Dipity,

You may be in luck if you use DNS Professional...unless version 9 offers custom programmable command features in the Preferred edition that DNS7 Pro did. That't only based upon what I've read, as your question piqued my curiosity given how I've favored the use of custom toolbars for easy access to commands without having to use keyboard shortcuts. Luckily I don't have any mobility issues, but I have heard from others that do, who expressed how they favor toolbars to keyboard shortcuts. So, with no toolbars in Photoshop CS2, what alternative might voice recgonition offer? Interesting question. I did a Google search for '"Dragon Naturally Speaking" photoshop' and found the following at <http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt/hypermail/6298.html>

I currently have a client that is using DNS Professional ver. 7.0 with the Adobe CS Package including Photo Shop, Page Maker and Illustrator. My client has Muscular Dystrophy. He is able to use a mouse within a very small, well defined area. He uses the on-screen keyboard from Windows XP professional along with DNS Professional. I state Professional version specifically because we have had to create step-by-step keyboard commands for these programs for him to vocalize what it is he wants the program to do.

Thus, DNS Professional does enable one to access the menus and issue commands. In my experience, it is helpful to have the ability to operate a pointing device at least somewhat and be able to access a keyboard (on-screen or otherwise) at least somewhat. We did have to spend quite a bit of time together getting the commands set up. He was able to program many of them given some verbal cuing. Others he was doing correctly and hit glitches. At that point, I was able to step in and use a standard keyboard to program the step-by-step commands. Even then, we hit a few glitches. The beauty though of the Adobe programs is that there seems to be more than one way to perform a function. My client is very happy with what he has been able to perform. In summary, I STRONGLY recommend that the OS be Windows XP Professional, and the Dragon Naturally Speaking MUST be the Professional one.

You might be able to e-mail the person who posted that info, as they offer their e-mail in the linked thread.

Regards,

Daryl

dipity

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