Re: JAWS Public Beta - Please Read Carefully - jfw

"Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:56:45 -0400

Debbie, since I already have jaws 7 can I just download the new public beta
without any problem?  Thanks, Judith
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From: "Debbie Scales" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: JAWS Public Beta - Please Read Carefully
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>
>
> JAWSBeta: Important Information to read about getting the update to the
> Public
> Forwarded on behalf of Eric Damery:
>
> Later this afternoon, we will finally be making the first update to the
> public beta available.
> We hope to go live by 2 p.m. EST.
> There is one thing we would like users to
> know before they update and if you could help spread the word, it would be
> great.
>
> During the first update of the public beta, we ask that users have JAWS
> running as an application, not a Service. You can tell if you are running
> as a service if the
> Automatically Start JAWS is checked and JAWS starts up when you turn on
the
> PC. All you need to do if this is the case is shut down JAWS (INSERT F4),
> and then
> launch it again without rebooting. The easy way to start it is:
> 1. Press WINDOWS KEY+R, for the Run Dialog.
> 2. Type without spaces: jaws71
> 3. Press enter.
>
> When JAWS 7.10.256 public beta starts, you will be running outside of a
> service for sure and it will be OK to then check for updates from the Help
> Menu.
>
> If someone does check for updates without doing this first, it will still
> work OK but at the end of the update, when they reboot, there may be an
> error in WinLogin.exe.
> When the reboot is completed, everything will be working OK. The fix for
> this problem is included in this first update so for all subsequent
updates
> in the future, it will
> work fine either way.
>
> Note that in order to get the update, you must have the Public Beta
version
> installed and you must be using Windows XP (Pro or Home). We are not
> currently making
> the Check for Update feature available under Windows 2000.
>
> We should be posting no later than 3 PM Eastern today. The list of fixes
so
> far is below.
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> Fixes in the the Update since the first posting in March:
> 1.
> Scripts and other improvements for the Automatic Updates feature have been
> added and will be installed with this first update. Unfortunately, you
will
> only
> experience the benefit of these improvements during subsequent updates. As
> a result, the first time you run the check for updates feature, you will
> find that it
> is not reading as well as it will be in the future.
> 2.
> When Eloquence encountered a specific misspelling or typo of the word
> "seizure" and "have," the synthesizer failed, causing JAWS users to lose
> speech. An
> error message sometimes displayed as well. This issue has been resolved in
> the latest JAWS public beta update. If you are using a previous version of
> JAWS
> (7.0 or earlier) or other Freedom Scientific product with ViaVoice or
> Eloquence speech, refer to this
> Technical Support Notice
>  for information on downloading a
> patch that will prevent this problem from affecting your software.
>
> 3.
> When attempting to install the DecTalk USB synthesizer, you are no longer
> prompted to specify which COM port you want to use.
>
> 4.
> Freedom Scientific has made several miscellaneous corrections for reported
> errors in the JAWS help system.
>
> 5.
> The first time you install JAWS on a computer, the system will be
> automatically restarted before the installation process begins if it has
> been running for
> longer than 30 minutes. This prevents the talking installer from timing
> out.
>
> 6.
> During installation, if shared files for braille, Eloquence, or FSDOMS are
> not all installed, a message displays in order to warn you.
>
> 7.
> Resolved an issue reported by some customers where the talking installer
> failed to initialize during installation.
>
> 8.
> You can now specify serial ports for Braillex El displays in the
> Synthesizer and Braille Manager.
>
> 9.
> JAWS no longer announces graphics in the Synthesizer and Braille Manager
> when you navigate the list of selectable items.
>
> 10.
> When you move to any standard combo box and use the arrow keys to select
> items, the newly selected item in the list is no longer shown as a Braille
> Flash
> message.
> 11.
> The JAWS Find feature now works correctly when Enhanced Edit Mode is on or
> when used in WordPad, Outlook, and other applications.
>
> 12.
> Corrected grammar error reported by customers in the "remove shared
> components" message.
>
> 13.
> The Merge Utility is now available.
> 14.
> The
> Access Code
>  button in the JAWS
> About
>  dialog box has been renamed. It is now the
> Special Update Code
>  button.
>
> 15.
> Two new check boxes have been added to the
> Advanced Options
>  dialog box, which can be accessed by choosing the
> Advanced
>  button in the
> Basic Settings
>
> dialog box. These check boxes allow you to enable or disable remote access
> client and server support.
>
> 16.
> JAWS no longer repeats information multiple times when you navigate
> extended and multiple selection list boxes.
>
> 17.
> In Windows Explorer, JAWS no longer announces the name of a folder twice
> after you rename it, press
> ENTER
> , and then press
> UP
>  or
> DOWN ARROW
> .
> 18.
> When performing a Say All, the position of the Virtual Cursor is now
> correctly updated so that when you stop, you can begin reading again from
> the expected
> location on the page.
>
> 19.
> If a Web page contains combo boxes with thousands of entries, JAWS is now
> much more responsive when the page is loaded and the combo box is
accessed.
> 20.
> Headings (and their levels) are now reported correctly when moving through
> a Web page with Navigation Quick Keys.
>
> 21.
> JAWS now correctly remembers the position of the Virtual cursor when two
> Internet Explorer windows are open.
>
> 22.
> Resolved an issue where JAWS was repeatedly reading Flash content on a
page
> when you switched to Forms Mode and navigated to form fields.
>
> 23.
> If Flash content is suppressed in Default.jcf on the
> Misc
>  tab of the
> HTML Options
>  dialog, it no longer appears on Web pages.
>
> 24.
> You can now switch to Forms Mode while in combo boxes that are embedded in
> headings.
>
> 25.
> While you are in an open combo box on a Web page, you can now exit Forms
> Mode by pressing
> NUM PAD PLUS
> .
>
> 26.
> The
> PlaceMarker List
>  (
> CTRL+SHIFT+K
> ) dialog box now displays correctly even when you are at the top line of a
> Web page.
>
> 27.
> When you move to the next/previous element and no more elements are found,
> JAWS no longer moves to a blank line and announces an incorrect message.
>
> 28.
> Resolved an issue affecting the useability of the Windows Update site.
>
> 29.
> Text formatted with the HTML <CENTER> tag is now displayed and announced
> correctly.
>
> 30.
> JAWS now reads the underlying URL and ALT attributes correctly when you
are
> in Forms Mode and move to a hyperlink.
>
> 31.
> JAWS now reads and navigates combo boxes formatted as headings or
contained
> within heading tags.
>
> 32.
> In Outlook, JAWS no longer announces the window name each time you use the
> arrow keys to select a time slot.
>
> 33.
> In Outlook, resolved an issue reported by some customers where JAWS was
not
> announcing the group name of "Grouped by" messages when they collapsed
> the group.
>
> 34.
> In Outlook, double speaking of items no longer occurs when you press
> HOME
> ,
> END
> ,
> PAGE UP
> , or
> PAGE DOWN
>  in the message list.
>
> 35.
> In Outlook, items in the message list are no longer spelled when you
delete
> messages rapidly.
>
> 36.
> In Outlook, attachments are no longer announced with the caps voice.
>
> 37.
> In Outlook, JAWS no longer announces the message deleted from the list,
> rather than the newly selected message.
>
> 38.
> In Outlook, JAWS is correctly announcing collapsed and expanded statuses.
>
> 39.
> In Outlook, JAWS now reads the currently selected message in the message
> list when MAGic is running.
>
> 40.
> In Outlook, the position of the Virtual Cursor is now properly updated in
> HTML messages when you activate same page links.
>
> 41.
> In Outlook, when you open the Virtual View in an empty inbox, you no
longer
> hear zero items.
>
> 42.
> In Outlook/Outlook Express, pressing
> INSERT+F7
>  now correctly announces the misspelled word and suggestion in Spell
Check.
>
> 43.
> In Outlook Express, JAWS now says "Edit" instead of "Page read-only" when
> you move to the
> Message
>  field.
>
> 44.
> In Outlook Express, JAWS no longer double-speaks list items in the Rules
> Wizard and
> Export Address Book
>  dialog box.
>
> 45.
> In Outlook Express, line breaks are now recognized when you are reading
> e-mail messages.
> 46.
> In Outlook Express, if you manually maximize the message edit window,
> reading commands no longer temporarily stop working until you switch to
> another
> program with
> ALT+TAB
> .
>
> 47.
> In Outlook Express, JAWS no longer announces position information when you
> delete a message in the message list.
>
> 48.
> In Word, a "ding" sound no longer plays when you use
> DOWN ARROW
>  to cross a page boundary.
> 49.
> Resolved an issue reported by some customers in Word where certain lines
in
> a paragraph were not being announced.
>
> 50.
> In Word, revisions are no longer spoken twice when you change the
Revisions
> reading setting in the
> Adjust JAWS Verbosity
>  (
> INSERT+V
> ) dialog box.
>
> 51.
> In Word, multiple leading tabs for a paragraph no longer cause JAWS to
skip
> text during Say All.
> 52.
> When you activate Navigation Quick Keys in Word (
> INSERT +Z
> ) and check items like spelling mistakes (
> M
> ) or revisions (
> R
> ), you can now press the
> APPLICATION Key
>  and go to the context menu without turning off Navigation Quick Keys.
When
> you return to the document, Navigation Quick Keys
> remain active. This feature was requested by a customer during a CSUN
> presentation.
>
> 53.
> In Word, when you press
> INSERT+H
>  in the document window while Navigation Quick Keys are enabled, the list
> of Navigation Quick Keys is now displayed
> along with the other hot keys.
> 54.
> In Excel, when you press
> CTRL+SHIFT+A
> , select "Custom," and press
> ENTER
> , you no longer receive an error message.
>
> 55.
> In Excel, resolved an issue reported by some customers where JAWS was not
> reading certain edit fields when they gained focus.
>
> 56.
> In Excel, resolved a problem with the first column or row associated with
a
> title reading the title when the cell gains focus.
> 57.
> In Excel, when you move to the first cell associated with a title
> row/column, JAWS announces the title.
>
> 58.
> In Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, non-contiguous selection in list views
> now works correctly.
>
> 59.
> In Excel, when a merged cell is part of a title area, JAWS can now
announce
> the merged cell as part of the row/column titles when related cells gain
> focus.
>
> 60.
> Some edit fields in Excel and Access were not speaking when they gained
> focus. JAWS should now read these fields properly.
>
> 61.
> In PowerPoint, double speaking of text in Normal and Slide Show modes no
> longer occurs when you press
> ENTER
>  twice to create blank lines between text.
>
> 62.
> In PowerPoint, words in the list of spelling suggestions are now spoken
and
> spelled as you move through the list.
>
> 63.
> In the Query design view in Microsoft Access XP/2003, JAWS now reads the
> items contained in the
> Fields
>  list box when you use the arrow keys to move
> through the list. Position information is also announced.
>
> 64.
> In Microsoft Access XP/2003, JAWS now reads tri-state check boxes
correctly
> and displays their state in braille.
> 65.
> In Microsoft Access XP/2003, JAWS now correctly speaks the page name when
> moving between the tabs of the
> Customize
>  dialog box.
>
> 66.
> In Microsoft Access XP/2003, JAWS now correctly reads the current item in
> the combo boxes found in the
> Commands
>  tab of the
> Customize
>  dialog box.
>
> 67.
> In Microsoft Access XP/2003, JAWS now correctly displays the state of
check
> boxes on forms in braille.
>
> 68.
> In Microsoft Access XP/2003, JAWS now correctly speaks position and item
> information when you navigate the list of tables in the
> Show Table
> dialog box of
> the Query Design view.
>
> 69.
> In Microsoft Access 2003, JAWS now correctly reads the selected item in
the
> Adjust JAWS Verbosity
>  dialog box.
> 70.
> In MSN Messenger, pressing
> ALT+0
>  now reads message thread 10 instead of thread 1.
>
> 71.
> In MSN Messenger, JAWS no longer occassionally stops to echo characters
> after you send a long message.
>
> 72.
> A Yahoo Messenger entry has been added to ConfigNames.ini
> 73.
> In WordPad, if you copy text, quit WordPad, restart WordPad, and paste the
> text, the correct text is now inserted into the document. This issue did
> not occur
> if you had a braille display attached.
>
> 74.
> After opening a form in Adobe Reader 7 and pressing a Navigation Quick
Key,
> JAWS now correctly reads the element that gains focus.
>
> 75.
> In Adobe Acrobat/Reader 7.0.5, JAWS now correctly reads controls in the
> Find
> dialog box.
> 76.
> In Lotus Notes, JAWS now reads the labels of all fields in the Meeting
> Notice and New Contact forms.
>
> 77.
> Resolved a number of issues related to Java and Java applications.
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>
> James D Homme,
> Usability Engineering
> Highmark Inc.
> james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 412-544-8177
> "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
>
>
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