"Enhancements in JAWS ten January 2010"
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What's New in JAWS 10
This page describes the new features and improvements available in
JAWS version 10. Go to Enhancements in JAWS for a list of all
improvements made in JAWS 10 releases.
JAWS 10 Features
JAWS 10 offers several new features and improvements as described on
this page. To learn more, read the entire What's New, or, if you are a
JAWS user, press INSERT+F6 to open a list of headings and then jump
directly to a specific item. JAWS 10 supports 64-bit and 32-bit
versions of Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server, and 32-bit versions
of Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server operating systems. Windows 2000
users need to continue using JAWS 9.
JAWS 10 for 64-bit Windows Vista
It is becoming more and more common for new computers to come equipped
with 64-bit Windows Vista™ operating system. A 64-bit version of JAWS
is now available to run on these systems.
JAWS Tandem Auditing
JAWS Tandem now maintains a log of session activity using the Windows
Event Log service. These events are used to record the beginning and
end of a session, the suspension and continuation of a session, and
errors triggered before a session starts. The advantage of having such
a log is that consultants and trainers now have a record of JAWS
Tandem activity which is useful for tracking time for billing
purposes. The event log can be set up so that only administrators can
delete events. Also, users assigned any privilege level can write
events to the event log. Again, JAWS Tandem does not record user
activity; only session errors and the start, suspension, restart, and
end of a session. To learn more, see the JAWS Tandem Auditing topic in
the JAWS help file or visit the JAWS Tandem Quick Start Guide.
Multiple Sound Card Support
You can have multiple sound cards connected to your computer. The
addition of a second internal sound card, an external USB sound card,
or a USB headset are examples of multiple sound cards. Typically,
Windows makes the last sound card added to your system the default
sound card. This means that JAWS speech automatically goes to the new
audio device, which can be frustrating if you want to use that device
for something other than JAWS.
With this release of JAWS, you can now override the Windows default
selection, and choose which sound card to use for JAWS speech. If you
are editing music, you can let Windows direct your music through a
higher-end audio card while JAWS directs its speech output to an
inexpensive sound card in your computer.
To select which sound device to use for JAWS speech, open the Sound
Cards submenu, which is a new addition to the JAWS Utilities menu, and
choose a card from the list. If you later remove that card from your
computer, JAWS will automatically fall back to the Windows default
sound card. If you restore the sound card to the system, JAWS will
again send speech to that card instead of the Windows default sound
card. For more information about this new functionality, refer to the
Sound Cards topic in the JAWS help file.
IAccessible2 Support
IAccessible2 (IA2) is an open standard that lets an application or Web
page developer provide a detailed description of an object or control
for assistive technology products. A combo box on a Web page is an
example of the type of control that could contain a full description.
You can configure JAWS to speak this information or alert you with a
sound when it encounters such a control. If the latter occurs, you can
then press INSERT+TAB to have JAWS read the additional information.
To configure this functionality in JAWS, use the Advanced Options
dialog box in Configuration Manager, or press INSERT+V to open JAWS
settings, and select Off, Speak, or Alert with Sound for the
IAccessible2 Descriptions option. Speak is the default setting.
Yahoo! Messenger 9 Support
JAWS 10 supports Yahoo! Messenger version 9.0.0.2136 and later. Make
sure to download the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger to guarantee
full compatibility with JAWS.
Catalan RealSpeak Solo Direct Voice
Nuria, the Catalan RealSpeak Solo Direct voice, is now available for
JAWS. Go to RealSpeak Solo Direct Voices for Freedom Scientific
Products to listen to a sample.
PlaceMarker Keystroke Update
The keystroke to set a Temporary PlaceMarker on a Web page has changed
from CTRL+K to CTRL+WINDOWS Key+K.
The CTRL+K keystroke now opens a duplicate tab in Internet Explorer 8.
JAWS Tandem – Listen to the September FSCast for an Overview
JAWS Tandem™ lets you access another JAWS computer so that you can
provide hands-on technical support, write and distribute scripts from
a distance, and conduct remote JAWS training. It consists of a
controller system, used by support personnel, distributors, dealers,
consultants, and trainers, and a target system, which is a customer’s
computer and JAWS application.
A connection, also known as an online meeting between two systems, can
take place using the Internet or over a local network. The Internet
meeting process is called a Tandem Center session, while the local
network method is called a Tandem Direct session. In a Tandem Center
session, JAWS Tandem running as a controller is a subscription
service; JAWS Tandem running as a target is free. (With the initial
release of JAWS 10, controller functionality is being offered for free
for a limited time.) In a Tandem Direct session, a one-time activation
fee is required.
JAWS Tandem controls are available under the Utilities menu of the
JAWS application window. You can find help for this feature in the
Quick Start Guide, which is located in the JAWS Tandem submenu, of the
Utilities menu. Also, the JAWS help file contains the JAWS Tandem
book, which has topics describing how to use this feature.
Note: If you would like to learn more about JAWS Tandem, listen to the
list of Frequently Asked Questions for JAWS Tandem or listen to the
September 2008 FSCast for more about this exciting new feature.
iTunes 8 Support
JAWS now provides access to iTunes® 8, including support for the
iTunes Store. Using the virtual cursor, you can browse and search the
store for all content, including music, movies, TV shows, and
educational content. Purchasing individual tracks or full albums is
now accessible.
JAWS 9 and JAWS 8 users can refer to Technical Support Notice – Which
JAWS releases support iTunes 8? for a brief set of instructions
describing how to configure JAWS for use with iTunes 8.
New JAWS 10 Features Demonstrated in Two Different FSCasts
Listen to Eric Damery, Product Manager for JAWS, and Jonathan Mosen,
Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product Development, discuss the
latest JAWS 10 enhancements in the August 2008 FSCast and the
September 2008 FSCast. In the September FSCast, you will be able to
learn specifically about JAWS Tandem and the new iTunes 8 support. You
can also subscribe to FSCast from the iTunes Store.
What's New in JAWS 10 DAISY and MP3 Files
You can download and listen to DAISY and MP3 files that describe new
features available in JAWS 10. For more information about these and
other DAISY and MP3 training files, visit the Freedom Scientific
Training Downloads page.
Surf's Up! Surfing the Internet with JAWS
Surf's Up!, the Freedom Scientific Web page that explains how to surf
the Web with JAWS, has been updated to help instructors and students
take advantage of the new JAWS 10 features that are mentioned on this
page. Pay particular attention to the Forms page. It gives great
details for using the new Auto Forms Mode function.
Auto Forms Mode
Traditionally, Forms Mode in JAWS has been activated manually when you
needed to type text into edit fields or select combo box values on Web
pages and Adobe Acrobat forms. By default, JAWS is in Virtual Mode
which allows you to use Navigation Quick Keys such as F for next form
field or E for next edit box. When you need to interact with a form in
order to type in text, you must manually turn on Forms Mode using the
ENTER key. You can toggle off Forms Mode using ESC or the NUM PAD PLUS
key.
Auto Forms Mode will automatically turn on Forms Mode when you move
into combo box controls using TAB, or edit fields using either TAB or
ARROW Keys. This makes if far more intuitive and easy to interact with
form fields found on Web pages without having to do these extra
keystrokes. When you press ARROW Keys or TAB to move to an edit field,
you will hear a sound indicating you can type at that moment without
having to first press ENTER. When you exit the control using an ARROW
Key, Forms Mode turns off and will let you easily continue to navigate
in virtual mode again. This functionality can be very useful for new
and sighted JAWS users in training environments but even longtime JAWS
users will quickly adapt to this new method with a little practice. By
default, Auto Forms Mode is on. There are two ways to turn it off.
First, you can press INSERT+V and then change the Auto Forms Mode
option to off. Second, you can use the new Forms Mode Options dialog
located in Configuration Manager.
Note: You can use the Forms Mode option in Personalized Settings to
customize specific Web pages so that Auto Forms Mode is off when the
page is opened. This lets you take advantage of this great new feature
on most pages you browse, but also turns it off if you have sites
where you want to remain in control of Forms Mode manually. This
option is found in the Personalized Settings dialog box, which is
accessed by pressing INSERT+SHIFT+V. On is the default setting.
RealSpeak Solo Direct Synthesizer
JAWS 10 supports the RealSpeak™ Solo Direct synthesizer from Nuance®
Communications. This new synthesizer works exclusively with Freedom
Scientific products. It consists of over 40 voices and more than 20
languages. Go to the RealSpeak Solo Direct Voices for Freedom
Scientific Products Web page to listen to samples, or download any of
these voices.
Note that another way to open this Web page is to use the new
RealSpeak Solo Direct link available in the JAWS application window.
The link is in Web Resources under the Help menu.
Dictionary Manager Tree View
The Dictionary Manager lets you change the way JAWS speaks words,
phrases, abbreviations, or symbols to avoid any mispronunciation. In
JAWS 10, the Dictionary manager has been expanded so that you can
create rules applying to specific languages, synthesizers, or voices.
Once the rule is created, it is added to the top of the Dictionary
Entries list. It is identified by language, for example, English, and
can be expanded into a tree view to show other restrictions that apply
to the rule. To open the Dictionary Manager in any application, press
INSERT+D.
Navigation Quick Key Manager
Navigation Quick Keys are convenient keystrokes that let you quickly
move around Web pages, PDF files, Word documents, and Outlook e-mail
messages. Beginning with JAWS 10, you can now change the keystroke
assigned to a quick key with any unassigned letter or number using the
Navigation Quick Key Manager. This gives you the flexibility of
assigning a character that is easy for you to remember. Any changes
that you make are immediately applied to the new quick key assignment.
To open a Navigation Quick Key Manager from within an application,
press INSERT+F2, N, and then ENTER.
Navigation Quick Key Operation in Microsoft Word
When turned on, Navigation Quick Keys let you quickly and easily move
through a Word document. For example, you can press H to jump to the
next heading in a Word document, P to jump to the next paragraph, and
G to jump to the next graphic. JAWS 10 will now automatically turn off
Navigation Quick Keys when you open a Ribbon, menu, or dialog box in
Word. In previous JAWS releases, Navigation Quick Keys would remain on
until toggled off using INSERT+Z, or turned off using the Navigation
Quick Keys option after pressing INSERT+V.
Voice Profiles
The Global Voices and Individual Voices profiles in JAWS have been
updated to closely match functionality available in MAGic 11 and
later. These profiles let you create and save speech rate, pitch,
synthesizer, language, punctuation level, and other speech options.
Use the Default and Application radio buttons to apply the voice
settings as new JAWS default values or as voice settings to a specific
application. For more information about these items, open the JAWS
Help file, select the Using JAWS book from the Table of Contents pane,
and then open the Voice Settings book.
To open the dialog box for either voice profile, choose Options
(ALT+O) from the JAWS application window, select Voices (V), and then
select Global Adjustment (G) or Individual Voice Adjustment (I). To
change voice profiles on the fly, press INSERT+CTRL+S to open the
Select a Voice Profile dialog box, and then select a profile from the
list.
Language Menu Changes
The Synthesizer Language and Change Synthesizer commands have been
removed from the Language menu in the JAWS application window and been
replaced by the Voice Profiles command. This new command lets you
select and instantly switch to another synthesizer and voice
combination that you set up as a voice profile. For more about voice
profiles, open the JAWS Help file, and refer to the Global Voices or
Individual Voices topics. These topics are found in Voice Settings in
the Using JAWS book.
Unified English Braille or Contracted English Braille Setup
JAWS can now provide contracted braille using either Contracted
English Braille, formerly known as grade 2 braille, as defined in
translation rules from the Braille Authority of North America (BANA),
or Unified English Braille (UEB) as provided by the International
Council on English Braille (ICEB). Using Braille Options in the
Configuration Manager, you can configure JAWS for either method using
two new radio buttons: Contracted English Braille (default) and
Unified English Braille. The braille translation method can be set up
with or without a braille display attached to your system so that it
is ready for use when you select the Enable Translator check box.
Reply Directly to Sender on Mailing Lists
The Reply Directly to Sender command, a JAWS command that you can use
with Microsoft Outlook, is fully functional in JAWS 10. If you
subscribe to a mailing list, this useful command lets you reply
directly to the sender's e-mail address from the open e-mail message
instead of the entire mailing list address. The keystroke for this
command is INSERT+SHIFT+R.
Downloading Freedom Scientific DAISY Books with FSReader Demo
Starting with JAWS 10, you can use FSReader Demo to download DAISY
books directly from the Freedom Scientific Web site. The advantage of
this feature over earlier JAWS releases is that you no longer need the
product CD to install any of the DAISY books.
You can also use the Check for Updates command to quickly select and
download DAISY books. From the Help menu in the JAWS application
window, choose Check for Updates, select any DAISY book from the list,
and then choose the Install button.
In addition to using Check for Updates, you can also visit the Freedom
Scientific Training Downloads Web page and directly download DAISY
books.
Basic Training Updated for JAWS 10
The JAWS 10 Basic Training has been revised and includes the latest
information about the new JAWS 10 features. The training is available
in text and audio DAISY format as well as individual MP3 modules. For
more information about these and other DAISY and MP3 training files,
visit the Freedom Scientific Training Headquarters.
ARIA Live Region Support
JAWS 10 can announce updates to live regions of Web pages when using
Firefox 3 and later. Live region support will be available in Internet
Explorer 8 when it is officially released. The dynamic section of a
Web page that receives constant updates, such as news headlines,
business information, and weather updates, is known as a live region.
By default, JAWS announces updates for Web pages containing ARIA
(Accessible Rich Internet Applications) Live Region markup. Web
content creators add specific ARIA tags to their pages to mark regions
as "live." To stop JAWS from announcing updates, use the Announce Live
Region Updates option to temporarily turn off this functionality. Just
press INSERT+V while running your Web browser, navigate to this
option, and then press SPACEBAR.
ARIA Landmark Support
The keystroke for Select a Mouse Over Element has changed from
INSERT+CTRL+SEMICOLON to INSERT+WINDOWS Key+SEMICOLON.
The INSERT+CTRL+SEMICOLON keystroke now supports the function Select a
Landmark. Landmarks are ARIA tags that define the structure of a Web
page. This functionality provides useful information to a JAWS user
when he or she navigates pages that support ARIA landmark tags. Web
content creators add these tags to their pages. JAWS 10 and later can
announce Web page landmarks when using Firefox 3 and later. Landmark
support will be available in Internet Explorer 8 when it is officially
released.
Finally, the SEMICOLON and SHIFT+SEMICOLON keystrokes no longer
represent Move to Next Mouse Over Element and Move to Previous Mouse
Over Element. These keystrokes now stand for Move to Next Landmark and
Move to Previous Landmark.
Windows Media Player 11
JAWS 10 supports Windows Media Player 11. For example, to hear the
name of the track that is playing, press INSERT+CTRL+T. Also, while
navigating a playlist, JAWS announces the track that is playing. Use
auto playlist, a Windows Media Player feature that is fully functional
with JAWS 10, to create, edit, and save playlists. Finally, with JAWS
10, the Windows Media Player user interface is much more intuitive
when using sliders and toggle buttons to control items such as volume,
crossfading, shuffle, and repeat.
Microsoft Access 2007
JAWS 10 supports Access 2007. A great deal of work has been done to
make sure that Access 2007 users find the out-of-the-box experience
working very well for both speech and braille output. JAWS now
provides the proper information as you navigate with F6, enter and
exit tables, or use Access wizards and dialogs.
Better Performance with Microsoft Outlook Calendar
Significant performance improvements have been made to the calendar in
Microsoft Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003. Script developers will
appreciate the streamlining of scripts and internal code. This all
leads to enhanced responsiveness, easier script localization, and
better handling of date and time announcements.
AudibleManager Scripts
The scripts for AudibleManager, a program that lets you listen to
audio books purchased from Audible.com, have been updated. The
obsolete keystroke CTRL+1 has been removed; problems with JAWS not
speaking correctly when you select or cancel the selection of text
while in the Library list view have been corrected; terminology
referring to mobile devices has been updated; and an issue preventing
you from moving out of the list view of the File Import dialog box has
been fixed.
Run JAWS without Speech
The Run JAWS without Speech check box has been added to Basic
Settings. It is located in the Advanced Options dialog box by choosing
Options (ALT+O) from the JAWS application window, selecting Basic (B),
and then selecting the Advanced button (D) in the Basic Settings
dialog box.
Script Manager Changes
The SelectASynthesizer script (INSERT+CTRL+S) has been changed to the
SelectAVoiceProfile script. Its purpose is to allow you to switch from
one voice profile to another. Previously, the keystroke would let you
temporarily change the speech synthesizer on the fly. It now lets you
select the voice profile from anywhere in Windows. Once you select a
profile from the Select a Voice Profile dialog box, it will become
your start up voice profile.
The SelectALanguage script (WINDOWS Key+CTRL+L) has been removed.
New Keystroke for Reading Clipboard Contents
You can now read the contents of the clipboard at anytime by pressing
WINDOWS Key+INSERT+X. This feature was adopted from MAGic where it was
first introduced.
New HTML Table Keystrokes
When in a table on a Web page, you can move between and read columns
by pressing WINDOWS Key+LEFT ARROW, which reads the previous column,
and by pressing WINDOWS Key+RIGHT ARROW, which reads the contents of
the next column.
JAWS Remote Access Reminder
As a reminder, JAWS also has a Remote Access feature. It lets you
connect to another computer to access files and run programs just as
if you are in front of and using the remote computer's keyboard. This
is not new JAWS functionality and should not be confused with JAWS
Tandem. JAWS Tandem allows you, from the controller computer, to run
the target computer while the target user is also on the computer and
listening to all activity. With JAWS Remote Access, no one at the
remote computer can see or hear your activity. Refer to the Remote
Access book and topics in the JAWS help file for more information.
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Enhancements in JAWS 10.0.1178 (January 2010)
The following was addressed between the final JAWS 10.0.1167 release
and the JAWS 10.0.1178 posting. All enhancements since the initial
public beta release are included in this release.
•Resolved a Windows 7 issue where properly authorized JAWS licenses
were being asked to reactivate after rebooting.
•Resolved a Windows 7 issue where Windows Explorer would sometimes
shut down when running with JAWS.
•Resolved a Windows 7 issue reported when using Terminal Services or
Remote desktop when connecting to a computer running Windows 7.
•Resolved a Windows 7 issue where the JAWS mirror driver had issues
after using certain programs such as iTunes® 9.0.2 or Roxio Creator®
2010. When using the USB thumb drive version, make sure to download
and install the latest 64-bit or 32-bit video intercept driver.
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Enhancements in JAWS 10.0.1167 (October 2009)
The following is a list of items addressed between the final JAWS
10.0.1154 release and the JAWS 10.0.1167 posting. All enhancements
since the initial public beta release are included in this release.
•Security update for JAWS 10.
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Enhancements in JAWS 10.0.1154 (June 2009)
The following is a list of items addressed between the final JAWS
10.0.1151 release and the JAWS 10.0.1154 posting. All enhancements
since the initial public beta release are included in this release.
•Resolved an issue where JAWS would not properly read the playlist
window in the latest iTunes® 8 automatic update.
•Resolved a reported issue with how JAWS worked with the Track Changes
feature in Word. Speech and braille were not working correctly for any
markups once the view was set to Final.
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Enhancements in JAWS 10.0.1151 (May 2009)
The following is a list of items addressed between the final JAWS
10.0.1142 release and the JAWS 10.0.1151 posting.
•Resolved an issue in Internet Explorer 8 where the JAWS Scripts that
control reading and navigating the address bar with INSERT+A and
INSERT+A twice quickly had stopped working. These commands are very
useful when you want URL information without moving your Virtual
Cursor from your reading position on the Web page. These scripts
continue to work correctly in Internet Explorer 7 and Internet
Explorer 6.
•JAWS correctly reads and speaks the column and field titles in Access
2007 database tables. For example, when you press INSERT+TAB while
focus is in an Access table cell (field), JAWS will now announce all
field information such as the column name, the field contents, and any
other associated tutor message. Previously, the column name
information was not mentioned, or it was necessary to press ALT+TAB to
leave and then return to the application in order to hear the complete
field information.
•When you use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to navigate by line in the
Virtual Viewer while in Access 2007, JAWS now speaks each line.
Previously, JAWS would only speak the line of text when you pressed
INSERT+UP ARROW to read the current line.
•The 64-bit version of JAWS 10 now correctly tracks focus when running
Microsoft Windows 7.
•When you select text using SHIFT+LEFT ARROW or SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW,
such as in the File name edit field of the Open dialog box, JAWS now
announces each character as it is selected. Previously, JAWS would
just say the word “Selected” without announcing the character.
•When composing a new e-mail message using Outlook Express 6, JAWS
will now announce the words “Edit, type in text” when you move into
the message body using TAB or ALT+` or CTRL+`. Previously, JAWS would
say “Edit, read only.”
•When talking in a Freedom Scientific Webinar training session, you
can use the ALT+L command to lock and unlock the Talk key. This
command now functions correctly with the Webinar conference software
plug-in that you must install the first time you attend a training
session.
•Resolved several HTML issues when using JAWS with Libera System 7
Framework™ solutions software.
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Enhancements in JAWS 10.0.1142 (March 2009)
The following is a list of items addressed between the final JAWS
10.0.1139 release and the JAWS 10.0.1142 posting.
•The Yahoo Instant Messenger.jss script file has been updated and
included in JAWS 10 to provide support for the latest version of
Yahoo! Messenger 9. Make sure to download the latest Yahoo! Messenger
for full compatibility with JAWS 10.
•The message history in AOL Instant Messenger and the e-mail messages
in the Gmail Inbox are now visible to JAWS. Previously, the virtual
buffer would appear to be blank if you tried to read message history
or Inbox messages.
•When navigating through the Gmail Inbox, you can once again select
and open an e-mail message by pressing ENTER when focus is on the text
in the Subject column. In a previous release, it was necessary to turn
off the Virtual Cursor or use the JAWS cursor to open the e-mail
message.
•Resolved an issue related to certain Web pages with frames, which,
when updated, created a situation where JAWS would not read the text
present in the updated frame. This problem was reported for both Gmail
and the Webinar software used by the Freedom Scientific Training
department for the new Webinars, both free and paid, now being
offered.
•The default JAWS dictionary file (default.jdf) has been updated to
include the correct pronunciation of two Russian symbols.
•In the JAWS help file, the Using the JAWS Cursor topic now describes
the Real Window and the Focus Window restriction options that are
available for the JAWS Cursor. Previously, this topic only mentioned
the Application Window, Current Window, Unrestricted, and Frame
restrictions.
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Enhancements in JAWS 10.0.1139 (March 2009)
The following is a list of items addressed between the final JAWS
10.0.512 release and the JAWS 10.0.1139 posting. All enhancements
since the initial public beta release are included in this release.
JAWS
•JAWS no longer creates a braille contraction error for the word doggone.
•For Unified English Braille (UEB) and contracted English braille
(Grade 2) output, words such as thermoform and chloroform are forward
translated correctly using the for sign.
•Resolved a memory leak issue that was noticed when switching between
RealSpeak Solo Direct and Eloquence voice profiles.
•Tables now display correctly in Outlook 2007 and Word 2007 when you
have a braille display attached, and the Document Presentation option
is set to Screen Layout.
•Scripts have been created for tcConference software, which is Web
conferencing software that supports Freedom Scientific online training
sessions. For more information, see the Freedom Scientific Webinar
Schedule and Registration Page.
•Resolved an issue where the word realign was using the ea sign for
UEB and contracted English braille.
•JAWS now speaks the status of the check boxes in the Options dialog
box of Word and Outlook when you press the SPACEBAR.
•The word Micronesia now translates correctly for contracted English braille.
•JAWS will now echo the F3 keystroke.
•The MSAA Mode combo box is now described in the Advanced Options
Dialog topic in the JAWS help file.
•Screen sensitive help INSERT+F1 is now available for the Translation
Table combo box in the Braille Basic Settings dialog box.
•When running JAWS and MAGic together, pressing INSERT+UP ARROW to say
a line in the Mouse Enhancement or the Cursor Enhancement dialog box
for MAGic no longer causes a left mouse click at the location of the
JAWS cursor.
•New BANA rules for some Grade 2 symbols have been implemented.
•Configuration Manager will automatically save changes to remote
access settings when you close the manager.
•The "lnk" type is now shown on the right side of a braille display
instead of the right side when a link appears by itself on a line in
applications such as Word and Outlook 2007.
Adobe Acrobat
•When you move about the different panes of a dialog box, such as the
tree view and read-only edit boxes found in the About Adobe Plug-Ins
dialog box, JAWS now only reads the item that is currently selected
instead of additional items that are not selected that also appear in
the dialog box.
•JAWS was not detecting tables in some PDF files. This has been corrected.
•JAWS speech and focus work correctly after creating a bookmark in a PDF file.
Adobe Flex
•JAWS correctly reads the number of sliders that appear on the computer screen.
Corel WordPerfect X3
•This release resolves a long standing issue when reading and
navigating by paragraphs in a WordPerfect X3 document. JAWS now
correctly reads the current paragraph from beginning to end when using
CTRL+NUM PAD 5. In addition, when you use CTRL+UP ARROW and CTRL+DOWN
ARROW to jump to and read the previous or next paragraph, JAWS
correctly moves to and reads the paragraphs instead of stopping on
blank lines.
Microsoft Excel
•When an Excel workbook contains data on multiple worksheets, JAWS now
correctly reads cell information on the current worksheet. Before,
when switching back and forth between worksheets, JAWS would sometimes
read data from the previous worksheet.
•If a Title Region is created in one region of a worksheet, JAWS no
longer behaves sluggishly when navigating in other regions on the same
worksheet.
•In the JAWS help file, the obsolete keystroke CTRL+SHIFT+R has been
removed and replaced with INSERT+SHIFT+R, which is the keystroke for
listing cells in the current row.
•In the JAWS help file, the obsolete keystroke CTRL+SHIFT+C has been
removed and replaced with INSERT+SHIFT+C, which is the keystroke for
listing cells in the current column.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
•This release resolves a long standing issue with the INSERT+F8
keystroke and Internet Explorer. When you open the Internet Explorer
Toolbar dialog box using this keystroke, JAWS no longer inserts an
ampersand in the text links that appear in the toolbar list.
•When using JAWS Find (CTRL+F) and Say All (INSERT+DOWN ARROW)
together, JAWS speech no longer stops if you press F3 to jump to the
next instance of the search string. Instead, JAWS moves to the next
item and then continues reading.
•Braille focus no longer jumps to the bottom of a Web page when you
turn off JAWS speech.
•Resolved an issue with the Illinois Center for Information Technology
Accessibility Web page where ARIA Live regions were not updating.
•JAWS correctly navigates back and forth between Web pages at
www.cjob.com without announcing an Unknown Function Call message.
•Resolved an issue of sluggish JAWS performance with the New York
Times Web site.
•The keyboard help message (INSERT+1) for the INSERT+Z keystroke has
been updated to state that it toggles the Virtual Cursor between Off
and Auto.
•JAWS no longer announces input fields that are hidden from view by a
cascading style sheet.
•JAWS correctly reads alt text and links while in Virtual mode in
Internet Explorer.
•After pressing F5 to refresh a Web page, JAWS will once again read
and recognize links in the INSERT+F7 links list.
•Web pages that use the Windows Media Player plug-in are now
accessible with JAWS.
•Table navigation keystrokes no function correctly when a blank line
is encountered between table data.
•The read-only help messages for Internet Explorer's Adjust JAWS
Options (INSERT+V) have been corrected and updated.
•Instead of saying, "contains text," JAWS now reads the text when you
press TAB to move into a read-only edit field.
•The Select and Copy option for Internet Explorer can be set to one of
the following: Full Content using Onscreen Highlight or From Virtual
Cursor.
•JAWS no longer speaks the wrong text after pressing TAB or ARROW Keys
to move away from an edit field in which you have just typed text.
•In the Customize Punctuation dialog box of Configuration Manager,
JAWS now reads the symbol U+F0E0 as right arrow bullet.
Microsoft Notepad
•Navigation by sentence (ALT+DOWN ARROW) and paragraph (CTRL+DOWN
ARROW) work correctly in Notepad.
Microsoft Outlook
•Plain text e-mail messages that you forward or respond to typically
have lines of text prefixed with a greater than sign. When you read
the message by previous or next paragraph (CTRL+UP ARROW or CTRL+DOWN
ARROW) in Outlook 2003, JAWS now recognizes and reads any paragraph
prefaced with a greater than sign.
•The screen sensitive help (INSERT+F1) for a Note (CTRL+SHIFT+N) in
Outlook has been improved.
•JAWS now provides greater detail about appointments that appear in
the French and Spanish versions of Microsoft Outlook when you press
TAB to move from one Calendar item to another.
•INSERT+H hot key help is now available for the Macros dialog box in Outlook.
•When multiple appointments appear in the Outlook Calendar, JAWS now
announces these appointments and all associated information as you
navigate the list using the UP or DOWN ARROW keys.
•While creating an e-mail or Calendar appointment in Outlook 2007, if
you jump to and navigate through Ribbon items using TAB, JAWS
navigation will now remain in the Ribbons and not accidentally return
to the message or appointment text. Previously, after pressing TAB a
few times, JAWS would lose its navigation focus and jump to the body
text.
•When a layout table appears in an e-mail message, JAWS will now
correctly read text in both speech and braille as you navigate into or
out of the table using the DOWN and UP ARROW keys. Previously, JAWS
would announce the text correctly, but the braille display would show
the last line of the table or combine several lines into one.
•JAWS now announces the recurrence and reminder flags when pressing
TAB to move through Outlook 2003 appointments.
•JAWS no longer announces an unknown function call when editing or
reading an e-mail message.
•When using Word as the editor in Outlook 2003, the braille contents
of the To field no longer automatically appear in the CC and BCC
fields in the message header.
•When viewing an all day event using the Virtual Viewer, JAWS now
correctly states that it is an all day event.
•When you open an e-mail message using Outlook Express, JAWS no longer
announces the subject line multiple times.
•You can create F1 key help messages for check boxes and combo boxes
in Word forms. As you press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to move through
the form, JAWS will now announce if these form controls have
associated help messages.
•In Outlook 2007 if text is selected in the preview pane, you can use
SHIFT+TAB to move back to the folder list.
•In the Word 2007 Modify Styles dialog box, JAWS did not speak the
read-only text that described Style Properties. Now, when you use the
ARROW Keys to move through and read multiple lines, JAWS will read the
text.
•When you press ALT+1 twice quickly, JAWS now reads the header field
of an e-mail message instead of sending the message.
•The text on a braille display now remains when navigating by
character on a link in an e-mail message.
Microsoft PowerPoint
•When e-mailing a presentation from within PowerPoint 2007, JAWS
correctly announces the header edit fields, such as To, CC, and
Subject, as you press TAB to move through the fields.
•The color can be selected in the Format Background dialog box in
PowerPoint 2007.
•The INSERT+F1 help messages have been updated to include information
about all slide layout types.
•The INSERT+1 keyboard help for the SPACEBAR and BACKSPACE keys in
PowerPoint is now correct.
•The Custom Labels option is not available in PowerPoint and no longer
appears in the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box for PowerPoint.
Microsoft Word
•When enabled, Navigation Quick Keys let you quickly and easily move
through a Word document. For example, you can press H to jump to the
next heading in a Word document, P to jump to the next paragraph, and
G to jump to the next graphic. JAWS 10 will now automatically turn off
Navigation Quick Keys when you open a Ribbon, menu, or dialog box in
Word. In previous JAWS releases, Navigation Quick Keys would remain on
until toggled off using INSERT+Z, or turned off using the Navigation
Quick Keys option after pressing INSERT+V.
•When you move by word through the edit fields of a form using
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW or CTRL+LEFT ARROW, JAWS correctly announces the
entire word instead of the first character of the word.
•JAWS no longer double speaks when moving through items in edit combo
boxes in Word 2003 documents.
•JAWS will now turn off table coordinates for braille in Word tables.
•JAWS correctly announces color information for text and borders in
Word 2007 documents.
•When a table contains only one column, JAWS now announces information
about the table when the document window gains focus.
•When typing in the edit field of the Bookmarks dialog box in Word
2007, JAWS no longer reads text from the beginning to the current
cursor position as you type characters in the edit field.
•In JAWS 10, you can once again type accented characters in a Word document.
•When you select a text box in Word, the cursor now appears in the top
left corner and is ready to read.
•When you use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to read a Word document by
line, JAWS no longer announces "new line" when you reach the end of
the current line.
•JAWS now speaks the correct message when using the Find Next
(CTRL+PAGE DOWN) and Find Prior commands (CTRL+PAGE UP) for bookmarks
and objects.
•When moving by line using the UP or DOWN ARROW in a Word form, JAWS
no longer announces form fields twice.
Mozilla Firefox
•Now, when running Gmail™ in Firefox 3.0.5, JAWS correctly announces
edit instead of frame when you navigate into the edit fields of a
Gmail message header.
•JAWS now recognizes screen controls for subscribing to RSS feeds when
using Firefox. You can correctly use the TAB to navigate between RSS
feed controls without having to toggle off the Virtual Cursor with
INSERT+Z
•JAWS now announces font attributes when you press INSERT+F while
using Gmail to create an e-mail message.
•When you save a Web page using Firefox, JAWS no longer echoes the
word and sentence as you are typing individual characters.
•JAWS correctly reads combo boxes that appear in Firefox controls.
•JAWS can now locate and use the Flash player buttons when playing
sample audio in an audio book at audible.com.
•In the Skim Reading dialog box, JAWS will read the New item in the
Rules History combo when it gains focus.
Mozilla Thunderbird
•JAWS will now enter Forms Mode when you navigate to the message body
window in a new e-mail message.
•When you press TAB to move into the body of an e-mail message, the
Virtual Cursor turns off so that you can type text.
Windows Live Messenger
•JAWS now announces incoming conversations, requests, and history
information for Windows Live Messenger.
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JAWS 10.0.512 (November 2008)
The following is a list of items addressed between the final JAWS 10
public beta release and the final JAWS 10.0.512 posting. All
enhancements since the initial public beta release are included in
this release.
JAWS
•During the JAWS 10 public beta, it was discovered that if you
selected a software update and several DAISY books to download and
install at once using the Check for Updates utility, it was still
necessary to download the DAISY books again after you rebooted and
restarted your computer and JAWS. This issue has been resolved in JAWS
10.0.512. This means that in the future, when you select multiple
items to download, all selected items will be installed with only one
computer reboot necessary. Note that if you are using a beta version
of JAWS 10 or an earlier JAWS release, you must first update to JAWS
10.0.512 to take advantage of this functionality.
•In an earlier JAWS 10 public beta release, there were reports of no
speech on the controller computer during subsequent JAWS Tandem
sessions. This issue has been resolved.
•Now, when you add a word to the Add Dictionary Definition dialog box
in the Dictionary Manager, and DECTalk Access 32 is an available
synthesizer for your JAWS configuration, DECTalk Access 32 appears in
the Synthesizers combo box. Previously when adding a word to the
Dictionary Manager, the synthesizer did not appear in the list.
Eudora E-Mail
•Links in Eudora e-mail messages now open correctly when you press the
ENTER key while in Microsoft Viewer.
Microsoft Outlook
•When selecting words in an Outlook Express or Windows Mail message by
pressing CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW, JAWS now only announces the selected
word. Previously, JAWS would announce all selected words with each
additional keystroke.
Microsoft Word
•When pressing TAB or SHIFT+TAB to move through a Word 2007 tabular
form, JAWS no longer announces heading level information as you move
into edit fields.
•JAWS no longer announces an unknown function call message twice when
pressing TAB or SHIFT+TAB to move through a table that contains form
edit fields.
Yahoo! Messenger
•Yahoo! Messenger scripts were modified for use with Yahoo! Messenger
versions 7, 8, and 9.
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JAWS 10 Development Cycle
The following items were resolved during the JAWS 10 development cycle
and public beta releases.
JAWS
•Improvements have been made to the responsiveness of JAWS when using
it with Citrix, Terminal Services, and Remote Desktop.
AOL Instant Messenger
•Pressing ESC now closes the AIM® message window during an IM
conversation. Previously, the window would not close and JAWS would
announce Virtual Cursor.
FSReader
•When specific text that you are searching for in a DAISY book is
found, JAWS now reads the entire line of text by performing a Say Line
command.
•Braille now tracks correctly with the audio narration when reading a
DAISY book with FSReader.
JAVA
•Fixed a reported issue where JAWS would stop reading controls
correctly while tabbing around in the Java application after running
for a short period of time in the application.
Lotus Notes
•After opening an e-mail message with Lotus Notes 6.5.4, if you happen
to toggle the ALT key by accident, you no longer lose access to the
Virtual Buffer. In a previous release, you would have to press ALT+TAB
to restore the Virtual Buffer.
Microsoft Access
•When using the ARROW keys to move through the Folder view of the Open
dialog box, JAWS no longer repeats "Folder view, list view" for each
item in the list box. Folder view, list view is only announced once
when focus enters the list box.
•When using the TAB key to move through an Access 2007 database, JAWS
correctly announces button labels instead of just saying button.
•While running JAWS with Microsoft Access 2007, Access no longer
freezes when you try to create a new table in Design View.
•After typing text into a database, it can now be read using the Say
Line command, INSERT+UP ARROW.
•Pressing INSERT+H for Access 2007 hot key help now shows all JAWS hot
keys that are applicable to Access 2007.
•When you use the BACKSPACE key to delete text in Design View, JAWS
now announces the deleted character instead of saying blank.
•When you use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to edit text in any cell
containing data, JAWS now announces characters as you navigate through
the characters.
Microsoft Excel
•In Microsoft Excel®, JAWS no longer looses speech after you use the
AutoFit Selection option to adjust a spreadsheet's column width.
Previously, you had to press ALT+TAB to move away from and return to
the spreadsheet.
•JAWS correctly announces the selected font and style options in the
Font dialog box.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
•An issue reported during the public beta has been resolved where JAWS
would hang when loading specific pages from the Dell Web site. This
problem was introduced earlier in a JAWS 10 beta release.
•JAWS no longer suddenly exits Auto Forms Mode when you move from one
combo box to another on a Web page.
•When using the Links List dialog box on the Elance Web site, Internet
Explorer no longer crashes when the link labeled Next is selected.
•As a result of many requests from public and private beta testers, we
have added the ability to set Auto Forms Mode on or off based on the
Web page. This choice is now found in the Personalized Settings dialog
box accessed with command INSERT+SHIFT+V. This lets customers take
advantage of this great new feature on most pages they browse, but
also turns it off if they have sites where they would rather remain in
control of Forms Mode manually.
•Auto Forms Mode now works correctly when moving from one field to the
next on the Web page myt-mobile.com.
•Now when navigating tables on a Web page, JAWS will announce when you
are in a table and using table navigation commands to move about the
table.
•When you open an iGoogle™ Web page, JAWS now places focus directly
into the Search edit field.
•JAWS now provides feedback when using the Navigation Quick Key F to
move to the next form field on a Web page. Previously, it was
necessary to press INSERT+ESC before JAWS recognized the Navigation
Quick Key.
Microsoft Outlook
•The responsiveness of JAWS has been improved when using Outlook.
•In Outlook, Outlook Express, and Windows Mail, when a message opens,
JAWS will announce links and frames, when this option is turned on,
after all header fields are spoken as expected. Previously, when a
message opened using JAWS 10, you would hear the number of links and
frames spoken after the From field is announced, but before the
message's Subject field.
•If you turn off the option Message Header Field with Message
Announcement in Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2003, an e-mail's message
header is not announced when you perform a Say All. This is how it
works in Outlook Express.
•When you create an appointment that spans multiple time slots in
Outlook Calendar, JAWS now correctly reads and announces the
appointment as you navigate into and out of the appointment
time-slots.
•JAWS successfully opens any link that appears in the List Links
dialog box when in an Outlook e-mail message.
•When replying to an e-mail message in Outlook Express, you can now
type in the message body edit field without having to close and
restart your reply.
•Pressing ESC when you are composing an e-mail message with Outlook
Express will now let you close the message. Previously, JAWS would
announce Virtual PC, and the message would remain open.
•Braille and speech are now synchronized when navigating items in the
Outlook Address Book. Previously, the braille display would sometimes
move ahead and speech would fall behind when reading the contents of
the Address Book.
•The Outlook auto complete feature works correctly when you add e-mail
address to the CC: edit field. Previously, when you used the UP or
DOWN ARROW keys to scroll through the e-mail address list, JAWS would
announce the current address in the list and then repeat all e-mail
address in the CC: edit field. JAWS now only announces the address
that has focus in the address list.
•If multiple e-mail addresses appear in the To: edit field, JAWS now
announces each e-mail address instead of saying blank as you use
INSERT+LEFT ARROW or INSERT+RIGHT ARROW to move from one address to
the next.
•JAWS now announces characters that are typed into the subject field
of the Meeting Request dialog box instead of saying blank.
•When you change the way e-mail messages are viewed and arranged in
Outlook, JAWS no longer loses focus in the Outlook window.
•When an all day event is created using Outlook Calendar, JAWS will
now announce all meeting information such as subject, location, start
date, and end date.
•When you open the context menu, by pressing the Applications key, in
the message body of a new message window, you can now select an item
from the menu without losing focus.
•JAWS will announce if an e-mail message has an attachment in Outlook 2007
Microsoft PowerPoint
•Now when you press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys while focus is in the
slide area view of PowerPoint, JAWS now reads slide numbers and
titles.
Microsoft Word
•If your Word document contains style changes, for example, when
moving from normal text to a heading and then back to normal text,
JAWS will now announce the style changes. Previously when you had
style changes turned on, JAWS would report the style change on the
line before or after the changed item.
•If you change the current Word scheme so that a sound is played when
you move to a heading in a Word document, JAWS will play the sound if
you navigate using the Navigation Quick Key H or UP and DOWN ARROW
keys. Word schemes are changed and created using the Speech and Sounds
Manager in Configuration Manager. Previously, sounds did not play when
using Navigation Quick Keys.
•With the release of JAWS 10, we added the ability to announce how
many objects are contained in a Microsoft Word document when it opens.
In public beta 2, we have addressed a reported problem where JAWS
would appear to hang when opening documents containing a large number
of objects. The example we were provided with was the Sound Forge
manual which is 300 pages with over 1397 objects. This has now been
resolved. JAWS still tells you the number objects, the document
successfully loads, and it still has the same responsiveness as it did
in JAWS 9.
•JAWS now correctly announces the column and row position, along with
the words uniform table, when you enter a Word table. Previously, JAWS
would announce "uniform table, blank" and not include column and row
position.
•When you press F11 or SHIFT+F11 to move to the next or prior field in
a Word document, the insertion point is now at the beginning of the
field.
•Now when using Word 2007, the braille display cursor and the on
screen cursor track in the same location of the document.
•When a Word document contains forms, the INSERT+CTRL+HOME keystroke
moves focus to the first form field and now announces that focus is in
the field.
•If a Word 2007 document appears to be stuck on a Ribbon control, such
as when you activate Track Changes, focus returns to the document and
is no longer stuck on a Ribbon. This way, when you insert a comment or
revision into the document, you are back in the document as you would
expect. Previously, you were forced to press ALT+TAB several times to
regain focus in the document's text window.
•When the Indicate Tables check box that appears in Text Processing
options of Configuration Manager is selected or cleared, JAWS now
honors that choice for detecting tables in a Word document.
•Previously in Word 2007, the INSERT+UP ARROW and INSERT+NUM PAD 5
keystrokes would not announce highlighted items in the Ribbon bar.
This issue has been resolved.
Mozilla Firefox
•The SHIFT+PERIOD and SHIFT+COMMA keystrokes now correctly move focus
to the end of a current list, table, or element and to the beginning
of a list, table, or element when using Firefox.
•When Firefox 3 is set as your default Web browser, and you select
links in the Web Resources submenu of the JAWS application window,
these links now open using the Firefox browser. Earlier, Internet
Explorer would open as the default browser despite your Firefox
settings.
•JAWS no longer suddenly exits Auto Forms Mode when you move from one
combo box to another on a Web page.
•JAWS correctly announces Firefox hot keys while moving between
different controls and fields in the Options dialog box.
•JAWS announces and identifies bullet lists with both speech and
braille when reading Web pages with Firefox.
•Improvements have been made to the way JAWS announces when the ARIA
Live Region of a Web page updates while you are running Firefox 3.
Previously, JAWS would get stuck on some pages.
•If Firefox is the first application to be launched which uses the
virtual cursor, the virtual cursor now works when using subsequent
applications, such as Outlook, and reading documents or e-mail
messages.
•JAWS may not report the same number of links as Internet Explorer,
but it does correctly provide all the links on a Web page when running
Firefox.
•JAWS no longer announces question marks when you type non-Latin
characters into a Web page's edit fields.
•JAWS now speaks the correct alert message in Firefox and no longer
lags behind by one message.
•JAWS can now activate buttons that submit complicated forms, for
example, www.mapquest.com.
•JAWS can now easily activate clickable items on Web pages using
Firefox, for example, www.minorleaguebaseball.com.
•Multi-line edits now are now easily read by JAWS, and JAWS also
announces “contains text” when you move to any of these fields and the
field contains text.
Windows Vista
•When using Windows Vista, JAWS will now announce the state of check
boxes when you select or clear programs and features in the Programs
and Features dialog box. This is located in the Windows Vista Control
Panel.
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