Hi, No, you are already on this version. Thanks, Michael Jones LevelStar 1500 Cherry Street Suite D Louisville, CO 80027 Phone:800-315-2305 Ext. 707 Email: mjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Website: www.levelstar.com -----Original Message----- From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kaye Sent: Saturday, January 03, 1970 6:19 To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Version 1.06 Build 21 to be released Do the beta users have to download anything?On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 08:23:49 -0600, Michael Jones wrote: >We are releasing a new version of software for the Icon and Braille+. >There >are quite a few changes in this new version. I will list these changes, >but >I wanted to make note of a couple of things first. > > > >The update has not been released yet. We wanted to give everyone a >chance >to read through this message first. It will be released this afternoon. > > > > > >One of the biggest changes in the new version is virtual memory. This >will >allow users to open multiple applications and leave them running. What >this >means to you is that we will require some disk space. We will need 500 >megabytes of space, so before you download this new version please clean >up >your hard drive and make this space available. Once your system has >updated >it will ask to perform some system maintenance. If you answer yes it >will >check your drive for errors and then re-partition the drive. You can >answer >no, but if the re-partition is not done virtual memory can not be turned >on. > > > >Now, here is the list of changes. A new manual will soon be posted to >reflect these changes and the help file has been updated. > > > > > >Version 1.07, October 2007 > > > >Adds virtual memory capabilities that let you open as many applications >at a >time as you wish. > >Adds universal speed controls (accessed with Pound+Volume Up and >Pound+Volume Down). > >Adds punctuation control and customized punctuation settings. > >Corrects errors in Voice Recorder. > >Corrects file name entries in play lists for Music Player. > >Restructures and combines the functionality of Wireless Control Panel >and >Network Manager into one program called Network Manager. > >Adds WPA and WPA 2 security to the wireless types in Network Manager. > >Corrects the USB networking problems. > >Corrects issues with connecting to wireless networks that do not >broadcast >their SSID. > >Fixes a problem that prevented copy and paste from working between >different >applications. > >Corrects the Task Manager so the list is always current. > >Changes the feed selection list to a multi-selection list when adding >new >feeds in the RSS Reader. > >Adds the ability to automatically download podcasts after a feed update >in >RSS Reader. > >Improves the way RSS Reader deletes and manages feeds. You may use Star >to >delete the current feed. > >Improves RSS Reader's status messages. You may now get the status at any >level including folders. > >Adds a new method for selecting multiple items in a list. Now, >Ctrl+Select >toggles a selection. > >Adds Numeric mode to the keypad toggle for use as a review keypad in >console >mode. > >Improves hardware detection when inserting and removing keyboards, USB >drives, power, and more. > >Adds several standard keyboard commands. > >Corrects a problem that prevented the bookshelf from remembering your >place >in text or brf files you put into the library/books folder. > >Corrects word navigation in edit controls. > >Adds the Current Word command to standard edit controls. > >Adds the Spell Word command to standard edit controls. (Press Current >Word >twice.) > >Adds the Announce Drive Space command. > >Changes the announcement of file size to say the size first when >pressing >Status in File Explorer. > >Changes internal handling of files to UTF8. > >Adds the Recent Files menu option to the word processor. > >Corrects the problem of some books from Bookshare.org skipping text. > >Corrects bugs in the find and replace form. > >Adds the ability to send a contact an email from the address book. > >Adds "Add This Sender to Address Book" option to Email. > >Changes address book contact listings to show last name first. > >Adds the Time Zone field to appointments in the planner. > >Adds the ability to select an email address when composing new messages >in >email. > >Updates the synchronization utility to add time zone information. > >Adds index number announcements to indicate the current and total number >of >items in a list. > >Preserves words the user added to the spell check dictionary during >backup >and restore. > >Preserves recording settings during a backup and restore. > >Changes behavior of the modifier keys when using Thumb Braille. > >Improves the speed of detecting system hardware changes. > >Adds the numeric value to the announcement on volume and speed changes. > >Uses a new application startup sound that is less harsh. > >Adds a "reboot" command accessed with Pound+Star+Program 1. > >Changes from two vibrations to one vibration upon system shutdown. > >Adds the ability to include pre and post update fixes. > >Improves the updating system. > > > > > >Corrects problems with the spell checker on translated documents. > >Corrects exporting braille files to Word and RTF. > >Corrects problems with planner and journal. > >Corrects a focus issue when deleting the last message in a folder in >email. > >Adds Ctrl+0 as Clear on the calculater. > >Adds the Read Current Line command to the calculater. > >Improves handling some bad XML feeds in the RSS Reader. > >Adds the ability to press Delete to delete a selection in a edit field. > >Adds html support to email messages. > >Adds ThumBraille to the telephone keypad. > >Corrects some various fields that should have required computer braille. > >Corrects a problem with the CC to field in email messages. > >Updates the documentation. > >Corrects various translation errors. > >Changes the default location for recordings from the flash disk to the >hard >disk to help prevent filling up the flash disk. > >Adds the ";" character to let you put multiple email addresses on a line >in >the email program. > >Modifies the Sync program to run when Outlook is not installed. > >Adds support for Vista and Outlook 2007 for the Sync program. > >Corrects a problem that causes the braille keyboard to lock up. > > > > > >We hope you enjoy the changes that have been made. > > > > > > > > > >Michael Jones > > > >LevelStar > >1500 Cherry Street > >Suite D > >Louisville, CO 80027 > > > >Phone:800-315-2305 Ext. 707 > >Email: mjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Website: www.levelstar.com > > > > >We are releasing a new version of software for the Icon and Braille+. >There are quite a few changes in this new version. I will list these >changes, >but I wanted to make note of a couple of things first. > >The update has not been released yet. We wanted to give everyone a >chance >to read through this message first. It will be released this afternoon. > > > >One of the biggest changes in the new version is virtual memory. This >will allow users to open multiple applications and leave them running. >What >this means to you is that we will require some disk space. We will need >500 >megabytes of space, so before you download this new version please clean >up your >hard drive and make this space available. Once your system has updated >it will >ask to perform some system maintenance. If you answer yes it will check >your >drive for errors and then re-partition the drive. You can answer no, >but if >the re-partition is not done virtual memory can not be turned on. > >Now, here is the list of changes. A new manual will soon be posted to >reflect these changes and the help file has been updated. > > >Version 1.07, October 2007 > >Adds virtual memory capabilities that let you open as many applications >at a time as you wish. >Adds universal speed controls (accessed with Pound+Volume Up and >Pound+Volume Down). >Adds punctuation control and customized punctuation settings. >Corrects errors in Voice Recorder. >Corrects file name entries in play lists for Music Player. >Restructures and combines the functionality of Wireless Control Panel >and Network Manager into one program called Network Manager. >Adds WPA and WPA 2 security to the wireless types in Network Manager. >Corrects the USB networking problems. >Corrects issues with connecting to wireless networks that do not >broadcast their SSID. >Fixes a problem that prevented copy and paste from working between >different applications. >Corrects the Task Manager so the list is always current. >Changes the feed selection list to a multi-selection list when adding >new feeds in the RSS Reader. >Adds the ability to automatically download podcasts after a feed update >in RSS Reader. >Improves the way RSS Reader deletes and manages feeds. You may use Star >to delete the current feed. >Improves RSS Reader's status messages. You may now get the status at >any level including folders. >Adds a new method for selecting multiple items in a list. Now, >Ctrl+Select toggles a selection. >Adds Numeric mode to the keypad toggle for use as a review keypad in >console mode. >Improves hardware detection when inserting and removing keyboards, USB >drives, power, and more. >Adds several standard keyboard commands. >Corrects a problem that prevented the bookshelf from remembering your >place in text or brf files you put into the library/books folder. >Corrects word navigation in edit controls. >Adds the Current Word command to standard edit controls. >Adds the Spell Word command to standard edit controls. (Press Current >Word twice.) >Adds the Announce Drive Space command. >Changes the announcement of file size to say the size first when >pressing Status in File Explorer. >Changes internal handling of files to UTF8. >Adds the Recent Files menu option to the word processor. >Corrects the problem of some books from Bookshare.org skipping text. >Corrects bugs in the find and replace form. >Adds the ability to send a contact an email from the address book. >Adds "Add This Sender to Address Book" option to Email. >Changes address book contact listings to show last name first. >Adds the Time Zone field to appointments in the planner. >Adds the ability to select an email address when composing new messages >in email. >Updates the synchronization utility to add time zone information. >Adds index number announcements to indicate the current and total >number of items in a list. >Preserves words the user added to the spell check dictionary during >backup and restore. >Preserves recording settings during a backup and restore. >Changes behavior of the modifier keys when using Thumb Braille. >Improves the speed of detecting system hardware changes. >Adds the numeric value to the announcement on volume and speed changes. > >Uses a new application startup sound that is less harsh. >Adds a "reboot" command accessed with Pound+Star+Program 1. >Changes from two vibrations to one vibration upon system shutdown. >Adds the ability to include pre and post update fixes. >Improves the updating system. > > >Corrects problems with the spell checker on translated documents. >Corrects exporting braille files to Word and RTF. >Corrects problems with planner and journal. >Corrects a focus issue when deleting the last message in a folder in >email. >Adds Ctrl+0 as Clear on the calculater. >Adds the Read Current Line command to the calculater. >Improves handling some bad XML feeds in the RSS Reader. >Adds the ability to press Delete to delete a selection in a edit field. > >Adds html support to email messages. >Adds ThumBraille to the telephone keypad. >Corrects some various fields that should have required computer >braille. >Corrects a problem with the CC to field in email messages. >Updates the documentation. >Corrects various translation errors. >Changes the default location for recordings from the flash disk to the >hard disk to help prevent filling up the flash disk. >Adds the ";" character to let you put multiple email >addresses on a line in the email program. >Modifies the Sync program to run when Outlook is not installed. >Adds support for Vista and Outlook >2007 for the Sync program. >Corrects a problem that causes the braille keyboard to lock up. > > >We hope you enjoy the changes that have been made. > > > > >Michael Jones > >LevelStar >1500 Cherry >Street >Suite D >Louisville , CO 80027 > >Phone:800-315-2305 Ext. 707 >Email: mjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Website: www.levelstar.com >