[real-eyes] New JAWS Version Available 8.0.2107
- From: "Jim Fettgather" <jimkc@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:19:25 -0500
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From: Eric Damery
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:36 PM
All,
We have just posted a new English Update for all JAWS 8.0 customers.
It is version 8.0.2107.
This release is for all XP and W2K customers as an official release.
For our customers with Vista, this is Public Beta 2. It has many
things addressed but the most significant is that JAWS is working at
the Login screens and with the User Account Control (UAC) security
features in Vista. In addition, we now offer support to the Sidebar
and Gadgets feature in Vista and we are fantastic now on the start
menu in both speech and Braille.
If anyone has installed one of the previous versions of JAWS that we
released to the public, they can use the "Check for Updates" feature
in the Help Menu to get this update or they can just download the
latest full release from the Web and install right over top. Below is
the details of the enhancements in this update.
Regards,
Eric Damery
Enhancements in JAWS Version 8.0.2107 (26 April 2007)
The following items were addressed in this update:
JAWS
* Numerous enhancements were made to improve JAWS performance
with Windows Vista. See
<http://hj5/websites/NewFreedom/fs_products/software_jaws80VistaUAC.asp#PublicBeta>What
to Know About the JAWS Public Beta in Windows Vista for a list of
improvements.
* JAWS is more accurate when navigating or toggling various
controls in .NET applications.
* Fixed the issue where JAWS was announcing bad font in several
applications.
* JAWS no longer repeats words when using Next Word and Previous
Word navigation in Microsoft Outlook 2007 or Microsoft Word 2007.
* JAWS correctly reads all text that appears in the Startup Wizard
dialog.
* Corrected the INSERT+F1 help message that is spoken for the
radio buttons appearing on the Attributes page of the Speech and
Sounds Manager.
* When entering the time for a scheduled task, JAWS now announces
the hours and minutes as you use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROWS to move
through the Start Time list box.
* When the SAPI 5 During Say All check box is selected, and you
exit and reenter the Say All Options dialog in Configuration Manager,
JAWS now announces the name of the check box.
* When using JAWS and a braille display to read the Freedom
Scientific Developers Network scripting manual, a flash message no
longer appears as you navigate through the document's many tree view levels.
* JAWS now correctly shows in braille when multiple user accounts
appear on the Windows XP Welcome screen.
* The SAPI 5 voice synthesizer and the Eloquence voice
synthesizer no longer speak simultaneously when the case sensitive
spelling option is selected in HJPad.
* When using the Rank Your Computer Knowledge slide bar in HJPad,
the PAGE UP key now increases the value on the slide bar, and the
PAGE DOWN key now decreases the value on the slide bar.
* When using the Dot Firmness slide bar, which appears in the
Advanced Braille Display Options dialog in Braille Options, the PAGE
UP key now increases the slide bar value, and PAGE DOWN decreases the
slide bar value.
* The Control Group Name, Control Name, and Control Type
preferences of the Verbosity Options dialog now function
independently. If you turn one off, it does not affect the other two
settings.
* Fixed the scripting function StringSegmentIndex.
* JAWS now speaks the menu items for 16-bit applications.
Previously, only the access keys were spoken.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
* When in Forms mode in a PDF file, JAWS now correctly announces
the name of the new field as you navigate from one field to the next.
* In a PDF file, JAWS only announces the color of the text and
not the page due to Acrobat Reader limitations.
FSReader
* An error message now appears if you try to use the Find command
(CTRL+F) when focus is in the tree view of a DAISY book instead of
the text area.
Internet Explorer
* Resolved an issue for the Social Security Administration where
JAWS was not correctly moving to subsequent links when using the TAB
key to navigate a Web page table.
* Made improvements in how JAWS interacts with HTML-based
applications in non-virtual mode. These adjustments were specifically
made for Libera, Inc.
* JAWS successfully handles and reads Ajax-enabled Web pages when
using Internet Explorer 7.
* After confirming to close Internet Explorer 7 when multiple
tabbed pages are open, JAWS no longer announces information from one
of the open Web pages as the browser closes.
* Frames are now announced when tabbing through a Web page.
* JAWS now correctly announces when you have changed a search
engine in Internet Explorer 7.
* When you first open the Favorites Center (ALT+C), JAWS now
announces that you must press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select an
available item.
JAWS and MAGic
* When JAWS and MAGic run simultaneously, the Alternative Say All
function now works correctly when you issue the ALT+INSERT+DOWN ARROW
command.
* Screen saver and power saving features no longer interrupt Say
All reading when using JAWS with MAGic.
Microsoft Excel
* JAWS is no longer limited to a maximum of nine regions when
labeling columns and rows as titles in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
* JAWS correctly announces the contents of merged cells rather
than indicating that the cells are selected when they are not when
you navigate out of and back into the cells.
* JAWS correctly speaks different color fonts when using the PC
Cursor to move around a spreadsheet.
* JAWS can detect if worksheet cells contain conditional formatting.
* You can now open a dialog that shows a list of cells containing
formulas in an Excel worksheet. To do this, press CTRL+SHIFT+EQUALS.
* If you use the Custom Auto Filter feature in a populated cell,
JAWS correctly speaks what appears in combo boxes.
Microsoft Office 2007
* JAWS now reads the value as you scroll up and down through the
history of the Help search combo box.
Microsoft Office 2003
* The Ask a Question combo box that appears in the Menu bar of
Office 2003 applications is now read correctly by JAWS. Previously,
JAWS would read the entire Menu bar when focus was placed on this combo box.
Microsoft Outlook 2007
* JAWS now announces all available access keys when moving
through the Ribbon of an Office 2007 application.
* JAWS now correctly announces the controls that appear on the
Send/Receive Groups dialog.
* Headers are now announced when Say All is enabled to start when
you open an e-mail message.
Microsoft Outlook 2003
* When in the Rules and Alerts dialog of Outlook 2003, JAWS now
only announces the name of the tabbed page once instead of twice when
you use CTRL+TAB to switch between pages.
* JAWS now automatically announces any highlighted item when
adding a new contact to Outlook 2003.
* When entering an address that does not appear in the Outlook
2003 address book, JAWS now announces "no suggestion" when CTRL+K is
pressed.
Microsoft PowerPoint
* The Virtual Viewer no longer remains active after you close a
PowerPoint presentation.
* The CC: field is now announced and shown in braille when
e-mailing a presentation from within PowerPoint.
* When exiting a slide show, it is no longer necessary to press
ESC twice to leave virtual PC Cursor mode. Pressing ESC once closes
virtual PC Cursor mode and returns JAWS to PC Cursor mode.
Microsoft Word
* JAWS now uses the same synthesizer voice to indicate horizontal
movement (for example, an indent or hanging indent) in a line of
text. Previously, different voices were used to indicate an indent
(CTRL+M or CTRL+SHIFT+M) and a hanging indent (CTRL+T or CTRL+SHIFT+T).
* JAWS can now use Voice Aliases to distinguish between inserted
and deleted revisions in a Microsoft Word document. The
DeletedTextVoice alias is the default for deleted text revisions. The
InsertedTextVoice alias is the default for inserted text revisions.
* JAWS correctly identifies inserted or deleted text when you use
the Say Font command (INSERT+F).
* When you create a table with column headings in Word, JAWS will
announce the column and row count in addition to the column heading.
* The default Verbosity setting for Track Changes is now Speak
Type instead of Off.
* When navigating through a table using the TAB key or the LEFT
and RIGHT ARROWS, JAWS will announce the word that appears before the
cursor when you use the Say Word command (INSERT+NUM PAD 5)
* If you have Spelling and Grammar enabled, JAWS will now
consistently report that a word is misspelled no matter if you pass
by it by one or several words using the Move to Next Word (INSERT+NUM
PAD 6) or Move to Prior Word (INSERT+NUM PAD 4).
* JAWS will now speak numbers that are automatically generated
when you create a numbered list in Word.
Mozilla Firefox
* As you toggle between multiple tabbed pages in Firefox, JAWS
announces the name of the tabbed page that has focus.
PAC Mate Desktop
* Previously, when using PAC Mate Desktop (a program that allows
you to establish a connection between your PAC Mate and a computer
with JAWS installed), characters entered on a PAC Mate BX were
intermittently lost. This no longer occurs using the latest JAWS release.
Windows Live Messenger
* As you navigate through menus, JAWS now announces when focus is
placed onto an menu item.
New items for public beta 2
* What's new in this public beta?
* This public beta release now supports the User Account Control
(UAC) security feature in Windows Vista. The purpose of this security
feature is to stop malicious software from secretly installing on
your computer. Based on user privileges, when an application is
installed, UAC shows either consent or credential (password) dialogs
in what is known as Secure Desktop mode.
* JAWS speech and braille is now available when the log on screen
or the CTRL+ ALT+DEL security screens appear.
* The Automatically Start JAWS option is now available in the
Basics Dialog with the additional choice of user specific login preferences.
In Windows Vista, gadgets are desktop applications and tools that
provide quick visual updates for such items as computer performance,
weather, time, and news feeds. JAWS is constantly reading gadget
updates to provide you with real time information. For example, when
monitoring the CPU meter gadget, JAWS reports immediate CPU
performance rather than an expired snapshot.
Gadgets appear in an area of the desktop known as the Sidebar. To
open the Sidebar, do the following:
* Press WINDOWS Key.
* Type Sidebar in the Start Search edit field and press ENTER.
To bring the Sidebar and all gadgets to the foreground, press WINDOWS
Key+SPACEBAR.
To cycle forward through Sidebar gadgets, press WINDOWS Key+G.
To cycle backward through Sidebar gadgets, press WINDOWS Key+SHIFT+G.
When using and navigating the Start menu, JAWS provides speech and
braille support for Windows Vista functionality and keeps pace with
Windows Vista as it announces what is happening as the operating
system updates the Start Menu. This means that when you open the
Start menu, JAWS speaks and shows in braille that the focus is in the
Start Search edit field. JAWS also announces text that you enter into
the edit field and the associated Start Menu item.
For example, when you open the Start menu, JAWS announces Enter
Search Term. If you type the letters c o n in the search field,
Windows Vista associates this entry with the Control Panel and its
associated group, and moves its focus to that item. As a result, JAWS
announces Programs, which is the group, Control Panel, which is the
item, and then the list index, such as 1 of 3. This is far superior
to what the competition is currently able to do.
Finally, if you navigate up and down the Start menu, JAWS not only
announces the highlighted items with speech and braille, but it will
also announce when you enter a new item group and the number of items
in that group.
In Microsoft Outlook 2007, the AutoComplete feature is turned on by
default. As you enter an e-mail address, Outlook begins to populate
the To, CC, or BCC edit box with suggested e-mail addresses that you
have previously entered. JAWS now announces these addresses as they
appear in the edit box.
JAWS now correctly announces the Volume Slider controls available in
Windows Vista.
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