWS
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Gene
What do yu mean by everything? If you really
mean "everything," That is incorrect. NVDA is good enough that what it
does doesn't need to be exaggerated. That disappoints people and harms
credibility. I'll leave it to others to site other thingsit doesn't do
since I don't use programs like Word, where I don't know if its support is yet
as inclusive. It has improved enormously, from what I've read on the list
compared to a few years ago. So lets consider a few things I
know:
You can't label graphics. You can't define
frames and assign actions to them. You don't have a screen echo that can
be set by the user to echo none, some, or all. Many users know that NVDA
can echo information automatically that is placed on the screen in the DOS
prompt. If you set screen echo in JAWS to all, JAWS echos new information
automatically in general, which is very useful at times. And it can be
skipped forward and back in with the JAWS repeat and skip lines, performed with
the shift keys, while screen echo content is spoken. That can, at times,
make working with a program you haven't defined frames for and where you want to
hear material automatically echoed far more efficient under certain
circumstances.
And the one more thing I know of and can think of
now, NVDA doesn't allow you to set whether description is read before or after
the text of something is spoken. Thus, the user can't choose to have text
of a link spoken either before or after visited link is spoken. You can't
determine whether button is spoken before or after the text of the button is
read, etc. I don't think JAWS allows you to individually set these things,
but you can determine the general pattern.
NVDA does some things better than JAWS. Since
I haven't used JAWS in years, I won't discuss them, because I am not familiar
with such instances as they may exist today.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Hi Áine,
I would argue that NVDA can do everything our competitors can do, including
OCR (on Windows 10, press NVDA+r then use the regular reading keys), however,
I'll leave it to others to argue the pros and cons.
One thing I would suggest, in order to become most efficient with using
NVDA, you might consider purchasing our training material. Basic Training
with NVDA is the first module I would recommend. Despite the name, it
actually covers everything from reading the time, up through complex tasks like
using the review cursor, object navigation and creating configuration
profiles. We also have modules on using Word, Excel and Outlook with
NVDA. You can purchase these individually, or in our NVDA Productivity
Bundle which also includes telephone support.
All of those are available from the NV Access shop: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/
Kind regards
Quentin. On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:03 AM Aine Kelly
Costello <ainekc@...>
wrote:
Hi all, Quentin
Christensen
Training and Support Manager Official NVDA Training modules and expert certification
now available: http://www.nvaccess.org/shop/
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