[sword-devel] The SWORD Project and ScreenReaders for the Visually impaired

[Josh Gould]

Greg,

I had my girlfriend try the Windows front end, and much to our suprise
it worked pretty much "Out of the Box." One thing that was kinda
cumbersome was the install manager, as most of the buttons are not set
to use the alt key to activate them, (Nor tabbing to them, and I'm
unsure how to fix that) We installed the starter pack on her laptop
with the KJV, and strongs numbers. I do have to say that I like the
idea of using an open source TTS solution, as I know how much the
screen reader she has now cost... One thing about constantaly using
Braille as a study method is your fingers get tired (think an RSI)
from the constant moving of the hand left to right.

In His Service,

Joshua Gould

On 2/15/06, Greg Marine <gregmarine at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've thought it would be great to integrate open source text to speech
> technology into sword front-ends for 2 purposes. 1) Those who are visually
> impared could listen to everything available in the Sword library. I know
> braile would probably be better for extensive study, but sound is good too.
> 2) It would be useful to export the library to audio files.
>
> This post just reminded me of this idea. Sorry I can't help you, though...I
> don't know...
>
> In Christ,
> Greg
>
>
> On 2/14/06, Josh Gould < kc8eqa at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > After doing a bit of thinking and then not being able to locate the
> > archives so I can search them too, I was wondering what the
> > functionality was between The SWORD for Windows Front end and the JAWS
> > for Windows screen reader. My primary reason for asking is that I've
> > never seen any bible study software that was accessable, which is a
> > problem that plauges most software. As my girlfriend is blind, I'd
> > like for her to be able to study the Word on her computer where she
> > can take better notes, and compare translations a little bit better
> > than switching files or CD's. Another option that strikes me as a
> > possiblity is to run a program off of the API that is accessible. I'll
> > be doing some research so if any one does respond we can compare
> > notes.
> >
> > In His Service,
> >
> > Joshua Gould
> >
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