Hi Flor,
As a mattter of interest I think Google may now know that one is using
a Screen reader so when they prompt you about Chrome then it's probably
a good thing to install if you want it of course, would I have that
correct I wonder?
Tony.
On 16/04/2016 15:21, Flor Lynch wrote:
Google Chrome and Internet Explorer: What's changed in the world of web browsers? | Irish Examiner
Hi Tony,
Regarding my own experience, I first decided to try out Google Chrome as it was pre-installed on my Toshiba laptop. This was back in 2012/13, and I found it ‘ok’ but not brilliant in that the menu structure we’re used to in Internet Explorer and Firefox simply isn’t as rich there. It ws like taking a few steps back to an earlier version of Internet Explorer. My Windows XP PC wouldn’t run it. I may have tried it off and on over the next three years or so.
Next, last year, I downloaded it to my Windows7 PC and it ran, very fast. (I still have it.) JAWS now sees more than it did before with it. I think many people problems with it have been more aesthetic – i.e., problems of taste – than real/substantial. Then in May of last year, I managed to fill in an online form with Chrome that I couldn’t do in either Firefox or Internet Explorer. (On your Android Tablet, you’re already using a version of Chrome as your default browser.)
So, while the accepted ‘wisdom’ may be that Chrome isn’t really accessible, it’s ultimately up to the end user if they want to try out something new. It’s easily uninstalled if the user decides they don’t want it. In my view, it’s accessible enough; but I wouldn’t make it my default browser just yet. Sometimes one needs more than one or two browser options, and in Windows, Safari isn’t screen-reader friendly. (Opera certainly isn’t.)
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Cearbbhall,
I've never seen that Chrome compatibility with a screen reader news and I'm on a number of lists and so on so where do others find such info.
With respect it would be nice if folk could share such improvements and am certainly glad Dominique highlighted chrome for us subsequently others too.
Tony Sweeney.
On 15/04/2016 19:32, Cearbhall O'Meadhra wrote:
Eleanor, Tony and Dominique,
Google Chrome has improved greatly and is now very usable with NVDA and JAWS.
Try the mp3 below and see if you can do the same.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5114351/Tutorial%20for%20Google%20Chrome%282%29.mp3
All the best,
Cearbhall
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Dominique
I thought that Crome was not very accessible for people with screen readers so a little puzzled as to why you are posting this.
On 15 Apr 2016, at 16:52, Dominique Farrell <hollyandopal@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:hollyandopal@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/google-chrome-and-internet-explorer-whats-changed-in-the-world-of-web-browsers-728306.html
Google Chrome and Internet Explorer: What's changed in the
world of web browsers?
Description:
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New statistics have revealed that Google Chrome is on the verge
of overtaking Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the most used web
browser in the world.
If so it would bring to an end a period of complete dominance
Microsoft has so far enjoyed in the digital age, where their
Internet Explorer browser has been the go-to way of exploring the
internet for 20 years.
So, what is Chrome?
Description:
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Lennihan/AP) Chrome is Google’s own-made web browser, that
launched in 2008 and works across not just Windows, but also
Apple’s Mac line-up of desktop and laptops, as well as
smartphones and tablets running iOS, Android and Windows.
At a time when few alternatives were available to Internet
Explorer on Windows, Chrome offered a simplistic approach to
navigating the internet, including the merging of the address bar
and search bar that was a key selling point at the time, and
would soon become common practice across different browsers.
Why is Internet Explorer now in decline?
(Damian Dovarganes/AP) Having for years been the default option
on millions of computers – particularly in offices around the
world – IE has long since been outstripped by its rivals. Apple’s
Safari, as well as Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and Opera are all
seen as faster, more usable browsers – and given that they’re
available across many platforms, these days users now have far
more choice than in the past.
Microsoft is also slowly phasing out Internet Explorer,
confirming that it would stop supporting versions earlier than IE
11 from January this year. This forced many users to either
update to a newer version of Explorer or make the jump to Windows
10, where it has been replaced by the new browser, Edge.
In both these cases, many chose to go elsewhere.
Is the end of IE then?
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Senne/AP) Long term, it would appear that Microsoft would like to
get everyone onto Windows 10 and that would mean saying goodbye
to Explorer. Deals have been struck with governments and other
big businesses to keep supporting older versions for some years
to come, so IE isn’t going to disappear completely any time soon,
but the software’s best days are most definitely long gone.
When will Chrome take over as most used?
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Sakuma/AP) If the figures continue to move as they are, Chrome is
likely to take top spot by this summer, though it could be sooner
if Chrome uptake speeds up.
Chrome’s appeal has always been how universal it is across
devices, and soon that will tell in the market share numbers.
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