Re: UpdatedAdAwareScriptsReadyForDownload
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 12:39:38 -0700
hello Dean,
First off, let me thank you again for all the work on the AdAware scripts
which you chronicle below. I'm sure this was an enjoyable challenge of
craft for you, and not simply painful, but that doesn't make your choice to
do the project any less of a gift to all us Jaws people who stick with
AdAware despite having to grope around its interface and be aware that its
full range of functionality hasn't been accessible to most of us. Much
gratitude.
that said, I'd like to add, speaking only for myself of course, that I
really did know that the program, like an antivirus program, consists of the
components and interface that reside on our computers plus the updated
definitions which we download and install periodically to keep the program
current and effective. I'm saying this again, as I think I did yesterday,
not out of ingratitude for your explaining the distinction, but because I'm
sorry if the way I asked something misled you into thinking I wasn't aware
of that, and made you go to the trouble of defining how such a program
works. I think I was just perplexed and accidentally misled by something
you posted that you must've written in a hurry yesterday or the day before,
to which I asked for clarification. If one of us were to retrieve that
posting and look at it again, I'm sure you'd look at it and just say "Oh,
right. I see why you asked about that. I was in a hurry. I didn't mean
anything unusual by it. Never mind." Or something like that.
Anyway, that's all it was. I really misunderstood that one message, and
thought you were explaining some brand new paradigm of spyware programs or
something. Anyway, as I said the first time you replied to my question,
thanks. Now I see that I just misunderstood the post, and nothing about my
understanding of AdAware was invalidated or revised by it. No problem, in
other words.
If I seem to be making too much of this attempt to be diplomatic and
explicit, it's because there's a subscriber to this list and others I'm on
who has taken to flaming me in private email for being rude to my listmates,
including, most recently, you. Which certainly hasn't ever been my
intention at all. I know this one guy has a lot of animosity toward me, and
there's nothing I can do about this. But I do want to take care that I'm
not actually insulting or alienating anyone, as that's not my way of living,
at all. I am not a sarcastic person, neither in three-D social encounters
nor in email.
Thank you again for all your work. I'm soon going to look over your new set
of AdAware instructions, and expect to be using this new version more fully
and confidently than I was able to use the previous two versions.
Best regards,
Daniel
i----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Schmidt" <dschmidt1991@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: UpdatedAdAwareScriptsReadyForDownload
Let me try to clarify this a little. A while back when I was using AdAware
1.05 with the old scripts, I noticed there were some accessibility problems
with the old scripts, the old scripts just barely covered the bare
essentials of scanning, and I began fixing some of the problems to make the
scripts easier to use and more speech friendly.
Then AdAware 1.06 was released. I found that the interface for 1.06 was
mostly the same as1.05. There were a few modifications and additions, such
as the need to switch to the Critical objects tab in order to use the mark
all hotkey. My new scripts were working well in version 1.06 because the
basic layout of controls is basically the same as before. By then I'd done
quite a bit of work, and it being such a good and useful program, and used
by so many people, I decided it deserved a full set of scripts. Then after a
few weeks of beta testing, enhancements and adjustments, that's how we ended
up with the current scripts.
The definitions file that you download every 2 weeks from the AdAware web
site is only a list of spyware with instructions on how to detect it and
remove it from your computer, so it's just a data base that's not visible on
the screen.
Dean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: UpdatedAdAwareScriptsReadyForDownload
> Hi,
> I have the scripts compiled now. No more problem with that. But I'm
> confused by one thing you say. You're saying that the only actual
> difference in the updated program is that it hooks up with a new set of
> definitions? Well, then why would someone need a new set of Jaws scripts
> to
> use it? Isn't the new version of the program different in its interface,
> thus requiring different scripts to make the new controls locatable and
> vocal with Jaws?
>
> thanks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Schmidt" <dschmidt1991@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 6:42 PM
> Subject: Re: UpdatedAdAwareScriptsReadyForDownload
>
>
> It's been a few weeks since I tried the scripts on AdAware 1.05, I almost
> totally developed them for version 1.06, but they may work for 1.05 as
> well.
> The Web update has nothing to do with the AdAware Jaws scripts, it allows
> you to download antiSpyware definitions from the AdAware website.
> To recompile the scripts you can:
> 1 Launch AdAware.
> 2 Press insert 0 to bring up the Jaws script manager.
> 3 press alt f to open the files menu.
> 4 Arrow down to save and press enter.
> 5 press alt f4 to close the script manager.
> 6 Close AdAware and relaunch AdAware again and you should be all set.
>
> Good luck,
> Dean
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: UpdatedAdAwareScriptsReadyForDownload
>
>
>> One and only one question, so far, and a really basic question at that:
>>
>> I'm not very experienced at recompiling scripts. Last time I needed to
>> do
>> it, I was given several ways to do it and none of them actually worked
>> for
>> me, for some reason.
>>
>> Now I need to do this again, because I'm using Jaws 6.0 and the installer
>> told me to.
>>
>> So, should I first download and install the new version of AdAware? I
>> can
>> do this by clicking Web Update in SE 1.05, I think it is, and saying yes
>> when it asks me if I want to upgrade.
>>
>> Then how do I compile or recompile the scripts so I can get started
>> again?
>>
>> Thanks. If I have this backward, please explain the steps.
>> .
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dean Schmidt" <dschmidt1991@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:12 PM
>> Subject: UpdatedAdAwareScriptsReadyForDownload
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>> It's my pleasure to announce that the full version of AdAware Scripts 1.0
>> is
>> ready for download. These are free scripts for anyone who would like
>> them.
>> My thanks go to all those who participated in the beta tests, it was
>> enjoyable working with you and I feel that the scripts are better because
>> of
>> your feedback. The scripts are available on the Accessible Programs web
>> site, and if Debbie begins to update her page, I'll later post them on
>> jfwlite as well. To download the scripts, go to:
>>
>> http://www.AccessiblePrograms.com
>> I'll be here till Friday evening to answer any questions or if you need
>> assistance, then I'll be gone on vacation.
>> Hope you enjoy.
>> Dean Schmidt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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