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Jim Rawls
Hi all, I currently use jaws 18, and think it’s about time I learn how to use NVDA. It looks hard to use, but hope it isn’t. so any ideas you can pass along will be greatly appreciated. Jim
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Jim,
If you are already a JAWS user I believe you'll find NVDA very easy to use, as there are many, many commands that overlap. There are some that don't, and getting those clear in your mind can take a bit. My introduction to NVDA was through using it as a surrogate for JAWS when I was tutoring JAWS. The Virginia Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired was not about to buy me a license, and often my testing and digging required more than 40 minutes, so I started using NVDA when I wanted to do certain things "at my leisure." While the transition is not absolutely seamless, it's really not all that difficult, either. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 20H2, Build 19042 Any idiot can face a crisis. It's the day-to-day living that wears you out. ~ Anton Chekhov
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Gene
What makesit look hard to use. A good deal of what a lot of users do involves Windows and program commands. You can do quite a bit if you use a different screen-reader even if you know nothing about the screen-reader except for a few commands like read title bar.
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As far ass an introduction to NVDA as a JAWS user is concerned, see this page: https://gttprogram.blog/2018/12/20/switching-from-jaws-to-nvda-nvaccess-nvda-community-wiki-%C2%B7-github/ Gene
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From: Jim Rawls Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 2:30 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] new member to the group. Hi all, I currently use jaws 18, and think it’s about time I learn how to use NVDA. It looks hard to use, but hope it isn’t. so any ideas you can pass along will be greatly appreciated. Jim
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Quentin Christensen
Gene, Where did you find that link? I hadn't come across that site before, and its link to the original article is wrong. The current Switching from Jaws to NVDA guide is here: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda-community/wiki/SwitchingFromJawsToNVDA and has been updated since that other page was posted.
On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 7:54 AM Gene <gsasner@...> wrote: What makesit look hard to use. A good deal of what a lot of users do --
Quentin Christensen Training and Support Manager Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/ Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/ User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess Twitter: @NVAccess
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Gene
I found a correct link by a Google search. I
tested it before I sent it. It may be that I didn't copy the correct link
or that for some reason, the link was the incorrect one because the new link
wasn't copied when I issued the command.
Gene
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From: Quentin Christensen
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] new member to the group. Gene,
Where did you find that link? I hadn't come across that site before,
and its link to the original article is wrong.
The current Switching from Jaws to NVDA guide is here: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda-community/wiki/SwitchingFromJawsToNVDA
and has been updated since that other page was posted.
On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 7:54 AM Gene <gsasner@...> wrote:
What makesit look hard to use. A good deal of what a lot of users do Quentin
Christensen
Training and Support Manager Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/
Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/
User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess Twitter: @NVAccess
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Gene
I just tried the link and it works. this
appears to be a case where the link may need to be pasted into the browser's
address field and not just clicked on. That's how I tested it now, by
pasting it.
I test links before I send them if I find them in
searches and this one worked when I tested it by clicking on it as a Google
result. However, based on what you say, I suspect the actual page presents
a newer version.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: Quentin Christensen
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] new member to the group. Gene,
Where did you find that link? I hadn't come across that site before,
and its link to the original article is wrong.
The current Switching from Jaws to NVDA guide is here: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda-community/wiki/SwitchingFromJawsToNVDA
and has been updated since that other page was posted.
On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 7:54 AM Gene <gsasner@...> wrote:
What makesit look hard to use. A good deal of what a lot of users do Quentin
Christensen
Training and Support Manager Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/
Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/
User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess Twitter: @NVAccess
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Quentin Christensen
Sorry, what I meant to say was the page you linked to comes up, but it's not the official page. One of the first things on the page is a link to the original document they borrowed, but it's an old link which doesn't work. The page you linked to is dated 2018, so I was suggesting using the official page at: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda-community/wiki/SwitchingFromJawsToNVDA which is likely more up to date. Quentin.
On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 7:39 PM Gene <gsasner@...> wrote:
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Quentin Christensen Training and Support Manager Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/ Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/ User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess Twitter: @NVAccess
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Gene
I didn't pay enough attention when I found the
link. I read a little of the file and it looked as though it was fine, but
I should have looked for the official page because it might be newer and indeed,
you said it is.
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Quentin Christensen
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] new member to the group. Sorry, what I meant to say was the page you linked to comes up, but
it's not the official page. One of the first things on the page is a link
to the original document they borrowed, but it's an old link which doesn't
work. The page you linked to is dated 2018, so I was suggesting using the
official page at: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda-community/wiki/SwitchingFromJawsToNVDA
which is likely more up to date.
Quentin. On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 7:39 PM Gene <gsasner@...> wrote:
Quentin
Christensen
Training and Support Manager Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/
Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/
User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess Twitter: @NVAccess
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