No, Refit is free and something you will add once you get your machine. Jaws can only read the Windows logon/lock screens, not the boot screen. When a computer first boots, no operating system has started yet, which is why no screen reader can possibly be loaded. On Jun 16, 2013, at 4:21 PM, zoe <fiog...@rogers.com> wrote:
> hmmmm refit manager is that something extra I half to by or can apple add it > on for me? Also since I'm going to be installing windows with jaws, and > jaws can be configured to the log screen would that do the trick? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel > > > Voiceover cannot speak on the boot screen since it is not loaded yet. Apple > would have to add some form of speech into BIOS, which would be difficult to > impossible. You can do what I did, though: install the Refit Boot Manager, > letting you press m for mac or w for windows when you boot the machine. > On Jun 16, 2013, at 11:20 AM, zoe <fiog...@rogers.com> wrote: > >> Oh thanks so much, good to know I won't have problems with jaws. As I >> said >> the man at the apple store actually suggested parallel but if fusion does >> the trick and most people seem to like it I guess maybe that's the way to >> go >> especially if I'm going to be asking for advice on the use of the program. >> The man at the store thought parallel was a better choice but didn't state >> the reasons why. Don't mean to be repetative but can apple configure >> voiceover for me when shipping the imac to me to start up automatically? >> Also if using fusion will voiceover speak on the log screen to help me >> navigate weather I want to boot mac or windows? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nicholas Parsons" <mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 10:51 AM >> Subject: Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel >> >> >> Yes, you can install JAWS or any other screen reader on the Windows part >> of >> your Mac. It doesn't matter whether it's running as a duel installation >> (i.e. bootcamp) or as a virtual machine (e.g. VM Fusion). >> >> I am curious if any of these people who keep saying parallels is >> inaccessible have actually tried using it lately, or whether they are just >> passing along old hearsay that might now be obselete. I think Alex at >> least >> mentioned that he hadn't used it lately and things might have changed. I >> was >> told fairly recently that Parallels was accessible with JAWS, but that >> there >> was some problem with the JAWS key which is typically the insert key by >> default. I've never tried installing Windows on my Mac in any form though >> so >> I don't know. I'm just worried though that this might be one of those >> accessibility rumours that gets propogated longer than it should because >> of >> course no one tests the thing anymore because they are told it's not >> accessible. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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