- From: Gregory J. Rosmaita <unagi69@concentric.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 21:29:31 -0500
- To: "Jon S. von Tetzchner" <Jon@opera.com>
- Cc: User Agent Guidelines Emailing List <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
this note is in three parts:
Part 1: SYSTEM SPECS AND NOTES
Part 2: INSTALLATION NOTES
Part 3: INITIAL IMPRESSIONS
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Part 1: SYSTEM SPECS AND NOTES
system specs:
Gateway Solo LS2500 Laptop
using MicronPC Windows95 keyboard
224 MB RAM
Pentium II processor (366MHz)
Windows 95 (version 4.01.0.971.B)
screen reader: JAWS for Windows (version 3.31.35)
speech synthesizer: Eloquence for JAWS
sound card: NeoMagic MagicWave 3DX Sound System
(driver: NMA255.VXD version >4.0.13.2420)
Note: previously installed Opera 3.60 in
C:\browsers\opera
directory
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Part 2: INSTALLATION NOTES
1. first application window (title: "Opera 3.61
(Win9x/NT 4.0) Installation")
1a. only window title and item with current focus (Next
button) voiced. needed to use screen review to read the
contents of the application window.
2. second application window (title: "Opera 3.61
(Win9x/NT 4.0) Installation")
2a. only window title and item with current focus (Next
button) voiced. needed to use screen review to read the
contents of the application window--a header and the
edit box containing the licence agreement.
3. third application window (title: "Opera 3.61
(Win9x/NT 4.0) Installation")
3a. only window title and item with current focus (Next
button) voiced. needed to use screen review to read the
contents of the application window.
4. fourth application window -- nothing spoken (header:
Select Group)
4a. using the JFW read-box-in-tab-order keystroke (INSERT+B)
contents of application window spoken clearly and in proper
order.
5. fifth application window -- nothing spoken (header: Ready
to Install)
5a. using the JFW read-box-in-tab-order keystroke (INSERT+B)
contents of application window spoken clearly and in proper
order.
6. sixth application window -- (title: "Opera 3.61 (Win9x/NT
4.0) Installation"; header: Installation Complete!)
6a. only window title and item with current focus (Finish
button) voiced. needed to use screen review to read the
contents of the application window.
7. OVERALL: Although the application windows did not
automatically voice, installation was easily accomplished
using commonly used screen review and navigation
commands
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Part 3: INITIAL IMPRESSIONS
so, far, Opera 3.61 works like a charm... all of my previous settings seem
to have been respected, and the JFW monitoring frames that i set for Opera
3.60 still work...
gregory.
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He that lives on Hope, dies farting
-- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1763
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Gregory J. Rosmaita <unagi69@concentric.net>
WebMaster and Minister of Propaganda, VICUG NYC
<http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/index.html>
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