Comments on: Do You Dislike Notepad? Go for EditPad Instead. http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/do-you-dislike-notepad-go-for-editpad-instead/ A blind photographer's exploration of his vision through photography and accessibility. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Willis http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/do-you-dislike-notepad-go-for-editpad-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Mark Willis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:13:43 +0000 http://www.timobrienphotos.com/?p=1149#comment-147 Thanks, Tim and Jan. Good discussion. I will have some dedicated development time between the holidays. I’ll try EditPad Lite and let you know how it sounds. Thanks, Tim and Jan. Good discussion. I will have some dedicated development time between the holidays. I’ll try EditPad Lite and let you know how it sounds.

]]> By: Tim http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/do-you-dislike-notepad-go-for-editpad-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Tim Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:09:24 +0000 http://www.timobrienphotos.com/?p=1149#comment-144 Thank you, Jan, for coming and commenting. I did not know that about the cursor and that is valuable information! I have been a big fan of Editpad for a few years now. Keep up the good work. Thank you, Jan, for coming and commenting. I did not know that about the cursor and that is valuable information! I have been a big fan of Editpad for a few years now. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Jan Goyvaerts http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/do-you-dislike-notepad-go-for-editpad-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Jan Goyvaerts Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:37:17 +0000 http://www.timobrienphotos.com/?p=1149#comment-138 I am the developer of EditPad Lite and EditPad Pro. Our users tell us that EditPad Lite and Pro version 6.4.3 works well with the JAWS and Windows Eyes screen readers. Earlier 6.x.x releases had some issues which we fixed based on user feedback. As a small company, we do not have the resources to test our products with all the accessibility software out there. We do try to make our products as accessible as we can. I don't have any information on ZoomText. If there's anything that doesn't work, please contact our tech support, and we'll try to come up with a solution. Another benefit of EditPad Lite and Pro for people with poor eyesight that Tim didn't mention is the ability to reconfigure the text cursor. While the standard Windows cursor is a thin blinking bar, EditPad supports various shapes, colors, and blinking styles to make the cursor stand out more. I am the developer of EditPad Lite and EditPad Pro.

Our users tell us that EditPad Lite and Pro version 6.4.3 works well with the JAWS and Windows Eyes screen readers. Earlier 6.x.x releases had some issues which we fixed based on user feedback.

As a small company, we do not have the resources to test our products with all the accessibility software out there. We do try to make our products as accessible as we can.

I don’t have any information on ZoomText. If there’s anything that doesn’t work, please contact our tech support, and we’ll try to come up with a solution.

Another benefit of EditPad Lite and Pro for people with poor eyesight that Tim didn’t mention is the ability to reconfigure the text cursor. While the standard Windows cursor is a thin blinking bar, EditPad supports various shapes, colors, and blinking styles to make the cursor stand out more.

]]> By: Tim http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/do-you-dislike-notepad-go-for-editpad-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Tim Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:45:52 +0000 http://www.timobrienphotos.com/?p=1149#comment-126 I have been lazy about installing zoomtext on my new machine, so I have not tested EditPad with ZT. If you do, let me know either way. If it does not, I would like to contact the company and suggest fixing it. I have been lazy about installing zoomtext on my new machine, so I have not tested EditPad with ZT. If you do, let me know either way. If it does not, I would like to contact the company and suggest fixing it.

]]> By: Mark Willis http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/do-you-dislike-notepad-go-for-editpad-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Mark Willis Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:31:09 +0000 http://www.timobrienphotos.com/?p=1149#comment-125 Do you know if it vocalizes in screenreaders, specifically ZoomText? The native WordPress text editor won’t read for me in ZT, which means I write first in another app. I think this has to do with write/edit boxes run by java script. It seems to be unconquered territory in terms of accessibility. Do you know if it vocalizes in screenreaders, specifically ZoomText? The native WordPress text editor won’t read for me in ZT, which means I write first in another app. I think this has to do with write/edit boxes run by java script. It seems to be unconquered territory in terms of accessibility.

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