Re: Preview of JAWS 12

  • From: "Farfar Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:03:36 -0700

It's a purported problem that appears consistent with JAWS starting to not 
work correctly, the longer it's being used. In my case, the symptoms are 
that it eventually fails to read lists and E-Mail messages, and generally 
becomes sluggish. My remedy is to kill the operation and restart JAWS. I do 
this about one or two times a day, depending on the amount of usage.

Others on this list have discussed the likelihood of a memory leak a couple 
weeks ago, I believe.

One list responder gave a very good technical description of what a memory 
leak is.

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Devona" <djasister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 08:56
Subject: Re: Preview of JAWS 12


What is the memory leak problem.


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From: "Farfar Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:44 AM
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Preview of JAWS 12

> From my perspective,
> I'd like to see them fix Research It so it works consistently.
> I'd like them to fix the apparent memory leak problem.
> I'd like them to fix the loss of focus and movement on web pages.
> I'd like them to fix the Mouse Click problem in PowerPoint Slide Show
> mode.
> I'd like them to...
>
> Okay, I think you get my point. Fingers crossed, as this will decrement my
> SMA count by one.
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "chris hallsworth" <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 08:38
> Subject: Re: Preview of JAWS 12
>
>
> Now that's interesting; we can input using Braille with "any" connected
> Braille display. According to Twitter it was only for the Focus 40 Blue.
> We'll await the first beta of JAWS 12 and I'll watch closely for
> comments relating to this new feature. I use my BrailleNote mPower
> sometimes as a bluetooth Braille display. If this new feature holds out
> and it works well for JAWS `12 users then I may check this out.
>
>
>
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> On 03/08/2010 16:09, Geoff Connor wrote:
>> I like the idea of the ribbon option. It will be nice to have the option.
>>
>> Geoff
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Gerald Levy
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 5:50 AM
>> To: JFW list
>> Subject: Preview of JAWS 12
>>
>>
>> Here's a brief preview of JAWS 12 I just came across:
>>
>>
>> by Curtis Chong
>>
>> In early July, I attended a three-hour session conducted by Freedom
>> Scientific during which the company provided a sneak preview of JAWS for
>> Windows Version 12. Freedom Scientific has been working on this newest
>> release of JAWS for more than a year, and it is hoped that JAWS 12 will
>> be
>> released before the end of 2010.
>>
>> Long-time JAWS users will be interested to know that in JAWS 12, Freedom
>> Scientific proposes to replace the familiar JAWS Configuration Manager
>> with
>> something called the Settings Center. In the Settings Center, you can
>> search
>> for the setting that you want to change and then simply make the change.
>> It
>> is no longer necessary to explore a variety of menus to track down where,
>> for example, you can change the level of punctuation that JAWS speaks or
>> increase the speaking rate of JAWS. Also, in the Settings Center, your
>> last
>> 25 changes will be displayed at the bottom of the tree view, making it
>> easier for you to fix a setting that might have been adjusted incorrectly
>> or
>> adjust settings that you change frequently.
>>
>> Another feature included in JAWS 12 is the ability to operate your
>> computer
>> from the Braille keyboard of any connected refreshable Braille display.
>> Using the Braille keys, you can enter any character that would be entered
>> through a standard QWERTY keyboard, and this includes all JAWS commands
>> as
>> well.
>>
>> Also, a proficient Grade II Braille user will be able to enter text in
>> contracted Braille and have the result reverse-translated on the fly. I
>> do
>> not see much value in this feature for me, personally, but I hesitate to
>> criticize the investment in time and effort that has been made by Freedom
>> Scientific; I simply do not know how many Braille users out there have
>> been
>> longing to operate their computer from a Braille keyboard.
>>
>> The final noteworthy feature in JAWS 12 is the ability to use a Virtual
>> Ribbon in Microsoft Office. Some blind computer users have expressed
>> frustration with the ribbon that has been incorporated into Microsoft
>> Office
>> 2007 and now into Office 2010. What Freedom Scientific is proposing for
>> JAWS
>> 12 is to give the Office user the choice of whether to use the ribbon as
>> is
>> or to use the Virtual Ribbon provided by JAWS. This Virtual Ribbon
>> provides
>> a user experience that feels more like the traditional menus with which a
>> lot of people are familiar. Time will tell whether this feature is worth
>> the
>> investment. As for me, since I feel quite comfortable with the Office
>> ribbon
>> as it is, I will probably choose not to use the JAWS Virtual Ribbon that
>> comes with JAWS 12.
>>
>>
>> In all, JAWS 12 seems like a bit of an improvement over JAWS 11.
>> Certainly,
>> Freedom Scientific has incorporated some new features which some people
>> will
>> like. As for me, I would wish for features in JAWS which make it easier
>> for
>> blind people to compete in the workplace-something which Freedom
>> Scientific
>> seems to have lost sight of over the years.
>>
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>>
>>
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