Hello John, I cannot answer the questions you have regarding EchoMac, but I can try to answer the question concerning scripting abilities.
One thing that is very different from Windows to the Mac, is the Windows applications are usually heavily dependent on individual scripting for the screen reader to either improve access, or make the application accessible. This is rarely the case with the Mac. In many cases, if the application is written in Cocoa which contains some built-in accessibility framework, it will be accessible as soon as you install it without any effort on the developer to make it accessible, which is one of the nice things about the Mac. VoiceOver now does support AppleScript, though I am not quite sure to which extent. AppleScript has been available for some time, though, and it is not specific to VoiceOver. Should the application be a Carbon App, however, it might be a bit less accessible, though that solely depends on the design and so-forth. I've found that, ever since I switched to the Mac from Windows about three months ago now, I've been able to use more applications with the Mac after installation than with Windows without scripts. The other good thing about this is that scripts don't have to be updated if a new version of the application in question is released, so you save yourself a headache having to wait for the developer to update and publish them. I don't want to slam Windows by any means, but I would definitely recommend the Macintosh simply because of this plus. I'm sure someone can explain everything better than I can, but I still thought I'd try to give it a shot. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Oct 19, 2009, at 3:30 PM, John W. Carty wrote: > Hello list, > > I’ve been a windows and windows screen reader user for some twenty > years. I’m considering making the leap to a mac. > > I’m also a ham radio operator and I’ve just started getting into > internet radio linking using echo link. > > There’s an app called “echomac” which is a mac version of the echo > link software. > > Has anyone used this application and have they compared it to the > windows version? > > Also, using skype and an application called w4qm general license > holders can access remote base stations and operate on the hf bands > without owning a hf rig and antenna. > > Is there a mac equivalent for w4qm software? > > How does all this operate using voice over? > > Finally, does voice over provide for individual scripting? If not, > how do you configure the screen reader top support new applications? > > Thanx, > > John Carty > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
