Category: Geeks r Us
OR THOUGHT
GW Micro is pleased to announce the release of Window-Eyes for JAWS. This exciting new
product will revolutionize screen reading technology. Screen reading has never been easier.
Window-Eyes for JAWS provides you the best of both worlds - the power of JAWS and the ease
of use of Window-Eyes. Window-Eyes for JAWS reads what JAWS alone will not, provides ease
of use JAWS cannot, and gives access to settings that no one can find in JAWS. "Some people
asked us why we'd release a screen reader for a screen reader," said Dan Weirich of GW Micro.
But if they had ever used JAWS, they wouldn't have had to ask." Let's face it. No screen reader is
perfect. But JAWS has been remarkably foul of late. And even so, people and organizations just
keep buying it. Well at GW Micro, we're not going to give up. Our motto is - if we can't beat
them, we'll join them - and do it better. So our "middleware" screen reader, Window-Eyes for
JAWS is a logical progression for us. Here are answers to some questions raised by our exciting
new product: What do you mean by "middleware" screen reader? Middleware is normally a layer
of programming that lets different programs talk to each other. Microsoft Active Accessibility is
"middleware" that provides accessibility information. Well, Window-Eyes for JAWS is
middleware that provides a usability layer, translating information from JAWS into human
understandable terms, and organizing JAWS settings into a comprehensible interface, to make it
possible to actually use JAWS without years of study. If you've ever used JAWS on the Internet,
you know why Window-Eyes for JAWS is an essential addition. If you don't code HTML by
hand, you probably scratch your head when using JAWS on the Internet. Who knows or cares
what a blockquote, onmouseover, or anchor are? With Window-Eyes for JAWS you don't have to
know! Will I have to change settings in multiple places? Not once you install Window-Eyes for
JAWS! Ever try to find where to change punctuation in JAWS? You have lots of choices: the
Voices dialogs, the Verbosity dialog, or two or three different places in Configuration Manager...
No more! With Window-Eyes for JAWS, all your punctuation settings are in one location! In
fact, all settings are easier to find and change. What about SAPI Voices? They're supposed to
work in JAWS, but that's only an unsubstantiated rumor - until now! Get Window-Eyes for
JAWS and use any SAPI synthesizer you have installed, and with the added bonus of no crashes!
How stable will this program be, running on such an unstable platform? Window-Eyes has a rock
solid reputation for stability. If we can do that in Windows, we can do it in JAWS. Will I be able
to use third party programs? We admit, JAWS doesn't support much more than Microsoft Office
these days, but with Window-Eyes for JAWS you can run all of your favorite programs.
Window-Eyes for JAWS extends the support you get beyond office environments. Life is about
more than work so enjoy it! What about synthesizers and Braille displays? Using these devices in
JAWS has never been easy. Select it when you install JAWS or reinstall it to get them to work.
But with Window-Eyes for JAWS, just select your Braille display or synthesizer from a list, and
you don't even need to restart the program! And Window-Eyes for JAWS fully supports using
your Braille Sense as a display! I'm not a programmer; will I have to learn to write scripts?
Absolutely not! If you're a real glutton for punishment and hate yourself and life in general, you
*can* write scripts... But with Window-Eyes for JAWS you don't have to submit to such torture!
And are you tired of frames that break every time you restart a program? No more! Window-Eyes
for JAWS gives you all the easy to use customization tools that have been in Window-Eyes for
years. Buy Window-Eyes for JAWS and never script again! Every time I install a new version of
JAWS, I find that something I use all the time is broken. Will Window-Eyes for JAWS help with
this? Yes! With Window-Eyes for JAWS, never worry about upgrading again. We provide the
consistency that JAWS cannot. And those commands that give three different results on three
tries? With Window-Eyes for JAWS that will never happen again! Get your copy of
Window-Eyes for JAWS today! Disclaimer: We accept no responsibility for anyone taking this
"press release" seriously, and offer no apology or sympathy for anyone without a sense of humor.
Have fun! posted by Ranger1138 at Ft. Wayne, Indiana... For immediate release
i've seen this somewhere before...
Well, it is no suprise to me that window eyes is doing this.
This is a joke, it isn't real. GwMicro never released such a product.
I think I've seen this here on the boards before. It is rather funny, though.
Bob
I agree with bob.
This has been on the boards here before, and is well worth a second outing. Problem is, it would be nice for many of you, if GW micro did release such a program. lol
lol i saw this on the mosen explosion mailing list, even though i'm a jaws user i had to say i cracked up!!!
It would really be nice in certain situations!
Lol, of course it was a joke. Did no one see the disclaimer?
The funniest thing I've seen in a good while!
OMG, I totally thought this was real until I read the bottom. Hehehehehe, too funny! Has anyone seen the opposite? Jaws for window-eyes?