N V D A not working in Windows 98SE

[Chris Hofstader]

Thunder is not free, it is without cost.  Free is a difficult word in our
language as it is used both to mean "gratis" and "without oppression."
"Free software" requires it to be open source and without restriction on
redistribution, Thunder does not include source and has a really strange
license. 


NVDA is a "free" screen reader both in terms of cost and liberty.  Free, as
in freedom, with a lower case f.

Enjoy,
cdh
-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Glenn at home
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:40 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: N V D A not working in Windows 98SE

If you are looking for a free screenreader for your windows box, try the 
Thunder screenreader at:
http://www.screenreader.net/
HTH.
Glenn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Radical NetSurfer" <radsurfer at yahoo.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Cc: <RadSurfer at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:24 PM
Subject: N V D A not working in Windows 98SE


Anyone here familiar with NVDA at all?

I downloaded this open source so-called screen reader,
heavily built around Python 2.4,
and nothing much happens.

It just so happens I have Python 2.3, and 2.4, and
even
2.5 all installed on one of my Windows 98SE boxes.
I have configured the Autoexec.bat and the File
Associations to specifically see 2.4, since that is
what
NVDA apparently prefers.

Test routines I have prove that Python 2.4 is indeed
called and working 100%.

I made certain to enable the SAPI4 setting in the
NVDA INI file;
When I click on the NVDA.exe program, all I hear is
"NVDA Started Bang!"
at least that is what it sounds like to me.

I do not understand how to get Windows 98SE to respond
to anything under NDVA.
I went to the trouble of even installing the other
Python packages and still nothing is happening,
the PyAA, PyTTS, Py24Com, all of it, is installed.

I see no way to change the Voice or any of the other
attributes NVDA is using from SAPI4.

So if you know how to get this running on Windows 98SE
please let me know, thanks.

//Rich//




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