Just seen Andy's note so this may not be any more help but going down the
TAD browse list.......
Soothsayer offers speech with single word prediction with various lengths of
lists depending on the ability to pick out words and word or phrase
finishing and it has the advantage over CoWriter of working with most
programs like Word, Outlook etc. But it is expensive when compared to
Penfriend, Prototype or PredictIT etc.which as Andy said, also work with
more text based programs. Having said that I agree Co Writer is good and
works for both Mac and PC in its own window
TextHelp has word prediction but it is not the major reason for the program
- it will also work with other Windows programs and provides spell checking,
text to speech, a dictionary and word wizard etc etc
WordQ is very simple to use with a tiny neat menu bar but it has to be
purchased from Canada but the Ace Centre have Word Aid another small word
finishing program.
Gus is expensive compared to many of the others. Some of the word
prediction programs mentioned on the database are really designed for PDAs
and very fiddly for someone with dexterity problems.
On the subject of Linux - We put up a news item about Alan Carter (who I
have not managed to contact yet) but he has some very interesting software
for Linux http://www.niad.sussex.ac.uk/news_article.cfm?Article=93
Hope this helps the searching a little.
Best wishes
E.A.
Mrs E.A.Draffan
TechDis, USIE, EDB,
University of Sussex,
Brighton BN1 9RG
Tel: 01273 873600
http://www.techdis.ac.uk
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Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 13:51
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Subject: Re: Text prediction software
Depends exactly what is required but:
http://www.niad.sussex.ac.uk/browse_by_products_results.cfm
Browse software and "prediction software"...
CoWriter seems to be pretty good in my experience.
On an associated topic (not really), anyone ever supported or installed a
client with LINUX??? There are some accessibility tools being developed for
LINUX (nothing too awe inspiring).
Simon
P.S. Sorry if this is a double posting, had server problems over Christmas.
P.P.S. Happy New Year to everyone!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: B Heller [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 06 January 2003 11:53
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Text prediction software
>
>
> We have a client who uses a wheelchair-mounted PC (running Window 98)
> for communication and for his university coursework. He uses EZkeys
> v2.4 with a keyguard, but only for text prediction, mouse and control
> key emulation, he is not currently using the speech facilities.
>
> Because he regularly installs software on his machine (for work and
> leisure activities) the machine is quite hard to support, especially
> as the client lives away from home during term-time. We have
> particular problems with changes to the setup leading to EZkeys
> causing system crashes and very long boot-times and so would like to
> remove EZkeys . It seems that Windows accessibility features can
> provide the mouse emulation etc. Does anyone know of
> reasonably-priced alternative software that can provide text
> prediction?
>
> _____________________________
> Ben Heller SRCS (PhD)
> Clinical Scientist (Electronics and Physiological
> Measurement) Medical Physics, I Floor Sheffield Teaching
> Hospitals Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road Sheffield S10
> 2JF UK Tel xx 44 114 271 3675 Fax xx 44 114 271 3403
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