[the-facts-machine] Jaws 16 Update June 22, 2015

From: Steve <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <the-facts-machine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:41:01 -0400

BlankEnhancements in JAWS 16.0.3048 (June 2015)
The following is a list of improvements made between the JAWS 16 May 2015
release and the June 2015 update.

To download the latest release, visit the Downloads web page.

JAWS
a.. Addressed issues with JAWS unexpectedly exiting Forms Mode while editing
or navigating in HTML ARIA multiline edit fields.
b.. Text entered into the Search Box in the Windows 7 Start menu is now shown
in braille.
c.. Addressed reported issues with characters not being entered as expected
when typing rapidly using a braille display.
d.. Resolved issues with using speech in a JAWS Remote Desktop connection.
e.. Addressed reported Research It issues where links in the Weather lookup
source could sometimes not be activated and extraneous text was being displayed
with results in the Wikipedia lookup source. We are continuing to work on
resolving the MLB Scores issues.
f.. Addressed a reported issue where the Braille Viewer utility would not run
if JAWS was started using the /default command line switch, which is used for
troubleshooting. Braille Viewer allows a sighted person to see what is on the
user's braille display by displaying the JAWS braille output on the screen.
g.. When the Allow Web Application Reserved Keystrokes option is enabled,
assigned punctuation characters are now passed to Facebook as expected. For
instance, pressing SHIFT+SLASH for a question mark will now open the Keyboard
Shortcut Help dialog on the Facebook web site.
h.. Addressed an issue reported by a customer using the Eloquence synthesizer
where the Keyboard voice was still set to English - United States even though
the profile was set to use English - United Kingdom for all contexts.
i.. JAWS now correctly announces the Windows 8.1 Start button as a button
instead of a list box.
j.. Resolved a customer reported issue with the Say Word command, INSERT+NUM
PAD 5, not working as expected in Windows Explorer.
k.. Resolved an issue with JAWS not working correctly in edit combo boxes
when the Windows language settings are configured for Hebrew.
l.. Updated the JAWS dictionary to improve the pronunciation of "live view."
Additionally, improved how Vocalizer Expressive pronounces different
combinations of characters, such as a letter followed by a number.
Adobe
a.. Worked with Adobe on solving issues with the OCR of PDF documents in the
new Acrobat Reader DC. Adobe will release an update to Acrobat Reader DC soon
that is working as expected with JAWS 16.
b.. An issue was reported where JAWS appeared to become unresponsive for
several seconds when attempting to select and copy text from a very large
document. This has been corrected and copying text from large documents should
now be instantaneous.
Google
a.. The ALT+UP ARROW keystroke now closes a combo box in Chrome without the
need to first use the Pass Key Through command (INSERT+3).
b.. Resolved an issue where the label for multiline edit fields was being
shown at the beginning of each line on the braille display in Google docs.
Microsoft Excel
a.. Addressed an issue where information was not being displayed correctly in
braille for spreadsheets containing hidden columns when the braille mode was
set to Current Row.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
a.. Pressing ENTER on submenu items on Outlook.com now activates the item.
b.. Resolved issues with JAWS not detecting changes in certain ARIA live
regions.
c.. If a page does not contain a main region, you are now told there is no
main region on the page when using Navigation Quick Key Q to move to the main
region.
d.. The error message that is heard when using Navigation Quick Key C on a
page that does not contain combo boxes, list views, or tree views, has been
updated to also mention ARIA controls. Navigation Quick Key C also moves to
ARIA role tabs.
e.. The Virtual HTML Features dialog box (INSERT+F3), which allows you to
select the type of HTML element list you want to view, now includes a "Controls
(Selectable ARIA, combo, lists, and trees) List" item.
f.. Addressed a customer reported issue with JAWS not correctly announcing
the notification bar when pressing ENTER on a download link. Information about
the Notification Bar is now also shown on the braille display as a flash
message.
g.. Resolved an issue where INSERT+UP ARROW to read the current line was not
reading the contents of an edit field in Forms Mode.
Microsoft Office
a.. Resolved an issue where attempting to change the keyboard language was
not working if a braille display was connected.
Microsoft Outlook
a.. Addressed an issue reported by the Veterans Administration with JAWS
becoming unresponsive and restarting while attempting to read certain messages.
b.. When selecting a profile, a customer reported JAWS double speaking the
profile name. This has been fixed.
c.. When entering email recipients and you are connected to an Exchange
server, JAWS now automatically reads the information bar that is displayed if a
recipient is out of the office or they have configured an automatic reply. This
was requested by the CNIB in Canada.
d.. Addressed a reported issue with reading all-day appointments in Outlook
2013.
e.. Resolved an issue where the currently selected item in the message list
was not being spoken after closing a message or dialog box.
f.. Addressed an issue with braille not working as expected after moving a
message to another folder.
g.. Addressed a customer reported issue where the correct window title was
not being read after switching to another folder.
Microsoft Word
a.. Resolved an issue with reading certain text boxes navigated to using the
Inline Objects dialog box (CTRL+SHIFT+O).
b.. As requested by a customer, pressing CTRL+ALT+NUM PAD 5 in a table now
only reads the current cell if no column or row titles have been defined.
c.. JAWS now announces and shows in braille the current state of the
Hide/Browse button in the Save As dialog box.
d.. Addressed a situation reported by a customer where speech and braille
were lost when attempting to create a bulleted list in Word 2010.
e.. In Word 2010, resolved a reported issue where JAWS focus was not
returning to the document after selecting a word from the Synonyms menu.
f.. A customer reported that the commands to read the previous or next
sentence (ALT+UP ARROW and ALT+DOWN ARROW) were not working as expected when
focused on the first or last paragraph in a document. This is now fixed.
g.. After selecting an item from a combo box or toggling the state of a check
box in a form in Word 2013, addressed an issue where JAWS was repeating the
control info multiple times when focus returned to the document.
Mozilla Firefox
a.. Resolved an issue where the page title was not always being spoken
correctly on dynamic web pages.
b.. To help eliminate any possible confusion, long labels on radio buttons,
check boxes, and buttons that exceed the specified line length for the Virtual
Cursor will no longer wrap to multiple lines.
c.. Resolved an issue with Forms Mode not working as expected after using the
ALT+DOWN ARROW keystroke to open a combo box.
d.. JAWS now speaks the selected text when you attempt to select the contents
of a table cell in some web-based editors.
e.. When using the Select a Form Field dialog box (INSERT+F5) to move to a
specific form field, resolved an issue where JAWS was not automatically reading
the field prompt when focus moved to it.
f.. Improved JAWS performance with ARIA slider controls so the correct
left/right orientation is indicated.
Mozilla Thunderbird
a.. Improved JAWS performance when navigating large messages. In addition,
JAWS no longer reads the selected item twice after deleting a message.

"A person cannot survive as a true Spartan fan unless he is a bit of a
masochist and a very large optimist."

Steve
Lansing, MI

[the-facts-machine] Jaws 16 Update June 22, 2015

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