Hi Dave, What about those of us who don't use Jaws? Is there any plans in the works to support other screen readers like NVDA, Window-/Eyes, System Access, or perhaps add generic Sapi 5 support?
The reason I ask is while I truly appreciate what you are doing I'm not going to download a demo of another screen reader just to play a game when I already have two perfectly good screen readers on my system already. I have Window-Eyes 7.5 and I also use NVDA 2011. Both of them have com based APIs like Jaws and I personally feel that if you are going to create a self-voicing game like Winboard it is only fair that other screen readers are supported as not everyone in the world uses Jaws. Thanks. On 8/9/11, David D. Acevedo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Friends, I am pleased to announce the release of the first state > of the art Chess program for the blind called Winboard 4.5 for JAWS. > This is a modification of the popular WinBoard/Xboard program. This > program is for the blind, low visioned and persons who can not use a > mouse and is free software under the GNU Public License. The program > uses the JAWS screen reader to recite the moves, positions and other > board conditions and is completely keyboard accessible. It can connect > to Internet Chess Servers such as FICS (Free Internet Chess Server at > freechess.org) where members and guests play in real time. Available > languages in addition to English are German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and > Russian and translators are welcomed to the project. The program > provides Chess engine opponents and can output positional analysis with > today's strongest Chess engines. The Houdini engine is just released and > IS the world's strongest chess program and is free and may be added to > Winboard as can any Winboard or UCI protocol Chess engine. The program > is provided with two Chess engines, the immensely strong Fruit engine, > for standard chess and analysis, and FairyMax, that plays some variant > types of chess. Many other variants are compatible, some for the very > first time in any Chess GUI. These include Chinese Chess, Shogi, Fischer > Random, Losers, Atomic, Crazyhouse and 8 by 10 boards for Capablanca, > Gothic and Janus variants. Winboard 4.5 for JAWS uses the standardized > PGN format into which all the games of the today and of the great master > may be found. Winboard 4.5 for JAWS is free and available at the > Winboard forum at the link at the very end of this paragraph. The > download link to the program follows the first link on the page which > directs readers to the Freedom Scientific Site in case they need a demo > version of JAWS, which is fully functioning for 45 minutes and then > required a system reboot. I am eager to answer all questions and provide > personal help to use the program. Best Regards, Dave Acevedo > http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=51528&start=1 > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
