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From: Sachin Pavitran
Date: Jan 8, 2004 2:54PM

Hello Richard, I am not aware of any screen reading software that converts
expressive symbols into vocal output. That would definitely be a nice
feature to have. As far as I know, the only way to do something like that is
by going into the dictionary configuration in the JAWS configuration
manager and manually putting in what you want JAWS to vocalize for a certain
symbol or character or word.




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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Sweet" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:25 PM
Subject: RE: Discussion for assistive technology users.


> Hi all
>
> The trial version of JAWS does eventually expire (mine did very recently),
> I'd guess after around six months. But it's very useful for testing.
>
> I'd be interested in any discussion about the practical side of using
> assistive technology; I work at a college where we have many students who
> use all sorts of equipment/software, and as the college is currently big
on
> 'E-resources' I'm trying to make sure as much as possible is accessible to
> all our students.
>
> Just don't get me started on our VLE :-0
>
> So, tell me: does JAWS or any other screenreader convert 'smilies' like
that
> actually say 'Smiley exclaimation'? I guess one could do it manually by
> putting them in the dictionary, but it would be a nice touch for it to do
it
> automatically!
>
> Richard
>
>
> > If you don't need a screen reader for daily use (e.g. if you aren't
> > blind), and if you only want to use the program for testing purposes,
> > then consider using the JAWS trial version. There is no real
> > expiration
> > date (though I have heard from some people that it eventually
> > expires,
> > after about a year or so), so you can use it indefinitely.
> > The catch is
> > that you can only use it for about 40 minutes at a time. After the 40
> > minutes, you have to reboot the computer in order to make JAWS work
> > again. It's free this way, and 40 minutes is usually adequate
> > for most
> > testing purposes.
>
>
>
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