Re: JAWS 4.51

If you don't want to hear the tutoring messages, go into basics and turn 
them off.
At 04:08 PM 11/30/2003, you wrote:
>Just earlyer today, I found that having the tutor messages and access keys
>announced in JAWS is really too much verbage. Meaning that JAWS was using to
>much speech, when I didn't need extra speech telling me to press the arrow 
>keys
>or use the spacebar. I'll admit that for a user starting out with JAWS, the
>tutor messages are helpful. They are great indications of what to do in a 
>sertin
>control or dialog box. However, in my experience with JAWS, I've found that
>having the tutor messages for me is more of an annoyance then a help. It 
>is not
>needed if you have already used earlyer versions of JAWS such as 3.7. 3.7 is
>the last version that wouldn't have extra speech. JAWS 4.0 started with the
>tutor messages and access keys. I also use the demo version of JAWS for 
>Windows
>5.0, and yet I wonder wy have tutor messages? I found issues with that extra
>speech. That output is not really required in JAWS. For example, wile on the
>desktop, It is not nessasary to be told to move through items use the arrow
>keys, because tippically as computer users, don't we already know how to 
>do that?
>I believe that these messages are good for the beginner, or new trainer. But
>in 3.7 we did not have this extra speech.
>Another question that I cannot help asking is this.
>
>        Does anyone know when the JAWS 5.0 program was released? Wasn't it
>something like October 13, 2003?
>
>I am asking because, I had a demo of JAWS for Windows 4.50. It expired.
>Meaning, that when I'd run it, I'd get a dialog telling me that I had 8 days
>remaining, etc as the days past. Well Once I had used up the final days, I 
>tryed
>using my full version of JAWS to reset my system date, then after 
>restarting to
>insure the changes whent in to effect, I tryed installing the demo, and it 
>was
>once again back working. That's wy I wonder out of cureosity if anyone knows
>when the  5.0 program was released? I am not wishing to upset anyone on this
>list by asking such a question. I feel I'm crossing lines here that should 
>not
>be   crossed. If I've overstept my bounderys by asking this question, please
>yel at me as long as you need to. I won't try asking such a question like 
>this
>again. Only reason wy I hope I'm not overdoing things by asking these
>questions, is because on the JFWLite list, I got in big trouble for not 
>keeping my
>subject lines appropriate  and because of that, I was placed on moderated
>stattice, and when I did it again, I was unsubscribed. Hopefully the same 
>is not
>happening here. I apologize if I've upset anyone on this list. I do not 
>wish to
>do so.
>
>With complete  apologys and regards to the list, Keith.
>Note: MSN Messenger contact:
>keithint38@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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