about aim

Category: Geeks r Us

Post 1 by mysticrain (Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.) on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2006 18:50:21

Hi. I was wondering how accessible aim is, and are there any scripts for it? And if so, where can I get them? Thanks

Post 2 by Liz (The Original) on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2006 19:35:30

Aim is very accessible, no scripts needed for it. DO you use Jaws or Window Eyes? I think it's accessible with either screen reader. If you have any other questions, feel free to post and ask.

Post 3 by mysticrain (Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.) on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2006 20:44:58

ok, thanks. I use jaws, so I'll go ahead and download it. smile

Post 4 by frequency (the music man) on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2006 21:36:12

don't get triton though. get AIM 5.9. Triton is not yet supported by jaws.

Post 5 by mysticrain (Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.) on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2006 22:34:52

yeah I saw that. I got 5.9 because it said recommended for screen readers

Post 6 by frequency (the music man) on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2006 22:40:47

ok. good

Post 7 by Shadow_Cat (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Friday, 13-Oct-2006 9:32:51

Hi. I used to think AIM was inaccessible, and went for years not having it. All the blind friends I knew used MSN. A few months ago, a blind friend showed me that AIM 5.9 works perfectly well with JAWS. I hope they keep it available. If AIM starts forcing people to upgrade to Triton, that'll cause a mess for us.

Post 8 by sparkie (the hilljack) on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2006 20:25:45

What's triton?
Troy

Post 9 by chocolab (move over school!) on Friday, 20-Oct-2006 16:28:25

The newest version of aim, but aol wouldn't do that they're not that stupid.

Post 10 by mysticrain (Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.) on Saturday, 28-Oct-2006 11:26:07

hey ok, I've been using the 5.9 for a while now, and does anyone know a quick way to read messages that have been sent, because if it's a long message when it sent jaws only reads the bottom line, and when I shift tab to the message log, it's difficult to scroll up the messages and then when someone sends me a message while I'm trying to read it puts me back down at the bottom of the message log again. Thanks

Post 11 by mysticrain (Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.) on Saturday, 11-Nov-2006 21:57:28

hi, I just wanted to put this topic back at the top of the board to see if anyone know's the answer to my previous post.

Thanks

Post 12 by silly_singer (The girl who's always lost in a melody) on Saturday, 11-Nov-2006 22:46:22

hmmm. Try hitting insert control W to vurtualize the window. When your done reading that hit escape and you'll be back in the message. That's the only thing that comes to mind.