NVDA "All things for all people!"
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Carlos
Hello All:
As I read all the various wish list post here on the list I wish to remind all of our users on this list that NVDA is a project maintained by a handful of developers and not some big software company like the other screen readers which need not be mentioned at this time. There are many of you that at times complain about NVDA being too slow on your older machines. Do you have an understanding that the bigger NVDA gets filled with all of your requested features the bigger it will get and the slower it will become! For a while now it has been mentioned on this list that users should be able to have access to more than one screen reader. Even if it is a demo version because some programs will work better with other screen readers than with NVDA! And finally, if you want NVDA to work with older Windows Operating Systems you need to be realistic in your expectations as far as how many new features can be added to NVDA that can be supported by older Windows Operating Systems? In conclusion: Be grateful for what you have with NVDA! And be more considerate of the Gentlemen who so willingly/lovingly give of their time to make NVDA possible for all of us to use!!! -- Carlos Gonzalez - Los Angeles, CA. - gmjc341961@...
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Gene
I don't think people should censor themselves in
terms of discussing features or criticisms from gratitude. Where should
such gratitude prevail or tone down criticism and where not? I've done
many volunteer presentations over many years on many topics related to blind
people using computers and programs. I most emphatically do not want
gratitude to stop legitimate and civil discussion and criticism of my
work. I can't speak for the developers but I will say that for myself, I
find the let's be so grateful that we tone down or don't criticize position to
be disturbing and counterproductive. Appreciativeness is one thing.
Gratitude, if taken too far, can be distructive.
Gene
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From: Carlos
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 7:53 AM
Subject: [nvda] NVDA "All things for all people!" As I read all the various wish list post here on the list I wish to remind all of our users on this list that NVDA is a project maintained by a handful of developers and not some big software company like the other screen readers which need not be mentioned at this time. There are many of you that at times complain about NVDA being too slow on your older machines. Do you have an understanding that the bigger NVDA gets filled with all of your requested features the bigger it will get and the slower it will become! For a while now it has been mentioned on this list that users should be able to have access to more than one screen reader. Even if it is a demo version because some programs will work better with other screen readers than with NVDA! And finally, if you want NVDA to work with older Windows Operating Systems you need to be realistic in your expectations as far as how many new features can be added to NVDA that can be supported by older Windows Operating Systems? In conclusion: Be grateful for what you have with NVDA! And be more considerate of the Gentlemen who so willingly/lovingly give of their time to make NVDA possible for all of us to use!!! -- Carlos Gonzalez - Los Angeles, CA. - gmjc341961@...
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Lenron
Plus 1 to Gene's post. This seems like it could be a way to stop
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progress, if noone questioned things or asked for more. Would there really be a drive to do more?
On 11/4/16, Gene <gsasner@...> wrote:
I don't think people should censor themselves in terms of discussing --
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Christo Vorster
Hi Carlos and list
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I couldn't agree more. I, for one, wishes that I could have the functionality of JAWS when using Duxbury 11.1 and 11.2. But I realise that I do things that the braille fundis simply forbid. I edit my "brf" files. I understand that the developers of NVDA probably have not taken much time to make NVDA completely functional in Duxbury and therefore I accept the fact. For the rest, I genuinely salute our developers. Thanks a million, and keep up the good work. Regards Christo Vorster (Worcester, South Africa)
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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Carlos Sent: Friday, 04 November 2016 2:53 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] NVDA "All things for all people!" Hello All: As I read all the various wish list post here on the list I wish to remind all of our users on this list that NVDA is a project maintained by a handful of developers and not some big software company like the other screen readers which need not be mentioned at this time. There are many of you that at times complain about NVDA being too slow on your older machines. Do you have an understanding that the bigger NVDA gets filled with all of your requested features the bigger it will get and the slower it will become! For a while now it has been mentioned on this list that users should be able to have access to more than one screen reader. Even if it is a demo version because some programs will work better with other screen readers than with NVDA! And finally, if you want NVDA to work with older Windows Operating Systems you need to be realistic in your expectations as far as how many new features can be added to NVDA that can be supported by older Windows Operating Systems? In conclusion: Be grateful for what you have with NVDA! And be more considerate of the Gentlemen who so willingly/lovingly give of their time to make NVDA possible for all of us to use!!! -- Carlos Gonzalez - Los Angeles, CA. - gmjc341961@...
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Christo Vorster
Hi Gene and list
I agree with you on this. However, I have heard comments that, because NVDA, and other speech packages, does not do this, that and the other thing, for someone, it is made out as useless.
My advice to such people usually is, if you can do better, do it.
On the other hand, how else would the developers know what the community, and here I refer to the NVDA community’s, needs are if we cannot list our needs.
Cheers
Christo Vorster (Worcester, South Africa)
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Friday, 04 November 2016 3:14 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] NVDA "All things for all people!"
I don't think people should censor themselves in terms of discussing features or criticisms from gratitude. Where should such gratitude prevail or tone down criticism and where not? I've done many volunteer presentations over many years on many topics related to blind people using computers and programs. I most emphatically do not want gratitude to stop legitimate and civil discussion and criticism of my work. I can't speak for the developers but I will say that for myself, I find the let's be so grateful that we tone down or don't criticize position to be disturbing and counterproductive. Appreciativeness is one thing. Gratitude, if taken too far, can be distructive.
Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Carlos Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 7:53 AM Subject: [nvda] NVDA "All things for all people!"
Hello All:
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