Re: JAWS 8.0 with RealSpeak Solo Released

MessageYou mean an SMA <smile>.  Also, for those who do have an SMA, two is all 
you need - one for JAWS8 and one for realSpeak.  

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: dennis 
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:55 PM
  Subject: Re: JAWS 8.0 with RealSpeak Solo Released


  its an authorization disc. for people who had to buy this version and didn't 
have an MSA   .
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Linda Parent 
    To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:45 AM
    Subject: RE: JAWS 8.0 with RealSpeak Solo Released


    Hi,

     

    I don't get it.  I got jaws and only two discs.  What is this third disc?

     

    Linda Parent

     


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    From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Jim Grimsby JR.
    Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:06 PM
    To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: RE: JAWS 8.0 with RealSpeak Solo Released

     

    hi,

    first downloading the jaws 8.0 off the internet as the documentation 
clearly states does not give you the real speak voices.  you must install the 
3rd cd in your jaws package to get these options.  

    second the sound card the sapi 5 voices use is not a function of jaws.  so 
there is no reason why this would be found in the jfw.ini file.  as the 
documentation clearly states the directing of sound cards using jfw.ini only 
applies to eloquence.  nothing is said what so ever about doing this for sapi 
five.  

    if you wish to control what card  sapi 5 devices use do so in the speech 
control panel. under  the windows control panel.  

    hth 

      -----Original Message-----
      From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Dana S. Leslie
      Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:57 PM
      To: BlindTech; JFWList
      Subject: Fw: JAWS 8.0 with RealSpeak Solo Released

      I've already downloaded and installed JAWS 8.0, from the FS web site. But 
I don't see any way to choose the RealSpeak Solo voices, as described in the 
message below. Is this an enhancement that is only available from the yet to be 
shipped CD?

       

      Also, using the SAPI voice I already have, there doesn't seem to be any 
way to force SAPI to use a sound card other than my windows system default 
card, by editing jfw.ini, as I do with Eloquence. Modifying the SASPI-related 
lines of jfw.ini analogously to the modification I have made to the 
Eloquence-related lines doesn't seem to produce the desired result. Is this 
functionality not available with the SAPI synthesizer, and is it provided with 
the new RealSpeak Solo voices? 

       

      I would like to have access to the RealSpeak voices. But, if support for 
a non-default sound card is not provided with them, I won't bother installing 
them, as this functionality is import to my hardware configuration. 

       

      Thank you. 

       

      Blessed Be,

       

      Dana
      that's Dayna, D A N A, NOT Donna, D O N N A

       

      D. S. Leslie, née C. R. Guttman
      Email: DSLeslie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Skype: dsleslie
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      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: Freedom Scientific News 

      To: dsleslie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

      Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:09 PM

      Subject: JAWS 8.0 with RealSpeak Solo Released

       

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

      Media Contact: Brad Davis
      Blind/Low Vision Group
      800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
      www.FreedomScientific.com

      Say It All with JAWS® 8.0 and RealSpeakT Solo
      (St. Petersburg, Florida, November 28, 2006) - The latest version of JAWS 
for Windows® makes using screen reading technology easier on the ears.

      The Say All feature in JAWS 8.0 allows users to immediately switch from 
the current Eloquence synthesized voice to the more natural-sounding RealSpeak 
Solo voices from Nuance that are included with each JAWS 8.0 license. 

      "While the responsiveness of Eloquence is still preferred for general 
navigation and use of applications, it is a real pleasure to have these great 
sounding voices when listening to a book or longer passage," said Eric Damery, 
Vice President of Software Product Management. 

      JAWS 8.0 was released November 17, 2006, and information has been posted 
to the Freedom Scientific Web site. All single and multi-user Software 
Maintenance Agreement (SMA) holders will receive the upgrade by the first week 
of December. 

      In addition to the available languages that RealSpeak Solo provides, JAWS 
8.0 also includes support for Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), along with the new 
Microsoft Office Word 2007 and Microsoft Office Excel 2007, scheduled to 
release this quarter.

      "The initial feedback from users who have experienced JAWS 8.0 with IE 7 
has been outstanding," Damery said. "The combination of navigation and improved 
responsiveness, along with some of the newly added features in IE 7 and Mozilla 
Firefox®1.5 and 2.0, are really helping to improve the user experience while 
browsing."

      The JAWS 8.0 package includes the RealSpeak Solo, SAPI 5 synthesizer CD. 
All the user has to do to install the voices is load the CD in the CD-ROM drive 
and follow the simple instructions to complete the installation. For English 
speaking markets, there are seven English voices included and two Spanish 
voices. Distributors will provide languages to other markets as they become 
available. 

      JAWS 8.0 also includes updated training material on CD, on the Web, and 
even an updated Getting Started that ships in all new packages. DAISY training 
material users will benefit from:

        a.. You can now play, pause, fast forward, and rewind the DAISY 
material using FSReader, without having to switch applications. 
        b.. New DAISY books have been added for AlternateSayAll and 
SmartWordReading. The former describes how to adjust the RealSpeak Solo voices 
that are included with JAWS 8.0.
        The latter describes how JAWS 8.0 improves the reading of alphanumeric 
strings of text, phone numbers, equations, and more. 
        c.. The Basic Training material has been updated to reflect all changes 
in JAWS 8.0. 
      See the full list of new features on the What's New in JAWS 8.0 Web page.

      To check the status of your SMA, visit www.FSActivate.com and enter your 
JAWS serial number.

      Those who wish to purchase an upgrade to JAWS 8.0 or renew an SMA may 
contact Freedom Scientific Sales or a local authorized dealer. 

      About Freedom Scientific
      Freedom Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of assistive 
technology products for those who are blind and vision impaired and products 
for the special education and learning disability markets.

      Freedom Scientific® and JAWS® for Windows® are registered trademarks in 
the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and 
products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.


      Freedom Scientific, Blind/Low Vision Group
      11800 31st Court North 
      St. Petersburg, Florida 33716-1805
      800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
      www.FreedomScientific.com 

       

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