hi. As a former beta tester, I can say that the beta testing time on
aversion of JAWS was around a month, possibly 2 or 3 if there were
problems with the code base, and problems people were having. I
think that it really all depended on the features they wanted to
implement and wether it was working well for most people.
So you had a lot of factors there. and you couldn't be more right
when you talk about so many different configurations and setups.
I give the programmers a lot of credit, they have to worry about
features being implemented, making sure that it works internally
first, and then releasing it to beta testers who further test it
before it finally reaches everybody else.
So there's a lot to think about there. Making sure your computer is
set up properly to work with the FS software will go a long long way
to fixing half the problems people have. If they still have
problems, then it's probably more of a windows issue, because like
any other thing on your system, JAWS is just that, a program that
runs on top of the operating system rather than being something built
right into it.
I would totally agree with Bruce. I downloaded Jaws version 7 the day it was released and have been using it on two Dell dimension 4700s with 512 MB of RAM and Win XP and service pack 2, and on my home system with Win XP Home and have not had any of these problems mentioned on the list.
But with so many possible configurations of hardware, and software I suppose it's really difficult to discover these problems before a release. I wonder how extensively JFW versions are beta tested before their general release. And how would this compare to the number of beta testers for general market stuff like Microsoft products? I suspect this is one of the serious challenges specialized software vendors like Freedom Scientific have to deal with.
Brian
From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:29 Subject: Re: updating JFW
This shows you how subjective this sort of thing can be. In my personal opinion version 7 is one of the more stable releases they've had in quite some time. When you ask a question like that, you'll get ten different opinions from ten different people, each opinion equally valid.
Bruce
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On Sun, 12 Feb 2006, Keith Gillard wrote:
--Hi,
In my opinion I would stick with 6.2 and wait until 7.1 is released before installing 7. I have used both and feel 6.2 is more stable and less buggy.
hth...Keith .
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobcat" <bobcat11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "jfw mailing list" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:37 AM Subject: updating JFW
I only recently started using JFW. I have my original 6.0 CD and I just got the 7.0 CD. I have a new computer. I installed 6.0 on it but am not impressed with JFW performance on it. Seems to stop talking at times. I can bring up WindowEyes when this happens but the system is hard to shut down.
I'm wondering if I should install 7.0 or if I should install one of the intermediate versions such as 6.2.
BTW: I have done some suggested configuration on the new computer for screen reader compatibility. I have not installed any software on the new computer yet. I have disabled some of the unnecessary HP software and have obtained all updates.
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