FreeLists / blindipod / [blindipod] Re: Final word on iTunes 7 compatibility

["Brian Hartgen" <Brian.Hartgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do nothing. If it's all working, don't do anything for now. 

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From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Merrill Louise
Sent: 20 October 2006 14:51
To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindipod] Re: Final word on iTunes 7 compatibility

Wow! What a mess.

Brian, as you suspect, I am confused. Maybe some frequently asked
questions would be helpful here. Here's mine:

Again, I am a shuffle user. I have iTunes 6.5. I have purchased the
scripts ending with version 2.71. Do I:
a. Buy the new scripts for version 6.5?
b. Upgrade to iTunes 7 and use jaws 7.0?
c. Do nothing until JAWS 8.0?
~Merrill


On 10/20/06, Brian Hartgen <Brian.Hartgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> This will be quite a lengthy message but I am now coming to the end of

> the work on putting the iTunes 7 scripts together so it is worth 
> writing a few lines.
>
> Undoubtedly, there are some serious compatibility issues between jaws 
> 7.10 and iTunes version 7 which make working with this version of 
> iTunes impossible in that situation.  Predominantly these issues 
> relate to video intercept difficulties, but also to some extent the 
> colour changes to the iTunes program.  Interestingly as a side note, 
> some people on iTunes blogs and forums say that the colour change is 
> not necessarily aesthetically pleasing, and I certainly wish Apple had

> maintained the older display layout as we would not have experienced 
> all the problems we have done.
>
> During our tests, we did see some of the jaws related difficulties to 
> a very small extent with some older versions of jaws although these 
> seemed to be solved by auto-sizing all the columns within a view which

> we do mention in our user manual for our interface.
>
> Anna Dresner thankfully last weekend stumbled upon yet another factor 
> which complicated issues even further, in that the iPod Nano is 
> treated differently to the Shuffle within iTunes 7 in terms of how to 
> view and copy music to it.  I had to write extra scripts to support 
> these difficulties and to allow a person to read important information

> about the Nano which is displayed.
>
> Because of these problems, much to my reluctance we will have to make 
> available two versions of the scripts:  one to support iTunes 6 and 
> the other for 7.
>
> As I see it, you could be in three possible situations:
>
> 1. If you have iTunes 6 on your computer, and you do not have a new 
> generation iPod which forces you to upgrade, then do not upgrade.  You

> have the best possible functionality we can expect out of the jaws and

> iTunes combination.
>
> 2. If you do not presently own the scripts but you intend to do so as 
> from 23 October, I would recommend you install iTunes 6.5 onto your 
> computer unless you have a new generation iPod which forces you to use

> version 7.  A new version of the iTunes 6 scripts will be posted to 
> the web site.  There are no functionality changes, except that they 
> are contained within the new installer program.  They will require a 
> new kind of authorisation file.  This new style authorisation file is 
> also compatible with the scripts for iTunes version 7, so if you want 
> to upgrade to see what iTunes 7 is like, you can do that and then down

> grade again should you need to.
>
> Any new copies of the iTunes scripts which are purchased to support 
> version 6 of iTunes are priced at the new 35 pounds value.  The new 
> installer program will allow you to install the iTunes 6 scripts into 
> jaws version 8 as and when Freedom Scientific release it.  So we are 
> ready for that.
>
> A link to download iTunes version 6.5 will be available from Monday on

> our web site.
>
> 3. If you need or want to use iTunes version 7, you can download the 
> scripts from this Monday and start to use them. The usual 
> demonstration copy will be available (see below).  These scripts will 
> of course be contained within the new installer and will require the 
> new style authorisation file.  As I have already said, this means if 
> you do not like or need to have the functionality of iTunes 7, you can

> go back to 6.5.  We are not ready for JAWS 8 and iTunes 7 as yet.  The

> maximum jaws version you can install into will be 7.0 and in fact we 
> stop you from installing the scripts into later jaws versions than
that.
>
> Now a few words about how the new installation works if you are 
> downloading anything from our site as of this Monday.
>
> Previously, you would download the scripts relative to the version of 
> jaws on your machine and a demonstration file would be installed.  
> This caused a problem when people upgraded because it always meant 
> their authorisation was erased and it needed to be re-installed.
>
> From Monday, you will either download the setup file for the scripts 
> to support iTunes 6 or 7.  The installer is very clear about which 
> versions of both iTunes and jaws are supported and you should listen 
> to that information during the install.
>
> You will then need to download the demonstration authorisation file or

> indeed your own new fully licenced authorisation if you have one.  
> Once done, again run the file and the installer will talk you through 
> installing the file.
>
> When this file is installed you are ready to use iTunes.  In the 
> programs menu off the start menu, you will find an icon called iTunes 
> Accessible Interface, and in that sub-menu you will have:
> A. About, which tells you the version number.
> B. The user guide which has been updated.
> C. An option to uninstall the interface.
>
> If anyone has any questions after all that information, please ask and

> I suspect there will be questions due to the cosmetic differences 
> within itunes 7 at the very least.  But I hope this message in the 
> meantime is thorough enough.  Certainly having the different versions 
> of the scripts really does give the customer the maximum level of
choice available.
>
> Brian Hartgen
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