Re: Versions of Extra
- From: "Angelo Sonnesso" <asonnesso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 07:51:14 -0500
I had similar problems with Extra.
I now use a program called QWS3270.
It works great and the people at Jolly Giant Software couldn't be more
helpful.
Best of Luck.
Please let us know how you make out.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett, Thomas F" <Tom.Brett@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 5:29 PM
Subject: RE: Versions of Extra
> As an outside observer, did you try the most current version of Jaws? Did
> you encounter the same problem?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jablonski, James (LNI) [mailto:JABL235@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 6:20 PM
> To: 'jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: Versions of Extra
>
> Hello all,
>
> When we were running Windows98se, we used "EXTRA! Personal Client" version
> 6.5 to connect to our mainframe with JAWS 4.02 and then later with JAWS
4.5.
> We were using version 6.3 before that even though it acted glitchy, but
the
> mainframe OS got upgraded and then things went really weird for some
reason.
> We bumped to "EXTRA! Personal Client" version 6.5 and life was good again.
> We did have to set cursor to underline and fast blink in the versions of
> "EXTRA!" that gave us those options. Version 6.4 never did play nice with
> JAWS.
>
> Now we're on WindowsXP with (patched) JAWS 4.5 but had to switch from the
> Attachmate products ("EXTRA!") to a different 3270 client because of
cursor
> tracking problems. ("EXTRA!" version 6.5 was not certified or stable
under
> WindowsXP and versions 7.0, 7.01, and 7.11 all seem to have
cursor-tracking
> problems with JAWS and ZoomText.) I've been talking with Attachmate for
the
> last few months and they are trying to collaborate with developers from
both
> Freedom Scientific and AiSquared (the ZoomText people) to try to solve the
> cursor tracking stuff for their newest version of "EXTRA!" (version 7.11
for
> XP). I hope they are all successful!
>
> Jabo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LISTSERV AnnMcCay [mailto:LAnnMcCay@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 1:40 PM
> To: 'jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: Versions of Extra
>
>
> I worked almost two years ago with someone who has to use Extra for work.
> Neither 6.3 nor 6.4 will work with Jaws.
> I believe we used 6.6 but I don't remember for sure. You do have to change
> the cursor and I believe someone already has described where to go in
Extra
> to change that.
>
>
> Ann McCay
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> Department of Services for the Blind
> 3411 South Alaska Street
> Seattle, WA 98118-1631
> Voice: (206) 721.6492
> Fax: (206) 721.4103
> Toll-Free: 1.800.552.7103
> E-mail: AnnMcCay1@xxxxxxxxxx
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