Hi, Here is the latest news about the latest update to the JAWS 9 beta. Jeffrey Check out my blog! The URL is http://jeffreyshockley.livejournal.com "You learn something new every day!" "You can do anything if you put your mind to it!" "It is not what we see that determines who we are. It is how we choose to see it." --Doomed Dragon -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-users-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Damery Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:33 PM To: jaws-users-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [JAWS-Users] New Update to JAWS Beta has been release. Build is now9.0.399 All, Below are the details of the changes between build 353 and 399. Thanks again to all the reports. We are making great progress and the details reports being filed is making a big difference. Regards, Eric Damery HTML Composition Support JAWS 9.0 introduces new support for editing in HTML composition environments, such as online text editors, Outlook Express, and Outlook 2003 (Outlook 2007 uses Microsoft Word), editing in Forms mode (input type=text, textarea, elements with contenteditable=TRUE etc), and editing in Adobe Flash edit fields. This new support provides 100 percent accuracy when reading text; the ability to use sound schemes to differentiate font, attribute, and color; the ability to automatically switch languages when the language of the text is correctly marked up; and the ability to hear information when the text is marked up as a heading, link, list, table, and so on. For example, when composing a new HTML message in Outlook Express or Outlook 2003, you can now select text and format it as a heading (level 1 through 6), and JAWS will announce that this text is a heading when reading back the composed message. When using online editors, such as the sample at http://www.rnib.org.uk/edtest/editor.htm, if you go into Forms mode in the editable area, you can now use the ARROW keys to enter the table and use table navigation keystrokes to navigate the table and hear row or column changes and row or column headings. (Note that you will have to press the RIGHT ARROW once and then the DOWN ARROW to navigate past the link in this editor.) You can also hear where headings are and the text which belongs to a bulleted or auto numbered list. Gmail Support Improvements Screen reader users currently get a message on the Gmail page that says, "If you are using a screen reader, you may wish to switch to basic HTML for a better experience." While you will still receive this message when running JAWS 9.0, it is no longer necessary to follow those instructions as JAWS works with the standard Gmail interface, which offers many enhancements over their basic HTML page. In JAWS versions prior to 9.0, it was necessary to switch Gmail to its basic HTML interface or use the JAWS cursor to click the objects on the page that were not standard links. These include Inbox, Sent, Compose Mail, Trash, Create a Filter, and so on. With our new support for Gmail, these items show up in the links list. You can also use the ARROW keys to move to these items and either press ENTER to activate them or select the items with the routing buttons on your braille display. Additionally, prior to JAWS 9.0, you had no way to see some editing attributes in the message edit window. For example, you had no way to see if text was a heading or even if it was a table when in Forms mode. With our new support for Web-based rich edit controls, you can add attributes to your messages such as bold, italic, and underline by using standard JAWS commands in this editor. Commands for similar Web-based editors may be different. At this time JAWS does not speak the status of these controls when they are activated, but you can use the command to get font information to see the attributes. It is also possible to see formatting such as list items, both bulleted and numbered lists, heading and level, and table information, even in Forms mode with both speech and braille. Internet Explorer New HTML Frame Update Notification JAWS can now notify you when an HTML frame updates in Internet Explorer. The new Frame Update Notification option lets you configure the way JAWS handles HTML frame notification on various Web pages. It is located in both the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) and the Personalized Settings dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) while in Internet Explorer. Press the SPACEBAR to toggle to one of the following settings for the Frame Update Notification option: * Off: When off, you are not notified of any frame updates. * Speak Frame Name: JAWS speaks the name of the most recently updated frame. This is the default setting. * Move To Frame: JAWS moves the cursor to the beginning of the most recently updated frame. JAWS also remembers your cursor location before the move; you can move back to your original location by pressing SHIFT+M, the keystroke for Move To Prior Frame. If you are in Forms mode when the frame updates and you have set the Frame Update Notification to Move To Frame, JAWS will instead speak the name of the most recently updated frame. Changes made using the Adjust JAWS Options tree view (INSERT+V) apply the setting for all Web pages. While this may be appropriate for the current Web page you are viewing, it may not apply to other Web pages. In that case, use the Personalized Setting dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) to set the option for an individual Web page. Update Enhancements Included as of Build 9.0.399 (18 October 2007) Thanks to all the public beta testers who identified issues in our initial release and reported them so well using the Beta Report form on this page. As a result, many of the items were resolved and have been included in this second update on October 18th. Others are still under investigation, and we will be looking forward to posting more updates soon. JAWS * Resolved the following issues when using a rich text editor for Web development: Graphics are now recognized along with meaningful alt text when available; the number of items in a list are now announced by JAWS; and standard table navigation keystrokes now work correctly. For more information about, refer to the HTML feature described earlier on this page. * You can now read HTML tables one row at a time with speech or braille when the Document Presentation option is set to Screen Layout (INSERT+V, D, SPACEBAR). Previously, there was an issue recognizing the HTML <br> tag in tables when this option was configured for Screen Layout. * Resolved an issue where the script function "lvGetItemColumnRect()" would cause JAWS not to respond when you are in the list view of an application. * When you set a PlaceMarker on a link or visited link (CTRL+K) on a Web page, and then you return to the PlaceMarker (K), JAWS correctly announces the link and also announces if it is a visited link. * JAWS correctly announces spelling and grammatical errors when using Navigation Quick Keys in Word to find spelling errors (A or SHIFT+A) and grammar errors (M or SHIFT+M). * If you use a mouse to select a link on a Web page to jump to another page, and then press BACKSPACE to return to the original page, JAWS will remember your position on the original page. * If you uninstall JAWS from a remote server, but you decide to leave shared components on the server, the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) components are not uninstalled and remain on the server. * If you uninstall MAGic(r) and remove shared components, when JAWS and MAGic are installed on the same computer, JAWS now opens a dialog box after restarting. It states that shared components are missing and that you must reinstall JAWS. * Resolved an issue with the Typing Echo option where JAWS would announce the first character of a deleted word when typing a new word. * JAWS now saves all changes made to options using the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box. * In JAWS Keyboard Manager and Script Manager, the Punctuation option is set to All by default so that literal characters can be used when assigning keystrokes with punctuation characters. Adobe Reader * Resolved an issue in Adobe Reader where JAWS would say the same text over and over again when navigating from one form field to the next. Previously, if you entered and exited Forms mode, and then entered Forms mode again, this problem would occur. * JAWS now correctly announces the text that appears in the Adobe Reader edit fields when performing a Say Line (INSERT+NUM PAD 8) or pressing BACKSPACE while in an edit field when in Forms mode. Cakewalk Sonar * JAWS now correctly tracks and announces items when navigating through Cakewalk's Sonar music recording application. Gmail * JAWS now works with the standard Gmail interface. For more information about, refer to the Gmail feature described earlier on this page. Microsoft Excel * In Microsoft Excel 2007, you can now press ENTER to exit submenu options on a split button control in the ribbon toolbar. Previously, focus would remain on these options, and JAWS would not announce anything in the worksheet unless you pressed ALT+TAB to move away from and then return to the Excel worksheet. Microsoft Internet Explorer * A public beta tester reported that when listening to an audio feed Web site, JAWS speaks each time a frame on the Web page refreshes. This can now be solved with the new Frame Update Notification option <http://hj5/websites/NewFreedom/fs_products/software_jaws90fea_beta.asp# IEHTMLFrameUpdateNotification> as described earlier on this page. * JAWS now recognizes multiple lines and carriage returns when entering text into a multiple-line edit box in Microsoft Internet Explorer. * Changes made to the Document Presentation option in the Personalized Settings dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) are now saved when running Internet Explorer. Microsoft Office * When using the RIGHT ARROW key to navigate through a hyperlink in Microsoft Word or Outlook 2007, JAWS now correctly announces the link and identifies that you are in a link. * The Virtual Cursor Options group has been removed from the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) for Word 2007 and Outlook 2007. Microsoft Outlook * JAWS now announces all options that appear when you select the Office Button when reading or composing a Microsoft Outlook 2007 e-mail while running Windows Vista. * If you press SHIFT+UP ARROW to select multiple e-mails in an Outlook 2007, JAWS now correctly announces the selected e-mail messages. * When using SHIFT+UP ARROW or SHIFT+DOWN ARROW to select multiple e-mail messages in Microsoft Outlook Express, JAWS now reads across all columns that are highlighted. For example, JAWS announces the sender or recipient's name, the subject, the date and time, and so on. * When using TAB to navigate the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) in Outlook, JAWS now correctly reads the built-in help messages in the Read-Only edit window. * Resolved an issue where JAWS would not announce words in the Subject edit box of an Outlook Calendar appointment when reading the current word (INSERT+NUM PAD 5). * JAWS now reads static text in various Outlook 2007 dialog boxes. * If you must enter security credentials when logging on to Outlook 2007, JAWS now allows you to easily navigate between the User Name and Password edit boxes. * When using TAB or SHIFT+TAB to move between next or previous Web links in an Outlook 2007 e-mail, JAWS now announces the links. * You can now open or close an Outlook 2007 e-mail message when using the right ALT key and the F4 key together. * JAWS can now successfully activate hyperlinks in read-only Outlook 2007 e-mail messages. * JAWS can now switch between applications if Navigation Quick Keys are on while using ALT+TAB to cycle from an open Outlook 2007 e-mail message to other applications. * Keyboard help is now available for Outlook Header keystrokes when using the Outlook 2007 Keyboard Manager (INSERT+8). * JAWS no longer announces items twice when you use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to navigate the Font dialog box in Outlook Express. * When using the Laptop Keyboard Layout in Outlook, there is no longer a conflict between the Say All keystroke assignment (CAPS LOCK+A) and the Move to Attachments keystroke assignment (INSERT+A). * When the Messages Automatically Read option is enabled (INSERT+V, R, M, M, SPACEBAR), JAWS now retains this setting so that e-mail messages are read when opened in Outlook 2007. * JAWS now announces the titles of all open dialog boxes in Outlook 2007. * When you press INSERT+A to move to attachments in an Outlook 2007 e-mail message, JAWS correctly announces that you moved to an attachments list and not a categories list. * When creating a new e-mail message in Outlook 2007, the word from is no longer spuriously announced by JAWS as you press TAB to move through various edit boxes and message text. * JAWS now announces and shows in braille all edit boxes when creating a new Contact card in the Outlook 2007. Microsoft Project 2007 * JAWS now functions correctly in Microsoft Project 2007 when you open the Tools menu and select commands. Microsoft Word * JAWS now announces binding hyphens and binding spaces that appear in Microsoft Word XP documents when navigating using ARROW keys. * Resolved an issue where accented characters could not be typed into Word documents. * Navigation Quick Keys in Word now function correctly when text is copied. * JAWS now correctly announces the next or previous field when using F11 or SHIFT+F11 to navigate between fields in a Word document. * When you press CTRL+SHIFT+UP or CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN to select a paragraph in Word, JAWS now announces the selected paragraph. * In Word, the ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+A keystroke states the language that is in use. This keystroke is not available when in a protected Word form. If the keystroke is issued in a protected form, JAWS now announces the following message: This function is unavailable when the document is protected. * JAWS now correctly announces the numbers of a numbered list when using the ARROW keys to move through the list. * Resolved an issue reported by a public beta tester where the values for the Column Titles Row Set option and the Row Title Column Set option were not being saved for tables in a Word document. Mozilla Firefox * When using Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.7, the JAWS Find function (CTRL+F) works correctly. JAWS no longer says unknown function call when searching for a term on a Web page. Nero * JAWS now works correctly when burning files to a CD using Nero(r) Burning ROM 7.10. Windows Vista * JAWS now reads the CTRL+ALT+DELETE prompt when Secure Log On is enabled on a Windows Vista computer. WordPerfect * Resolved a reported problem with Corel(r) WordPerfect(r) Office X3. JAWS no longer announces an error message regarding the font and point size when navigating by characters (NUM PAD 4 and NUM PAD 6). 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