[JAWSLite] Re: Fw: JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 English Version being released later today!

Just going on what our IS department says.  Don't think user error is to blame.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Toews <KetchupBoy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Apr 25, 2008 10:22 AM
>To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Fw: JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 English Version 
>being released later today!
>
>Given the high number of people who are using Vista very successfully and 
>singing its praises over previous incarnations, the question then become 
>is it possibly user error which is to blame for a great many of the 
>so-called disasters of which you speak?
>
>bruce
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>On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, Edward Marquette wrote:
>
>> On the subject of updates, I used to be one of the first to download new 
>> versions.  Perhaps as I get older and see more and more busts in new 
>> releases, I'm less enthusiastic about new releases.
>> Version 8 seemed to offer nothing of any value over 7.2.  Version 9, with 
>> improved Citrix support, looked useful.  Then came all the reports of 
>> disasters.
>> I suspect some of those disasters can be linked to FS's attempt to make the 
>> product work with Microsoft's Vista, the king of disasters.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Lauren Merryfield <lauren1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Apr 25, 2008 12:40 AM
>>> To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Fw: JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 English Version 
>>> being released later today!
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I've heard troubling things about version 9, so I'm still on version 8.
>>> Thanks
>>> Lauren
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>  From: Rick Harmon
>>>  To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>  Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:37 PM
>>>  Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Fw: JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 English Version 
>>> being released later today!
>>>
>>>
>>>  Support for the beta of IE8, fixes to office 2007 problems and other fixes 
>>> here and there.  It's not a huge update but probably worth installing I'd 
>>> say.  It's installed here on both my XP and Vista machine and all seems ok 
>>> so far.
>>>
>>>  Rick
>>>
>>>    ----- Original Message -----
>>>    From: NANCY M HILL
>>>    To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>    Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:22 PM
>>>    Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Fw: JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 English 
>>> Version being released later today!
>>>
>>>
>>>    Rick,
>>>
>>>    It talks so much about the Braille updates...for which I am glad for the 
>>> Braille users, what does this update  do that isn't Braille related?
>>>
>>>    Thanks for helping me understand.
>>>
>>>    Nancy
>>>
>>>    girlyscream@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>      ----- Original Message -----
>>>      From: Rick Harmon
>>>      To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>      Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:11 PM
>>>      Subject: [JAWSLite] Fw: JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 English Version 
>>> being released later today!
>>>
>>>
>>>      Was asked to pass this along:
>>>
>>>      Rick
>>>
>>>      ----- Original Message -----
>>>      Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:38 PM
>>>      Subject: FW: JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 English Version being 
>>> released later today!
>>>
>>>
>>>      Hi Rick,
>>>      I know that people on the lists are finding the build now and 
>>> downloading it, I also want to make sure that people get the write up about 
>>> it which they often over look. I extracted the changes since build 552 out 
>>> of the What's New Page and posted below. If you can, please post to the 
>>> JAWS user list.
>>>      Regards,
>>>      Eric
>>>
>>>       Below is the list of enhancements coming in JAWS 9.0.2152 since the 
>>> build 552 was released in February.
>>>
>>>      Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Support
>>>      Unicode Braille Tables Update
>>>      The Unicode braille tables in JAWS (JBT files) support multi-cell 
>>> braille characters. A multi-cell character is a braille character that 
>>> requires more than one braille cell on your braille display. This feature 
>>> may be of interest to individuals who use math, science, and language 
>>> symbols.
>>>
>>>      Braille Study Mode
>>>      Braille Study Mode is a training tool for teaching and learning 
>>> braille. It works exclusively with Freedom Scientific PAC Mate 20- and 
>>> 40-cell braille displays and FOCUS 40- and 80-cell braille displays. When 
>>> enabled, JAWS will announce the braille character in a display cell when 
>>> you press the Cursor Routing button immediately above that cell. When you 
>>> press the Navrow button (located behind the Cursor Routing button), JAWS 
>>> will announce and spell the braille word.
>>>
>>>      Braille Study Mode is off by default. To start it, do the following:
>>>
>>>        1.. Make sure that a PAC Mate Portable Braille Display, FOCUS 40, or 
>>> FOCUS 80 braille display is attached to your computer.
>>>        2.. Do one of the following:
>>>
>>>
>>>          a.. Press CTRL+INSERT+B to open the Adjust Braille Options dialog 
>>> box, or
>>>          b.. Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
>>>        3.. Press S until Study Mode appears, and then press SPACEBAR to 
>>> toggle Study Mode on. Braille Study Mode remains on until toggled off or 
>>> until JAWS is restarted.
>>>      Braille Study Mode: On-the-Fly Access using WHIZWHEELS
>>>      When Braille Study Mode is off, you can always press the braille 
>>> display's left or right WHIZWHEEL together with either a Cursor Routing or 
>>> Navrow button to briefly use Braille Study Mode functionality. This clever 
>>> operation gives you the same braille information without having to turn on 
>>> Braille Study Mode. To use Braille Study Mode on the fly, do one of the 
>>> following:
>>>
>>>        a.. Press WHIZWHEEL+CURSOR ROUTING to make JAWS announce the braille 
>>> character in the display cell, or
>>>        b.. Press WHIZWHEEL+NAVROW to make JAWS announce and spell the 
>>> braille word.
>>>      Note: JAWS returns to normal operation after announcing the braille 
>>> character or word.
>>>
>>>      Citrix Program Neighborhood
>>>      JAWS 9.0 supports Citrix Program Neighborhood® 10.
>>>
>>>      Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
>>>      JAWS 9.0 now supports the creation and presentation of PowerPoint 2007 
>>> slide shows in Vista and XP.
>>>
>>>      USB Thumb Drive Update
>>>      The updated USB thumb drive versions of JAWS 9.0 and MAGic 11.0 are 
>>> now available. You can now use both products together or individually on 
>>> the same thumb drive. In addition, the video intercept tool has been 
>>> consolidated to work with both screen reader and screen magnification 
>>> applications. This tool can be downloaded and stored on the thumb drive and 
>>> easily executed on computers where the Video intercept is not already 
>>> installed.
>>>
>>>      Talking Mouse Support
>>>      The MAGic Mouse Echo feature is now available when running MAGic 11.0 
>>> and JAWS 9.0 together. This means that JAWS reads text that you point to 
>>> with the mouse. To customize this feature, open the MAGic Speech menu and 
>>> choose Mouse Echo. Note that you will need to have the latest update of 
>>> MAGic 11 installed to take advantage of this feature. This MAGic update is 
>>> scheduled to post on April 28, 2008.
>>>
>>>      DAISY Book Addition
>>>      A new DAISY book is available. It describes how to create accessible 
>>> forms in Microsoft Excel by using input messages and hyperlinks to provide 
>>> useful feedback to JAWS and MAGic users.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      The following reported items were addressed during the April 2008, 
>>> build 2152 update. Please see the JAWS 9 Page for the complete list of 
>>> changes in JAWS 9 since it was first released in November 2007.
>>>
>>>      JAWS
>>>
>>>        a.. If you change the value of the Braille Mode option from 
>>> Structured to Line, JAWS now maintains this option's setting when you move 
>>> between different dialog boxes.
>>>        b.. Skim Reading (CTRL+INSERT+DOWN ARROW) operates correctly when 
>>> reading the Surf's Up! - Surfing the Internet with JAWS Web page tutorial 
>>> on the Freedom Scientific Web site.
>>>        c.. The JAWS shared components correctly update if you perform a 
>>> Windows system restore after updating JAWS using the Check for Updates 
>>> feature.
>>>        d.. After changing the synthesizer language from American English to 
>>> another language, JAWS now correctly echoes text in the selected language 
>>> as it is typed and reads text in the same selected language as you navigate 
>>> using ARROW keys.
>>>        e.. JAWS now states if new lines are present in Word, Notepad, or 
>>> WordPad documents when you perform a Say All. To enable this functionality, 
>>> select the check box titled Indicate new lines when User Reads Text 
>>> Containing New Line Characters. It is located in the Text Processing dialog 
>>> box of the Configuration Manager.
>>>        f.. JAWS correctly reads the text in the Remove Scripts dialog box 
>>> and no longer announces incorrect messages. This dialog appears when you 
>>> synchronize the default script file using Script Manager.
>>>        g.. JAWS can be authorized when performing ILM Authorization on a 
>>> system with Windows Vista® Server.
>>>        h.. Resolved an issue where a "canvas" error message was appearing 
>>> in certain cases during the update process of JAWS.
>>>        i.. The SAPI 5 synthesizers recognize and speak blank lines that 
>>> appear in Word documents.
>>>        j.. If you select a command from the Virtual Viewer (INSERT+H), such 
>>> as a list of misspelled words (ALT+SHIFT+L) or list of footnotes 
>>> (INSERT+SHIFT+F), JAWS correctly identifies the selected items for multiple 
>>> applications.
>>>        k.. The Language Detect Change reading option for JAWS, Internet 
>>> Explorer, and Word configuration files is now enabled by default.
>>>        l.. The JAWS uninstall process now removes all files from the JAWS 
>>> User Settings folder when the user selects this option during an uninstall.
>>>        m.. JAWS no longer applies the wrong Eloquence voice settings, such 
>>> as person, rate, pitch and so on, when you switch between different 
>>> languages using CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+L.
>>>        n.. The default synthesizer setting no longer changes when you 
>>> temporarily switch from an Eloquence voice to a SAPI 5 voice using 
>>> CTRL+INSERT+S.
>>>      .NET Applications Complied with Visual Studio 2005
>>>        a.. Dialog boxes created using Visual Studio 2005, will now read 
>>> correctly when using the INSERT+B command.
>>>        b.. When moving in dialogs that contains GroupBoxes, INSERT+TAB will 
>>> now report information about that control. Also, any AccessibleName or 
>>> AccessibleDescription tags associated with the GroupBox will be spoken as 
>>> well.
>>>      Adobe Acrobat
>>>        a.. MAGic now correctly highlights the cursor location when you use 
>>> the ARROW keys to navigate around a PDF file while running JAWS and MAGic 
>>> together.
>>>        b.. After reading a table in an Acrobat document, JAWS correctly 
>>> reads the remainder of the file when using the DOWN ARROW to continue 
>>> reading down the page. JAWS no longer announces blank and rereads the table 
>>> contents as in previous releases.
>>>        c.. JAWS correctly announces blank if you enter a blank table cell 
>>> in a PDF document.
>>>        d.. JAWS correctly announces items just once as you move through the 
>>> Navigation tabs in a PDF document.
>>>      AOL Instant Messenger
>>>        a.. JAWS reads emoticon graphics using both speech and braille.
>>>      Microsoft Internet Explorer
>>>        a.. JAWS runs correctly with the Web site www.thehindu.com.
>>>        b.. JAWS correctly reads headings in pages created using the Movable 
>>> Type blogging platform.
>>>        c.. When pressing the Navigation Quick Key D while viewing a Web 
>>> page, JAWS correctly announces and moves to the next element every time.
>>>        d.. JAWS now announces and moves to the next button on a Web page 
>>> when you press B.
>>>        e.. The Move to Prior Anchor keystroke (SHIFT+A) works correctly.
>>>      Microsoft Office
>>>        a.. When navigating through the Options dialog box of an Office 2007 
>>> application, JAWS now correctly reads all dialog controls.
>>>      Microsoft Outlook
>>>        a.. Resolved a reported Outlook issue where JAWS did not read the 
>>> correct task priority when it was changed from low to high.
>>>        b.. The localized German version of JAWS now recognizes and 
>>> correctly reads words with umlauts when using the Outlook calendar.
>>>        c.. JAWS only announces once, instead of three times, the contexts 
>>> of combo boxes in Outlook's Find dialog box.
>>>        d.. After inserting a signature into an e-mail message, JAWS now 
>>> returns focus to the message window instead of the Signature button submenu.
>>>        e.. JAWS moves its focus to the correct field if you copy text from 
>>> an e-mail message that you are composing, and then press SHIFT+TAB to move 
>>> from the message window to the Subject field.
>>>        f.. As you navigate through folders in Outlook, JAWS now announces 
>>> the number of unread messages in each folder.
>>>        g.. Fixed a reported issue in Outlook where subject field text 
>>> containing an ampersand (&), was not being read correctly.
>>>        h.. JAWS now announces the status of the check boxes for Automatic 
>>> Formatting rules in Outlook 2007 Calendar.
>>>        i.. You can successfully forward Yahoo! Group messages.
>>>        j.. JAWS announces all submenus when using Outlook 2007 Calendar.
>>>        k.. JAWS properly moves its focus to the Reminder dialog box when 
>>> you press INSERT+WINDOWS KEY+R. In addition, JAWS announces the title of 
>>> the Reminder dialog box when it gains focus.
>>>      Microsoft PowerPoint
>>>        a.. JAWS no longer reads the last slide that is shown after you 
>>> close a PowerPoint presentation.
>>>        b.. JAWS reads the text in the Notes pane of a slide when using the 
>>> UP and DOWN ARROWS.
>>>        c.. When in Edit mode, JAWS now reads the selected text in a slide 
>>> when you press CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW.
>>>        d.. When editing text in a slide's Title Placeholder box, JAWS 
>>> correctly announces text and deleted characters. This resolves an issue 
>>> with caret tracking in PowerPoint slides.
>>>        e.. While using the LEFT and RIGHT ARROWS to move through lines of 
>>> text in a placeholder box, JAWS no longer announces blank when it 
>>> encounters a space between words.
>>>        f.. JAWS announces character echo correctly and no longer says blank 
>>> when using BACKSPACE to delete text.
>>>        g.. JAWS correctly reads numbered list when using the UP and DOWN 
>>> ARROWS to scroll through the list while in Edit mode.
>>>        h.. JAWS correctly announces characters when you press INSERT+UP 
>>> ARROW twice quickly to spell the current line or press NUMPAD 5 twice 
>>> quickly to say the current character phonetically.
>>>        i.. The Say All command (INSERT+DOWN ARROW) operates correctly when 
>>> editing a slide.
>>>      Microsoft Word
>>>        a.. When the Page, Section, and Multiple Column Breaks option is off 
>>> in Microsoft Word, JAWS no longer announces any page breaks that are 
>>> manually inserted in a Word document. This is the proper operation for this 
>>> configuration.
>>>        b.. JAWS correctly detects comments, footnotes, and endnotes after 
>>> you change the Comments, Footnotes, and Endnotes Detection option from 
>>> On+Count to On.
>>>        c.. JAWS now recognizes bullets in Word documents when you set the 
>>> Eloquence synthesizer to a language other than American English or British 
>>> English.
>>>        d.. The WordClassic scheme is new to the Speech and Sounds Manager 
>>> in Word. It is the default scheme. In a document containing superscript and 
>>> subscript text, JAWS now ignores and no longer says the words superscript 
>>> or subscript when announcing this text.
>>>        e.. JAWS no longer announces blank when you use the Navigation Quick 
>>> Key C to move to the next comment in a Word document.
>>>        f.. There is no longer a noticeable delay when you navigate by TAB 
>>> or SHIFT +TAB through a Word document or when you perform a Say All.
>>>        g.. Resolved a Word issue where JAWS was not announcing tab and 
>>> paragraph marker characters.
>>>        h.. JAWS now announces blank if you try to move to the next 
>>> paragraph or item (CTRL+DOWN ARROW) when you are at the end of the document.
>>>        i.. When the Non-Breaking Symbols Indication option is enabled in 
>>> Word, JAWS correctly announces any non-breaking spaces encountered when 
>>> reading the document.
>>>      Mozilla Firefox
>>>        a.. JAWS no longer announces the message Read Only when moving 
>>> through items such as combo boxes, tree views, and edit boxes or when 
>>> opening Web pages using Firefox.
>>>        b.. JAWS is compatible with Firefox 3 beta.
>>>        c.. The PC Cursor no longer becomes active when you select Firefox 
>>> from the Window List dialog box (INSERT+F10).
>>>        d.. Headings that are also links on Web pages are now properly 
>>> identified in braille when the Braille Mode option is set for Structured 
>>> mode.
>>>
>>>      Mozilla Thunderbird
>>>        a.. JAWS correctly identifies command submenus when navigating up or 
>>> down in the Thunderbird menu bar.
>>>      Notepad
>>>        a.. JAWS correctly announces number-letter combinations when 
>>> navigating by word through a Notepad file.
>>>      Sun Java
>>>        a.. A temporary loss of speech no longer occurs after selecting a 
>>> command from the menu bar in a Java application. Previously, you had to 
>>> refresh the screen (INSERT+ESC) to regain speech.
>>>      Winamp
>>>        a.. Shuffle mode now toggles on or off when your press the letter S 
>>> while in the Winamp playlist editor of the Winamp Classic or Winamp Modern 
>>> skins.
>>>      Windows Explorer
>>>        a.. Fixed a reported issue in Windows Explorer where file names that 
>>> contained an ampersand (&), were not being read correctly.
>>>      End of list.
>>>
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