Re: EdSharp 2.6 and FileDir 3.2 released
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:58:03 -0500 (EST)
It's quite understandable that this security issue was not obvious.
Thanks for your follow up, which helps me understand an issue that others
may face. I suspect the problem was introduced by the code that compares
the current file version with that on the server, which I introduced a
couple versions ago.
Jamal
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008, Ian D. Nichols wrote:
> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:16:32 -0500
> From: Ian D. Nichols <inich@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: EdSharp 2.6 and FileDir 3.2 released
>
> Hi Jamal,
>
> This problem arose with FileDir either 3.0 or 3.1. Before that, the F11
> method had worked on this machine.
>
> Your wondering about security settings set me looking again. I discovered
> that my security package (Panda) was blocking something. Unfortunately it
> puts a little non-standard window in the bottom right corner of the screen
> when it does this, and there is no audible alert. Unless I think to go
> looking for it I can very easily miss it. I told it that FileDir and
> EdSharp are OK, and now it seems to be working.
>
> I apologize for the unnecessary alarm I raised.
>
> All the best,
>
> Ian
>
> Ian D. Nichols,
> Toronto, Canada
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:38 PM
> Subject: Re: EdSharp 2.6 and FileDir 3.2 released
>
>
> > Thanks for your feedback, Ian. I just looked at the code and suspect
> > the problem occurs when the program attempts to parse a .ini file from
> > my web site that contains version info for each of my programs. I have
> > not changed that code in a few months, so am puzzled why it would start
> > to be a problem now. Did F11 previously work on that same computer?
> >
> > The appstamp.ini file is downloaded into the directory for temporary
> > files (the location is based on a method of the .NET Framework). Could
> > it be that a security setting is preventing that file from being saved
> > in your temp directory? Since it is not executable code, I did not
> > expect this, but that is the only explanation that comes presently to
> > mind. The file is deleted after being analyzed, so it would not
> > necessarily be found by a manual inspection.
> >
> > I'll keep thinking about this.
> >
> > Jamal
> > On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Ian D.
> > Nichols wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:43:27 -0500
> >> From: Ian D. Nichols <inich@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: EdSharp 2.6 and FileDir 3.2 released
> >>
> >> Jamal,
> >>
> >> First, thanks for your excellent programs. I use FileDir every day, and
> >> EdSharp quite often.
> >>
> >> On one of my PC's, running Windows XP Home edition with SP2 and JAWS 9, I
> >> have been unable to use F11 to do the update of the last couple of
> >> releases
> >> of either FileDir or EdSharp.
> >> I get a message saying something like "Unusual event. Index is outside
> >> the
> >> boundary of the array."
> >>
> >> It seems to me that it must be some oddity in this one system; on another
> >> PC
> >> with essentially the same operating system and screen reader, it works
> >> just
> >> fine. Do you have any
> >> idea what the problem may be? Has anyone else encountered
> >> this?
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >>
> >> Ian
> >>
> >> Ian D. Nichols,
> >> Toronto, Canada
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> >> <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <uaccess-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:53 AM
> >> Subject: EdSharp 2.6 and FileDir 3.2 released
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > On February 18, new versions of EdSharp and FileDir offer the fixes and
> >> > enhancements described below. First are improvements common to both,
> >> > then
> >> > those particular to each.
> >> >
> >> > Jamal
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Fixed various visual aspects of menus, dialogs, and the status bar.
> >> > Fixed
> >> > the Context Menu, Shift+F10, producing an error if no "verbs" were
> >> > found
> >> > in the Windows registry for the extension of the current file.
> >> >
> >> > When LaTexProcessing is off (Shift+F12), fixed Alt+Control+PageUp and
> >> > Alt+Control+PageDown being used for matrix commands rather than
> >> > changing
> >> > speech rate with the JAWS screen reader. Used a more reliable method
> >> > of
> >> > detecting whether the Window-Eyes screen reader is running.
> >> >
> >> > Enhanced list-based dialogs with filter and order commands. Control+F
> >> > sets a filter to restrict what items are shown via wildcards (* to
> >> > match
> >> > any sequence of characters or ? to match a single one). For example,
> >> > you
> >> > could browse replace-related commands in the Alternate Menu, Alt+F10,
> >> > by
> >> > pressing Control+F after invoking that list and then entering *replace*
> >> > as
> >> > the filter expression. Control+Shift+F clears the filter so all items
> >> > are
> >> > shown again. The order of items may also be changed: Alt+A for alpha
> >> > order, Alt+Shift+A for reverse alpha order, Alt+D for default order, or
> >> > Alt+Shift+D for reverse default order.
> >> >
> >> > Open windows may now be visually organized according to common MDI
> >> > (multiple document interface) patterns. The Window menu includes the
> >> > following commands: Arrange Icons (Alt+F11), Cascade (Control+F11),
> >> > Tile
> >> > Horizontal (Alt+Shift+F11), and Tile Vertical (Control+Shift+F11).
> >> >
> >> > Use the new Environment Variables command, Control+E, to review or
> >> > change
> >> > such settings of Windows. Choose those of the current process, user,
> >> > or
> >> > system as a whole. Jump quickly to a particular variable based on its
> >> > initial letter, e.g., Alt+P for the PATH setting that determines where
> >> > Windows searches for an executable file that is not found in the
> >> > current
> >> > directory. Changes to process settings affect the current session of
> >> > EdSharp or FileDir, but not the next time it is run. User settings
> >> > take
> >> > effect when you log in again. System settings take affect when you
> >> > restart the computer.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > EdSharp 2.6
> >> > http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/edsetup.exe
> >> >
> >> > As before, Control+Shift+G goes to another, more interactive
> >> > environment.
> >> > The default setting has been changed from the Boo interpreter to
> >> > Interactive JScript, which is also separately available at
> >> > http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/ijs.zip
> >> > This environment is particularly useful for learning the library of the
> >> > .NET Framework and testing expressions that may be incorporated in
> >> > programming code, including EdSharp snippets. It may also be used as a
> >> > simple, speech-friendly calculator, since most algebraic,
> >> > trigonometric,
> >> > or date calculations may be done in JScript.
> >> > If you upgrade from a previous version of EdSharp, you can press
> >> > Alt+Shift+0 to reset configuration options to the latest default
> >> > values.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > FileDir 3.2
> >> > http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/dirsetup.exe
> >> >
> >> > Fixed the Quick Folder command (Control+Q or GraveAccent) referring to
> >> > an
> >> > old location.
> >> >
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