[JAWSLite] Re: New JAWS 8.0 Update Now Live

Bruce can you elaberate on why you think this may not be the last release for XP? Also do you think that it will continue into the J9 upgrade? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:01 PM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: New JAWS 8.0 Update Now Live



You're wrong.

bruce

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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Jimmy Podsim wrote:
This one is for both. I get the idea that this is the last update for XP though. I might be wrong, but that's what I understood. 

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VaShaun Jones wrote:

 Hey I do not understand if these updates are for XP, Vista or both.
 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan" <allanwkf@xxxxxxxxx>
 To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:34 PM
 Subject: [JAWSLite] New JAWS 8.0 Update Now Live


>  thanks Bruce for this update posting.
>
>  Warmest Regards,
>
>  Allan Wong
>  3M Technology
>
> ** If I said something wrong, please forgive me, as English is not my > native, I'm sorry. 
>
>  From: "Bruce Toews" <dogriver@xxxxxxxx>
>
>
>  The following is from Freedom Scientific:
>
>  From: Eric Damery
>  Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:36 PM
>
>  All,
>
> We have just posted a new English Update for all JAWS 8.0 customers. > It 
>  is version 8.0.2107.
>
> This release is for all XP and W2K customers as an official release. > For 
>  our customers with Vista, this is Public Beta 2. It has many things
>  addressed but
>  the most significant is that JAWS is working at the Login screens and
>  with the User Account Control (UAC) security features in Vista. In
>  addition, we now
>  offer support to the Sidebar and Gadgets feature in Vista and we are
>  fantastic now on the start menu in both speech and Braille.
>
>  If anyone has installed one of the previous versions of JAWS that we
> released to the public, they can use the "Check for Updates" feature > in 
>  the Help Menu
>  to get this update or they can just download the latest full release
>  from the Web and install right over top. Below is the details of the
>  enhancements
>  in this update.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Eric Damery
>
>  Enhancements in JAWS Version 8.0.2107 (26 April 2007)
>
>  The following items were addressed in this update:
>
>  JAWS
>  . Numerous enhancements were made to improve JAWS performance with
>  Windows Vista. See
>  What to Know About the JAWS Public Beta in Windows Vista
>  for a list of improvements.
> . JAWS is more accurate when navigating or toggling various controls > in 
>  .NET applications.
>  . Fixed the issue where JAWS was announcing bad font in several
>  applications.
>  . JAWS no longer repeats words when using Next Word and Previous Word
>  navigation in Microsoft Outlook 2007 or Microsoft Word 2007.
>  . JAWS correctly reads all text that appears in the Startup Wizard
>  dialog.
>  . Corrected the INSERT+F1 help message that is spoken for the radio
>  buttons appearing on the Attributes page of the Speech and Sounds
>  Manager.
>  . When entering the time for a scheduled task, JAWS now announces the
> hours and minutes as you use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROWS to move > through 
>  the Start Time
>  list box.
> . When the SAPI 5 During Say All check box is selected, and you exit > and 
>  reenter the Say All Options dialog in Configuration Manager, JAWS now
>  announces
>  the name of the check box.
> . When using JAWS and a braille display to read the Freedom > Scientific > Developers Network scripting manual, a flash message no longer > appears 
>  as you navigate
>  through the document's many tree view levels.
> . JAWS now correctly shows in braille when multiple user accounts > appear 
>  on the Windows XP Welcome screen.
>  . The SAPI 5 voice synthesizer and the Eloquence voice synthesizer no
> longer speak simultaneously when the case sensitive spelling option > is 
>  selected in
>  HJPad.
>  . When using the Rank Your Computer Knowledge slide bar in HJPad, the
> PAGE UP key now increases the value on the slide bar, and the PAGE > DOWN 
>  key now decreases
>  the value on the slide bar.
> . When using the Dot Firmness slide bar, which appears in the > Advanced > Braille Display Options dialog in Braille Options, the PAGE UP key > now 
>  increases
>  the slide bar value, and PAGE DOWN decreases the slide bar value.
> . The Control Group Name, Control Name, and Control Type preferences > of > the Verbosity Options dialog now function independently. If you turn > one 
>  off, it
>  does not affect the other two settings.
>  . Fixed the scripting function StringSegmentIndex.
>  . JAWS now speaks the menu items for 16-bit applications. Previously,
>  only the access keys were spoken.
>
>  Adobe Acrobat Reader
>  . When in Forms mode in a PDF file, JAWS now correctly announces the
>  name of the new field as you navigate from one field to the next.
> . In a PDF file, JAWS only announces the color of the text and not > the 
>  page due to Acrobat Reader limitations.
>
>  FSReader
>  . An error message now appears if you try to use the Find command
> (CTRL+F) when focus is in the tree view of a DAISY book instead of > the 
>  text area.
>
>  Internet Explorer
>  . Resolved an issue for the Social Security Administration where JAWS
> was not correctly moving to subsequent links when using the TAB key > to 
>  navigate a
>  Web page table.
> . Made improvements in how JAWS interacts with HTML-based > applications 
>  in non-virtual mode. These adjustments were specifically made for
>  Libera, Inc.
> . JAWS successfully handles and reads Ajax-enabled Web pages when > using 
>  Internet Explorer 7.
>  . After confirming to close Internet Explorer 7 when multiple tabbed
>  pages are open, JAWS no longer announces information from one of the
>  open Web pages
>  as the browser closes.
>  . Frames are now announced when tabbing through a Web page.
> . JAWS now correctly announces when you have changed a search engine > in 
>  Internet Explorer 7.
> . When you first open the Favorites Center (ALT+C), JAWS now > announces 
>  that you must press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select an available
>  item.
>
>  JAWS and MAGic
>  . When JAWS and MAGic run simultaneously, the Alternative Say All
>  function now works correctly when you issue the ALT+INSERT+DOWN ARROW
>  command.
>  . Screen saver and power saving features no longer interrupt Say All
>  reading when using JAWS with MAGic.
>
>  Microsoft Excel
> . JAWS is no longer limited to a maximum of nine regions when > labeling 
>  columns and rows as titles in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
>  . JAWS correctly announces the contents of merged cells rather than
>  indicating that the cells are selected when they are not when you
>  navigate out of and
>  back into the cells.
> . JAWS correctly speaks different color fonts when using the PC > Cursor 
>  to move around a spreadsheet.
>  . JAWS can detect if worksheet cells contain conditional formatting.
>  . You can now open a dialog that shows a list of cells containing
>  formulas in an Excel worksheet. To do this, press CTRL+SHIFT+EQUALS.
>  . If you use the Custom Auto Filter feature in a populated cell, JAWS
>  correctly speaks what appears in combo boxes.
>
>  Microsoft Office 2007
> . JAWS now reads the value as you scroll up and down through the > history 
>  of the Help search combo box.
>
>  Microsoft Office 2003
>  . The Ask a Question combo box that appears in the Menu bar of Office
> 2003 applications is now read correctly by JAWS. Previously, JAWS > would 
>  read the entire
>  Menu bar when focus was placed on this combo box.
>
>  Microsoft Outlook 2007
> . JAWS now announces all available access keys when moving through > the 
>  Ribbon of an Office 2007 application.
>  . JAWS now correctly announces the controls that appear on the
>  Send/Receive Groups dialog.
>  . Headers are now announced when Say All is enabled to start when you
>  open an e-mail message.
>
>  Microsoft Outlook 2003
>  . When in the Rules and Alerts dialog of Outlook 2003, JAWS now only
> announces the name of the tabbed page once instead of twice when you > use 
>  CTRL+TAB to
>  switch between pages.
>  . JAWS now automatically announces any highlighted item when adding a
>  new contact to Outlook 2003.
>  . When entering an address that does not appear in the Outlook 2003
> address book, JAWS now announces "no suggestion" when CTRL+K is > pressed. 
>
>  Microsoft PowerPoint
>  . The Virtual Viewer no longer remains active after you close a
>  PowerPoint presentation.
> . The CC: field is now announced and shown in braille when e-mailing > a 
>  presentation from within PowerPoint.
>  . When exiting a slide show, it is no longer necessary to press ESC
> twice to leave virtual PC Cursor mode. Pressing ESC once closes > virtual 
>  PC Cursor mode
>  and returns JAWS to PC Cursor mode.
>
>  Microsoft Word
>  . JAWS now uses the same synthesizer voice to indicate horizontal
> movement (for example, an indent or hanging indent) in a line of > text. 
>  Previously, different
>  voices were used to indicate an indent (CTRL+M or CTRL+SHIFT+M) and a
>  hanging indent (CTRL+T or CTRL+SHIFT+T).
>  . JAWS can now use Voice Aliases to distinguish between inserted and
>  deleted revisions in a Microsoft Word document. The DeletedTextVoice
>  alias is the default
> for deleted text revisions. The InsertedTextVoice alias is the > default 
>  for inserted text revisions.
>  . JAWS correctly identifies inserted or deleted text when you use the
>  Say Font command (INSERT+F).
>  . When you create a table with column headings in Word, JAWS will
>  announce the column and row count in addition to the column heading.
>  . The default Verbosity setting for Track Changes is now Speak Type
>  instead of Off.
>  . When navigating through a table using the TAB key or the LEFT and
> RIGHT ARROWS, JAWS will announce the word that appears before the > cursor 
>  when you use
>  the Say Word command (INSERT+NUM PAD 5)
> . If you have Spelling and Grammar enabled, JAWS will now > consistently > report that a word is misspelled no matter if you pass by it by one > or 
>  several words
>  using the Move to Next Word (INSERT+NUM PAD 6) or Move to Prior Word
>  (INSERT+NUM PAD 4).
> . JAWS will now speak numbers that are automatically generated when > you 
>  create a numbered list in Word.
>
>  Mozilla Firefox
> . As you toggle between multiple tabbed pages in Firefox, JAWS > announces 
>  the name of the tabbed page that has focus.
>
>  PAC Mate Desktop
> . Previously, when using PAC Mate Desktop (a program that allows you > to 
>  establish a connection between your PAC Mate and a computer with JAWS
>  installed),
>  characters entered on a PAC Mate BX were intermittently lost. This no
>  longer occurs using the latest JAWS release.
>
>  Windows Live Messenger
> . As you navigate through menus, JAWS now announces when focus is > placed 
>  onto an menu item.
>
>  New items for public beta 2
>
>  . What's new in this public beta?
>
>  This public beta release now supports the User Account Control (UAC)
> security feature in Windows Vista. The purpose of this security > feature 
>  is to stop
> malicious software from secretly installing on your computer. Based > on 
>  user privileges, when an application is installed, UAC shows either
>  consent or credential
>  (password) dialogs in what is known as Secure Desktop mode.
>
> JAWS speech and braille is now available when the log on screen or > the 
>  CTRL+ ALT+DEL security screens appear.
>
>  The Automatically Start JAWS option is now available in the Basics
>  Dialog with the additional choice of user specific login preferences.
>
>  In Windows Vista, gadgets are desktop applications and tools that
>  provide quick visual updates for such items as computer performance,
>  weather, time, and
>  news feeds. JAWS is constantly reading gadget updates to provide you
> with real time information. For example, when monitoring the CPU > meter 
>  gadget, JAWS
>  reports immediate CPU performance rather than an expired snapshot.
>
> Gadgets appear in an area of the desktop known as the Sidebar. To > open 
>  the Sidebar, do the following:
>
>  . Press WINDOWS Key.
>  . Type Sidebar in the Start Search edit field and press ENTER.
>
>  To bring the Sidebar and all gadgets to the foreground, press WINDOWS
>  Key+SPACEBAR.
>
>  To cycle forward through Sidebar gadgets, press WINDOWS Key+G.
>
>  To cycle backward through Sidebar gadgets, press WINDOWS Key+SHIFT+G.
>
>  When using and navigating the Start menu, JAWS provides speech and
>  braille support for Windows Vista functionality and keeps pace with
>  Windows Vista as
> it announces what is happening as the operating system updates the > Start 
>  Menu. This means that when you open the Start menu, JAWS speaks and
>  shows in braille
>  that the focus is in the Start Search edit field. JAWS also announces
>  text that you enter into the edit field and the associated Start Menu
>  item.
>
> For example, when you open the Start menu, JAWS announces Enter > Search > Term. If you type the letters c o n in the search field, Windows > Vista 
>  associates
>  this entry with the Control Panel and its associated group, and moves
> its focus to that item. As a result, JAWS announces Programs, which > is 
>  the group,
> Control Panel, which is the item, and then the list index, such as 1 > of > 3. This is far superior to what the competition is currently able to > do. 
>
>  Finally, if you navigate up and down the Start menu, JAWS not only
>  announces the highlighted items with speech and braille, but it will
>  also announce when
>  you enter a new item group and the number of items in that group.
>
>  In Microsoft Outlook 2007, the AutoComplete feature is turned on by
> default. As you enter an e-mail address, Outlook begins to populate > the 
>  To, CC, or
>  BCC edit box with suggested e-mail addresses that you have previously
> entered. JAWS now announces these addresses as they appear in the > edit 
>  box.
>
>  JAWS now correctly announces the Volume Slider controls available in
>  Windows Vista.
>
> -- > Bruce Toews 
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