Allison MeloyNVDA is great, and I can see how it can be a primary screen reader for a lot of people. I haven’t decided yet if that includes me. Jaws is just what I know so well.
Steven Scott@technocounselor I’m full time on NVDA on windows now. I cannot afford the prices so despite my affection for JAWS it’s just not an option for me anymore. Since making the leap I’ve really come to like it, much more than I thought I would. I honestly don’t think you can be truly good at using a tool like this if you’re always switching away to use another tool when it gets tricky. I’m a much better user of it now as its my only option - beside Narrator of course.
@stevenscott Yeah, that’s why I have resisted the urge to put jaws on this laptop.
Jamie Pauls@technocounselor @stevenscott I have been using NVDA a lot more lately, and I also like it much more than I ever thought I would.
@JamiePauls @stevenscott There is a lot to like. I wonder what I’m doing wrong in PowerPoint. With jaws running, I can hit f five to run a slideshow, I can arrow through the content, and I can press page down to advance to the next slide. None of that works in NVDA. I wonder if there are alternative keyboard shortcuts that maybe I just don’t know?
@technocounselor @JamiePauls It might be working but I wonder if it’s being reported by NVDA. I have never used PowerPoint and actively avoid it if I can so I can’t help you there. That’s the challenge with switching - initially it all feels very familiar, until it doesn’t.