JAWS (screen reader): Difference between revisions

JAWS was originally created for the [[MS-DOS]] [[operating system]]. It was one of several screen readers giving blind users access to text-mode MS-DOS applications.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Girard, Kim | author2=Dillon, Nancy | title=Market grows for voice applications. (Industry Trend or Event) | journal=Computerworld | publication-date=1997-08-11 | publisher=Computerworld, Inc | volume=v3131 | issue=n3232 | pagespage=p5555(2) | issn=0010-4841}}</ref> A feature unique to JAWS at the time was its use of cascading menus, in the style of the popular Lotus 1-2-3 application. What set JAWS apart from other screen readers of the era was its use of [[Macro (computer science)|macros]] that allowed users to customize the user interface and work better with various applications.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}