[jaws-uk] Re: JAWS 7

  • From: David W Wood <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:52:57 +0100

In this version, any improvements for Remote Desktop Control?

David


In message <007401c5c8d7$03e1f130$0200a8c0@TrisWork>, Tristram Llewellyn
<tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> writes
>Dear Val
>
>From Jaws 7.0 onwards there is no official support for Windows NT4 or 
>Windows 95.  This is due to a change that addresses a long standing weakness 
>in Jaws reading menus.  The changes in Jaws 7.0 mean that MSAA is now used 
>for these menus but unfortunately that is not supported under NT4 itself. 
>Likewise the FS Reader application will not work under NT 4.0.  Generally 
>that platform is going to be a sticky wicket from now on when it comes to 
>new software.
>
>I think the last time this sort of thing happened was with Jaws 3.0 sometime 
>ago where we lost Windows 3.1 support.  Nearly ten years is not a bad 
>average for loosing a support for an operating system.
>
>Regards.
>
>Tristram Llewellyn
>Sight and Sound Technology
>Technical Support
>www.sightandsound.co.uk
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Val" <val17@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:24 AM
>Subject: [jaws-uk] JAWS 7
>
>
>Did I dream or misread it, but is JAWS 7 not being made available for those
>of us who use an NT System?  If I wasn't dreaming, why are we being denied
>this new version and what do we do about it?
>
>I have successfully downloaded V7 onto my home machine but obviously want to
>do the same to my works machine running Windows NT.
>
>Regards
>
>
>
>
>Val.
>
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