[JAWSLite] New JAWS 8.0 Update Now Live

hi,
just for an example, FS continue support for Win95 until 2 years ago, even at 
that moment there is not much people still using that 
version of operating system.

Warmest Regards,

Allan Wong
3M Technology

** If I said something wrong, please forgive me, as English is not my native, 
I'm sorry.

From: "Jimmy Podsim" <jp.kd5qhh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Ok, let me clearify, I didn't mean that it was the end for XP, but I got
the impression that this would be the last jaws 8 update for win XP.


Jimmy

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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>
> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:01 PM
> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: New JAWS 8.0 Update Now Live
>
>
>> You're wrong.
>>
>> bruce
>>
>> -- 
>> Bruce Toews
>> Skype ID: o.canada
>> E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx
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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.
>>>
>>> Jimmy
>>>
>>> ThunderBird email rocks! http: //www.kd5qhh.com
>>> http: //www.myspace.com/jimmypodsim
>>> MSN Messenger, podsim@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>> >  E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: dogriver@xxxxxxxx
>>>> >  Website: http://www.ogts.net
>>>> >  Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net
>>>> >  Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com 

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