Hmmmm. I'm not that lucky then. I use oracle every day but I only have access to the back end so all the commands are typed manually. that is of course the most accessible way to use it. grin. -----Original message----- From: "Dowd, Suzanne" Suzanne.Dowd@xxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:31:29 +0100 To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vicsireland] Re: [Spam] Re: Oracle > Hi Tim > > You are right it is Java software & when i load it up every day from IE > it says Applet loading & Java scripts running. For those of you who can > see the icon is a coffee cup which is the symbol used to denote Java > software. You have to keep it open all day until you finish for the > working day. > > I suppose if VICS was to test a copy of it you should contact Oracle in > Fairview for it. > > Suzanne > > ________________________________ > > From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Culhane > Sent: 29 June 2006 16:24 > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [Spam] [vicsireland] Re: Oracle > > > hi, > > I haven't used oracle personally, but I'm pretty sure that some Oracle > client software is written in Java. > > Apparently Jaws does work well enough with it, as long as you have jaws > and java configured to talk to each other. > > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dowd, Suzanne > Sent: 29 June 2006 16:18 > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Oracle > > > Hi Joan ann > > I use Oracle a lot in my job for linking information from > another package. I used to use it for pricing items. From a vision > impaired person's point of view i find it easy to use after some > training I received in it a few years ago. It is very clear in terms of > font size & layout. Sometimes you'll have more than one screen open in > it depending on what you may be looking for. There would be quite a few > fields in a page in oracle & some of them might have drop down menus > which might contain the information you require. The onlly snag is that > it may be slow booting up too. > > Other list members may have tested it with JAWS & they may be > able to tell you a bit more about it. It could well be something for > Brian & the research team to check out. > > Hope that helps > Suzanne > > ________________________________ > > From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joan Ann Brosnan > Sent: 29 June 2006 16:06 > To: vics > Subject: [vicsireland] Oracle > > > Hi > I was just wondering if anyone has used Oracle and if it is Jaws > friendly? > Any advice would be welcome > Joan Ann. > > > > Darragh Ó Héiligh Web development, O/S and Application technical support. Website: http://www.digitaldarragh.com