[real-eyes] jaws 8.0
- From: "Brandie Young" <deaftaz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:27:40 -0500
hey jim,is that true?? i got email on other list read here:
Subject: BlindNews: JAWS 8.0 Featured On Main Menu
> The Ranger Station (Blog)
> Wednesday, October 11, 2006
>
> JAWS 8.0 Featured On Main Menu
>
> By Ranger1138
>
> Jeff Bishop interviewed Eric from Freedom Scientific on Main Menu and you
> can hear some demonstrations of JAWS 8.0 if you go to the link below and
> look for the "Replay" for Wednesday.
>
>
http://tinyurl.com/jn4kt
>
> But if you don't want to listen to the 2 hour presentation, and you really
> should give it a listen, you can find some highlights from my notes on
> the broadcast directly below.
>
> * The new "What's New In JAWS will feature both Eric and Jonathan Mozen.
> It's going to be released as a MP3 on the FS site and it's about 90
> minutes long. This will also be included on the CD in DAISY format.
>
> * JAWS 8 will be downloadable off the web, however, this version will not
> contain the new Realspeak synthesizers. As a result of JAWS now being able
> to use Realspeak it will be shipped on CD to all current SMA holders.
>
> * The version of Realspeak shipped is over 700 MB and it comes on it's own
> CD. The JAWS bi fold package will contain the Realspeak CD on one side and
> the JFW program disc on the other. Nothing was said about the ILM disc
> though.
>
> * Public Beta releases, like those with 7.1, will return after the release
> of 8.0.
>
> * JAWS will now use the Automatic Update feature more often. The plan is
> to update JAWS every 6 weeks.
>
> * 8.0 no longer supports older versions of Windows. Windows 2000, XP Home,
> XP Pro, XP Media Center Edition and Windows Server 2003 are supported.
>
> * The older versions of JAWS will still be available on the web but not
> supported by Freedom Scientific. The archives go all the way back to
> version 2.0 by the way.
>
> * Eric has stated that a version of JAWS will be available on the day and
> date of Vista's release. His comments seemed to be directed at the January
> 30th retail versions rather than the upcoming Enterprise release.
>
> * 8.0 will work with Office 2007, however, that program is still in Beta
> and better support will arrive in future updates.
>
> * Realspeak is being adopted to give JAWS better international language
> support. Bi Fold package with Realspeak CD on one side and JFW program
> disc on the other.
>
> * The Realspeak English territory release will contain 3 American, 2
> British, 2 Australian, 1 Castilian Spanish and 1 Latin American Spanish
> voice.
>
> * Other languages will be sold regionally such as Italian and German.
>
> * The new Realspeak voices can be used with the new Say All feature. This
> will allow you to navigate with Eloquence and switch on the fly to
> Realspeak for document reading.
>
> * 8.0 will support IE 7.
>
> * Some keystrokes have changed to avoid conflicts with IE 7 but nothing
> that as not already been seen with Firefox support
>
> * Virtual Buffer and Document Server loading of dynamic HTML and other
> content has been improved from 7.1. You can actually read pages with
> tickers in real time .. and this is said to be amazing with a Braille
> display.
>
> * Skim Reading will now recognize attributes and colors when searching
> through text
>
> * The Startup Wizard will allow you to customize JAWS when you first
> launch the program after a new install. This is added from Magic and it
> allows you to set your preferences without you having to sort through many
> of the menus in the Configuration Manager.
>
> * The JAWS Find Dialog now has a History list of the last 20 items
> searched
>
> * Application Management from Magic makes the leap into JAWS. You can go
> into this tool and turn off JAWS scripts in say Firefox to see if the
> program is the problem or is the application specific scripts are an
> issue. Great for trouble shooting your computer.
>
> * Lots of Office 2003 improvements in Excel and Outlook.
>
> * Web Resources has now been added to the Help menu. This will take you to
> the JAWS HQ and other places where you can find up to date information on
> JAWS. The search engine now used by Freedom Scientific for web based
> searches of their site is now Google based.
>
> posted by Ranger1138 at Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Brandie and the cats!
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