RE: jaws 7

  • From: "Jim Grimsby" <jimgrims@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:26:50 -0800

Hi, it pertained to 95 and was started by some one who misunderstood
that it was only talking about 95.  
Hth 

jim grimsby 
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-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bruce Toews
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 8:33 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: jaws 7


I don't know where this rumor about Windows 98 started, but it was 
floating around at the time of the release of JAWS 7. This rumor is not 
correct and can be safely discarded.

Bruce

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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Robert Hebert wrote:

> Judith, I believe I read in the Jaws 7 release notes that version 7 
> was NOT meant for Windows 98. You can certainly have more than one 
> version of Jaws on your system though--although I guess your ram 
> capacity would bear on that. Also, Version 7 is, I believe about 7 
> megs in size so we should really know a little more about your system 
> before giving a definitive answer. I use the hot key combo control alt
5, control alt 6 and control alt j for versions 5, 6 and 7 respectively.
I like version 7 best of all but so far I have not experienced many of
the problems others have spoken of. I am quite certain though that
version 7 is specifically not recommended for Windows 98.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 5:12 PM
> Subject: Re: jaws 7
>
>
> I just went to the FS website and read of the new features.  Quite 
> honestly, the spike feature discussed earlier this week would allow me

> to collect material on the clipboard and paste it all when I was 
> ready.  The other new feature that allows for easier menu reading has 
> never been a problem for me. One thing that I forgot to point out is 
> that I'm working on windows 98. Would this pose a problem if I decided

> to install the program?  Thanks, Judith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 8:08 PM
> Subject: Re: jaws 7
>
>
>> There's one on the FS Website. It will be better at listing the 
>> improvements than any of us could be.
>>
>> Bruce
>>
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>> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Judith Bron wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone have a list of improvements in jaws 7?  So far its 2 
>>> against
> and
>>> 1 for.  Still thinking on it.  Judith
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve" <k8sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: jaws 7
>>>
>>>
>>>> Guys,
>>>>
>>>> Really, now.  One doesn't have to mutually exclude the other?  I 
>>>> think
>>> it's
>>>> been noted countless times, you can upgrade but if there are areas
> where
>>>> things may not work right, it isn't a criminal offense to keep the
> older
>>>> version there as a fall-back.
>>>>
>>>> Frankly, there's a lot that JFW 7 has to offer, and I've not
> encountered
>>>> many of the problems that others have.  Obviously, there are
> differences
>>> in
>>>> system performance due to different display adapters, installed
> drivers,
>>>> installed software and so forth.  But, I find that JFW 7 performs
> better
>>> on
>>>> certain web pages and with certain forms; and other additions such 
>>>> as improved table formatting, MSN 7 support, the virtual clipboard
> feature,
>>>> firefox etc. are strong arguments to use 7 but have the fallback
> ability
>>> to
>>>> your version of choice.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jim" <jimscave@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:45 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: jaws 7
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Heya Judith,
>>>>
>>>> stick with 5.1 as Ive decided to go back to it after many 
>>>> frustrations
>>> with
>>>> 7
>>>>
>>>> cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Jim from Oz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>>   From: Judith Bron
>>>>   To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>   Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 8:20 AM
>>>>   Subject: jaws 7
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   Quite to my surprise I just got a CD of Jaws 7 in the mail.  As I
>>> alluded
>>>> to earlier I haven't been following all the complaints about this
> newest
>>>> version because I didn't have it and was content with my jaws 5.1.
> Should
>>> I
>>>> install the new jaws or stick with my jaws 5.1?  Is it as easy to 
>>>> use
> as
>>>> 5.1?  Thanks, Judith
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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