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Bhavya interview Pt 2, and In-Process both out today
Hi everyone,
This week's In-Process is out and you can find it here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3rd-december-2021/
This week we've got news on the NVDA 2021.3 Release Candidate, a
Hi everyone,
This week's In-Process is out and you can find it here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3rd-december-2021/
This week we've got news on the NVDA 2021.3 Release Candidate, a
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Quentin Christensen
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#90370
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
Have you tried bookworm? It is a free, open-source, fully accessible and efficient e-book reader designed for the blind by the blind. Check it here:
https://github.com/blindpandas/bookworm
Have you tried bookworm? It is a free, open-source, fully accessible and efficient e-book reader designed for the blind by the blind. Check it here:
https://github.com/blindpandas/bookworm
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Ikrami
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#90369
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
I am interested on that to.
Bookworm looks good but its only a beta so who knows.
With codex out of the picture for a supported software package anyway I may have to get another backup.
I am interested on that to.
Bookworm looks good but its only a beta so who knows.
With codex out of the picture for a supported software package anyway I may have to get another backup.
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Shaun Everiss
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#90368
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
Hello Quentin and all,
Should the classic windows executable of Thorium be downloaded, or is the Windows Store version accessible as well?
Thanks for any answer.
Best regards.
Francisco.
Hello Quentin and all,
Should the classic windows executable of Thorium be downloaded, or is the Windows Store version accessible as well?
Thanks for any answer.
Best regards.
Francisco.
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cisco
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#90367
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Re: LibreOffice?
No, you didn't anger me at all! I'm sorry if my response came across that way, I think something might have been lost in translation along the way. Your questions are perfectly good questions and
No, you didn't anger me at all! I'm sorry if my response came across that way, I think something might have been lost in translation along the way. Your questions are perfectly good questions and
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Quentin Christensen
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#90366
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Re: LibreOffice?
Okay, Sir. I get the impression that this message angered you but I don't understand why. As I said, I don't remember exactly what we talked, though I am aware that we had a conversation about this
Okay, Sir. I get the impression that this message angered you but I don't understand why. As I said, I don't remember exactly what we talked, though I am aware that we had a conversation about this
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Viris g. Rodríguez <vgr.09.15@...>
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#90365
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Re: LibreOffice?
LibreOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office. So the first couple of questions actually don't apply:
- The Antivirus you use would be the same across the computer. Any anti-virus which
LibreOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office. So the first couple of questions actually don't apply:
- The Antivirus you use would be the same across the computer. Any anti-virus which
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Quentin Christensen
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#90364
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LibreOffice?
Hello everybody. I think somebody mentioned LibreOffice a couple weeks ago. Mr. Quentin told me he was not sure as to whether the commands were the same as the ones used in Microsoft or something like
Hello everybody. I think somebody mentioned LibreOffice a couple weeks ago. Mr. Quentin told me he was not sure as to whether the commands were the same as the ones used in Microsoft or something like
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Viris g. Rodríguez <vgr.09.15@...>
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#90363
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
Well just learned from github that codex is no longer developed.
Not only that but jscholes.net is offline so version 2.1.1 is the last version of thhis nice converter though you can still
Well just learned from github that codex is no longer developed.
Not only that but jscholes.net is offline so version 2.1.1 is the last version of thhis nice converter though you can still
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Shaun Everiss
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#90362
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
If by "hard books pages" you mean physical books, you need a scanner, and something that will do OCR, optical character recognition.
If by "hard books pages" you mean physical books, you need a scanner, and something that will do OCR, optical character recognition.
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John Isige
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#90361
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
is there any ebook converter which can convert my hard books pages into very accessible way in word or daisy formait so fs reader or ms word can work on it and nvda can read it properly--
hope that
is there any ebook converter which can convert my hard books pages into very accessible way in word or daisy formait so fs reader or ms word can work on it and nvda can read it properly--
hope that
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udit pandey
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#90360
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
Thorium Reader is another option: https://www.edrlab.org/software/thorium-reader/
(It gets a mention in this week's In-Process which is out later today)
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Quentin Christensen
Training and Support
Thorium Reader is another option: https://www.edrlab.org/software/thorium-reader/
(It gets a mention in this week's In-Process which is out later today)
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Quentin Christensen
Training and Support
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Quentin Christensen
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#90359
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Re: Recommendations for NVDA voice
I also had a hard time understanding the English and Australian voices because I'm not used to the accents.
Louise
I also had a hard time understanding the English and Australian voices because I'm not used to the accents.
Louise
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Louise Pfau
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#90358
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
Edge can probably read epub files with a plugin,b ut not natively. I've tried a few plugins for both chromium and firefox and there seem to be accessibility issues with many of them. I just use
Edge can probably read epub files with a plugin,b ut not natively. I've tried a few plugins for both chromium and firefox and there seem to be accessibility issues with many of them. I just use
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JM Casey
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#90357
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
Thanks for that 1! This ebook reader has come a long way. I hav QRead,
but have had to revert to the 3.1 version because the 3.2 version
wouldn't save position. The fact that this is free is also a
Thanks for that 1! This ebook reader has come a long way. I hav QRead,
but have had to revert to the 3.1 version because the 3.2 version
wouldn't save position. The fact that this is free is also a
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Jackie
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#90356
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
Try bookworm from BlindPandas. It's the best reading app in my opinion, for NVDA users.
https://github.com/blindpandas/bookworm
It can be also found at:
https://getbookworm.com/
Try bookworm from BlindPandas. It's the best reading app in my opinion, for NVDA users.
https://github.com/blindpandas/bookworm
It can be also found at:
https://getbookworm.com/
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mystragical@...
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#90355
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
That may be but in the small amount of comparison I’ve done, Edge is better.
Its better in the small amount of comparison I’ve done than Firefox as wwell.
Gene
That may be but in the small amount of comparison I’ve done, Edge is better.
Its better in the small amount of comparison I’ve done than Firefox as wwell.
Gene
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Gene
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#90354
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
AAh yeah codex.
How could I have forgotten.
Shows you how often I have needed to read epub books.
Codex converts the books just fine and is what I use as my primary unit.
True I need to keep
AAh yeah codex.
How could I have forgotten.
Shows you how often I have needed to read epub books.
Codex converts the books just fine and is what I use as my primary unit.
True I need to keep
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Shaun Everiss
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#90353
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
You said:
I forget the software, but I have an ebook converter that uses calibre and which I use for epub books but I can't remember what it is.
That would be Codex 2 from James Schols. I probably
You said:
I forget the software, but I have an ebook converter that uses calibre and which I use for epub books but I can't remember what it is.
That would be Codex 2 from James Schols. I probably
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Chris Smart
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#90352
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Re: eBook Readers with NVDA
I use QRead on the PC.
and the Kindle and Books apps on my iPhone. Oh the Voice Dream Reader app on my phone as well.
I use QRead on the PC.
and the Kindle and Books apps on my iPhone. Oh the Voice Dream Reader app on my phone as well.
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Chris Smart
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#90351
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