[JAWSLite] Re: New JAWS 8.0 Update Now Live

I'd also be curious to know why Jimmy thinks this will be the last update for XP. 

VaShaun Jones wrote:
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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Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: New JAWS 8.0 Update Now Live



You're wrong.

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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.
>
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