Dear all, the first release candidate for Sibelius Access is now available for download. Just follow the link below. http://www.musicaccess.co.uk/sa/download.htm <blocked::blocked::http://www.musicaccess.co.uk/sa/download.htm> This new version should be considerably easier to use than beta 1 but you may still encounter bugs, in which case, I'd ask that you send a message to the list so that we can try to replicate the problem and then fix it. Please remember that this is a release candidate and not an official release. You can read about the changes in RC1 by following the link below. http://www.musicaccess.co.uk/sa/Changes.html <blocked::blocked::http://www.musicaccess.co.uk/sa/Changes.html> Some important things to note: 1. Laptop keyboard layouts are now supported. This is a new feature and any comments will be gratefully received. 2. The information keystrokes (usually involving the F keys) have been reorganised. This had to be done in order to make room for new features and to establish a pattern which would be easier to learn. Read the topic "information keystrokes" for details. 3. The tool window features have been vastly improved. More importantly, you can now use the properties and parts windows directly by means of standard navigation keystrokes. 4. The mixer features have been made more reliable. 5. Selecting more than one item has been made much easier and the announcements which describe these selections have been made far clearer. 6. The verbosity options dialog has been made much easier to use and filtered text is now dealt with through a separate dialog. Documentation The Sibelius Access Guide has been expanded to cover some of the new features. It is not complete yet, however the guide will be expanding rapidly over the next few weeks so keep checking the list and the music access site for updates. There will be several significant changes made to the music access site over the next few days, so be sure to keep an eye out. All that remains to be said is download and have fun. Dan Rugman visit the new on-line resource for visually impaired musicians and home of Sibelius Access. www.musicaccess.co.uk If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx