On 8/12/2011 1:59 AM, Charles Rivard wrote:
I'm not sure if this version is open source or not.--- "Security is not the absence of danger. It is the presence of the Lord." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willem" <[email protected]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:02 AMSubject: Re: [Audyssey] Free Chess Program for the Blind - Winboard 4.5 for JAWSHi.I understand the project is open source? This means that if you think your screen reader needs to be supported, add the support yourself or ask someone nicely to add it if you don't have time or expertise in the API.This is one of the great things of open source. On 8/11/2011 3:55 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: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. Availablelanguages in addition to English are German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch andRussian and translators are welcomed to the project. The programprovides Chess engine opponents and can output positional analysis with today's strongest Chess engines. The Houdini engine is just released andIS 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 veryfirst time in any Chess GUI. These include Chinese Chess, Shogi, FischerRandom, Losers, Atomic, Crazyhouse and 8 by 10 boards for Capablanca, Gothic and Janus variants. Winboard 4.5 for JAWS uses the standardizedPGN format into which all the games of the today and of the great mastermay 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 whichdirects readers to the Freedom Scientific Site in case they need a demoversion of JAWS, which is fully functioning for 45 minutes and thenrequired a system reboot. I am eager to answer all questions and providepersonal 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]. 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