[talks-uk] Re: TALKS 5.20 Release Notes
- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:21:17 +0000
The release notes I got in the e-mail that Neil placed on the list.
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Subject: [talks-uk] Re: TALKS 5.20 Release Notes
From: "Alex Stone" <alex.stone@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 17/02/2011 9:20 pm
Eleanor, I can see the updated talks, but not the release notes. Is that
just me being thick, or haven't they been released yet?
Cheers
Alex
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On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
Sent: 17 February 2011 21:07
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: TALKS 5.20 Release Notes
Adrian
Just click on the link below and you will be asked if you want to Save, go
ahead and do the usual saving.
http://www.talknav.com/downloads/Nuance%20Accessibility/Symbian/3rd%20&%205t
h%20Edition%20Handsets/
Eleanor
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From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:42 PM
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: TALKS 5.20 Release Notes
> Hi Barry
>
> I don't think I am thick but I am on the talknav website and
> I am on the talks premium page, where do I get the up-grade
> to my talks version, I haven't had my licence for a year yet
> so I should be up-grade free of charge. Also, once I have
> downloaded the software, do I need to put in my original
> licence? What do I do, this is my first time at this. I have
> also got the extra vocalise voices.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Adrien
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barry
> Hill
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:59 PM
> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: TALKS 5.20 Release Notes
>
> For anyone who doesn't want to hunt through the various
> pages to get to it, here's a link:
>
> http://www.talknav.com/downloads/Nuance%20Accessibility/Symb
> ian/3rd%20&%205th%20Edition%20Handsets/
>
> You need the file talks_520_3_signed.sisx
> Cheers
>
> Barry
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neil
> Barnfather - TalkNav
> Sent: 17 February 2011 5:20 PM
> To: Talks Mailing List; talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; The
> Accessible Phones Discussion List
> Subject: [talks-uk] TALKS 5.20 Release Notes
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> TalkNav are delighted to confirm the release of the latest
> build of Nuance Talks, offering a wide range of new support
> for both OVI Maps and newer Symbian ^3 devices.
>
> For the full release notes please read below.
>
> You can immediately download the latest version of Talks
> from the TalkNav web-site, and for those of you needing an
> update to your license, we can provide these 24 hours a day
> 7 days a week with instant activation.
>
> enjoy...
>
> Nuance TALKS&ZOOMS Version 5.20
>
> Release Notification
>
>
> 1. Introduction
>
>
> We proudly announce the release of the Nuance Accessibility
> Suite - Nuance TALKS and ZOOMS - Version 5.20 supporting
> Series 60 3rd Edition / 5th Edition for February 17, 2011.
>
>
>
>
> This version also introduces support for Symbian^3 in Nuance
> TALKS. Screen magnification using ZOOMS is not yet supported
> on Symbian^3 in this release.
>
>
>
>
> For Users with a Premium license this version also contains
> the new Daisy2go 2.01 minor update.
>
>
>
>
> This release uses the same versions of Eloquence and
> Vocalizer as the previous one (6.1.123 and 5.22,
> respectively). The TTS installation file for Eloquence US
> English has been updated to extend the user dictionary.
>
>
>
>
> Version 5.20 is a free upgrade for all Premium Edition
> licenses generated after November 13th, 2007 (the release
> date of TALKS 3.50 for 3rd Edition). In particular, this
> means that it can be installed by any customer who is
> currently able to run version 4.11 or 5.01 without requiring
> a new license.
>
>
> 2. The new handsets
>
>
> 2.1. Changes to the list of supported phone
> models
>
>
> The following handsets are newly supported (please see
> section 4 "Known Issues" about some limitations):
>
>
>
>
> * Nokia C6-00
> * Nokia C7-00
> * Nokia E5-00
> * Nokia N8-00
>
>
>
>
> We also assume the following phones to work without major
> problems. However we have not got enough test results yet to
> definitely confirm this:
>
>
>
>
> * Nokia C5-03
> * Nokia C6-01
> * Nokia E7-00
>
>
>
>
> See section 6 for a full list of compatible handsets for
> this version.
>
>
> 3. What's New?
>
>
> This section lists the improvements of TALKS&ZOOMS 5.20
> compared to the previous version (5.01).
>
>
> 3.1. Support for Symbian^3
>
>
> Nuance TALKS 5.20 is the first screen reader that supports
> the new Symbian^3 platform that is used by Nokia in some of
> its most recent smartphone models, such as the N8-00 and the
> C7-00. Support for the just-released E7-00 is likely, but
> has not yet been confirmed.
>
>
>
>
> Overall, access to Symbian^3 works in a very similar manner
> to the approach used for 5th Edition touch screen phones, by
> relying on a combination of list navigation using the side
> keys of the phone together with the ability to "explore" the
> screen. As reminder, "exploring" can be started by holding
> the finger on one position for about half a second, and then
> moving around. Lifting and tapping again anywhere on the
> screen will click on the most recently "explored" position.
>
>
>
>
> As usual, some features, such as side key navigation, are
> only available once the phone has been powered off and back
> on after installing or re-enabling TALKS.
>
>
>
>
> As a special feature for Symbian^3 phones which do not
> include physical [Call] and [Exit] keys, such as the N8-00,
> two new TALKS shortcuts have been introduced to still be
> able to perform these important functions quickly:
>
>
>
>
> * [Talks],[Power] simulates the [Call] key, e.g. to
> accept an incoming call or to open the list of most recently
> dialled calls.
> * [Talks],[long Power] simulates the [Exit] key, to
> hang up or reject a call. Note that the call is only hung up
> after the [Power] key is released, unlike with most other
> "long" TALKS commands.
>
>
>
>
> A few remarks on specific areas with limited accessibility
> on Symbian^3 phones:
>
> . Symbian^3: screen magnification using ZOOMS and
> Automation are not yet supported.
>
> . Some Symbian^3-specific gestures, such as
> pinch-to-zoom and long-tapping a menu item to open its
> context menu are not available while TALKS is running.
> Anyway, in the case of context menus it is generally
> possible to access the same functions by navigating to the
> menu item using the side keys, and then opening the Options
> menu.
>
> . It is not yet possible for TALKS to speak while a
> phone call is in progress. Speech is however available when
> an incoming call is ringing, and the ringtone has been muted
> by pressing [Key 2]. Please note that TALKS does not
> yet announce the number or name of the caller in this case.
> It is therefore recommended to use the "Say caller's name"
> option in the current profile to get this information
> instead.
>
> . The new Conversations view in Messaging, which
> lists all the incoming and outgoing messages for a
> particular contact, is not fully supported in this version.
> This view also opens by default when reacting to an incoming
> message from the pop-up dialog in the home screen, so it is
> recommended to go to the Options menu in the Messaging
> application, and to change the Message View setting from
> Conversations to Inbox. The Conversation view uses an
> embedded browser, so it can be made partially accessible
> using the new feature described in section 3.3 (see below).
>
> . Selecting a bookmark in the web browser is only
> possible by exploring the screen and tapping onto the list
> item, not by pressing [long Vol Down] on the list item.
>
>
> 3.2. Support for Ovi Maps
>
>
> This version of TALKS introduces support for the Ovi Maps 3
> application that is either built-in or available as a
> download for most devices from Series 60 3rd Edition FP1
> onwards. Initial support has been optimized for Ovi Maps
> 3.03 and 3.04 on keyboard-phones, though earlier and later
> versions (as found, for example on Symbian^3) can be used
> successfully as well.
>
>
>
>
> Generally, important information and focus details are read
> as usual on most screens. A few specific details are worth
> mentioning:
>
>
>
>
> * On the "My Position" screen, TALKS reads the address
> of the current position by default. Pressing [Talks],[long
> Key 2] for additional information also reads the
> city/region.
> * While following a route on the "Drive" and "Walk"
> screens, TALKS will read the street and distance to the next
> turn by default, and give additional information (e.g.
> current position, distance to destination etc.) when
> pressing [Talks],[long Key 2].
> * While following a route in "driving" mode, it is
> possible to preview the next turns by pressing [Up] several
> times. This will read the street names and distances to
> travel for each of the turns. This feature is not available
> in "walking" mode.
> * While following a route, the standard keyboard
> commands of Ovi Maps are available, such as [4] to repeat
> reading of the last instruction and [2] to save the current
> position as a favourite.
> * Additional services, such as "Weather", "Events" or
> "More" in the main menu are not yet accessible.
> * The contents of the "About" screen (under Options >
> Support) are currently not read.
>
>
>
>
> Please note that on touch phones, some default read-outs may
> not be optimal, but all information is still accessible by
> "exploring" the screen.
>
>
> 3.3. Access to embedded browser views (e.g.
> Help screens)
>
>
> An increasing number of applications are using an embedded
> version of web browser to display content that does not
> directly come from a web page. Examples are the display of
> Help pages in many applications on 3rd Edition FP2 and later
> phones, contents of e-mail messages in HTML format and the
> Conversations view on Symbian^3 phones.
>
>
>
>
> On touch phones, these screens can be recognized by the fact
> that the virtual keyboard for the browser is displayed, but
> that navigating the page beyond the page title is not
> possible. Also, the announcement of the number of links (or
> "Page has no links") is missing.
>
>
>
>
> Version 5.20 offers a method to make the textual content
> (though not the links) in some of these pages accessible
> upon request: when such a page is shown on the screen,
> simply press [Talks],[Down] to read the page contents. If
> necessary, this will first try to convert the page text into
> a readable format, and then start reading it.
>
>
>
>
> In some cases, it may be necessary to press the key a second
> time to commence reading. Also, this method does yet work in
> all applications.
>
>
> 3.4. Various changes
>
>
> This section lists further changes to TALKS that were made
> in this update:
>
>
>
>
> Application support:
>
>
>
>
> * Focus in Nokia Internet Radio is now recognized.
> * Lists in N97 web radio are now read.
> * Made several improvements to accessibility of Java
> apps (e.g. automatic reading of non-editable text fields and
> of some types of input controls).
> * New e-mail application on C6-00 is now supported.
> * Reduced verbosity of Calendar app on newer phones
> (e.g. E52), and improved reliability of focus reading in
> some views.
>
>
>
>
> Touch screen improvements:
>
>
>
>
> * When exploring, objects that consist of nothing but
> an unlabeled graphic are spoken as "Icon".
> * Icon for closing full screen in lower right corner
> of touch browser is now read (as a soft key).
> * Holding [Camera] key while exploring screen forces
> explore mode, and prevents accidental clicking.
> * [Talks],[long Vol Down] to switch between navigation
> and volume control now takes effect immediately, and works
> in applications where it failed previously, such as
> Daisy2go.
> * Fixed incorrect cycling on [long Vol Up] from
> softkeys back to focus on screens with Text object (e.g.
> Notes or New Message).
>
>
>
>
> Daisy2go improvements:
>
>
>
>
> * Fixed some cases where a few seconds were cut off at
> the end of an audio file.
> * Changed tab width in Settings so all three tabs are
> accessible by touch.
>
>
>
>
> Bug fixes:
>
>
>
>
> * Fixed out-of-memory messages after opening and
> closing a large number of applications or messages.
> * Fixed reading of Symbol table with new E52/E72
> firmware 051.x.
> * Fixed text entry in browser on phones with new web
> browser 7.2, and on N97mini.
> * Added missing punctuation reading for some common
> Unicode dash characters, and introduced short pauses when
> reading forced line breaks.
> * Fixed some cases where order of punctuation and
> right-to-left text is incorrect, or where right-to-left text
> was read in the wrong order.
> * Fixed problems with finding user dictionaries and
> app settings on drive F, especially after moving TALKS
> installation to a different drive.
>
>
> 4. Known Issues with specific handsets and apps
>
>
> . Touch phones: currently, there are some
> limitations to the use of the on-screen keyboard for text
> entry. In particular, the menus for switching to other
> keyboard layouts and for picking suggestions from the T9
> dictionary are not fully accessible. Switching to other
> keyboard layouts is not recommended, as some of them (e.g.
> mini-Qwerty or handwriting) are not yet supported by TALKS,
> and can be difficult to exit.
>
> . Touch phones: the symbol table in the virtual
> keyboard is currently not accessible. On 5th Edition phones
> only (but not on Symbian^3) opening the symbol table in the
> on-screen keyboard can lead to the keyboard stopping to take
> input until you press [Exit] to go to the main menu, and
> then return to the application where you were entering text.
>
> . Touch phones: text entry into an object announced
> as "Fields" (e.g. a date or a time) is not supported well by
> this version of TALKS, as the virtual keyboard cannot be
> used with speech. This limits the use of the Calendar and
> Clock applications that rely on these types of objects for
> date and time input.
>
> . On some phones, holding the [Camera] key does not
> launch the Camera application while this version of TALKS is
> active. The camera can still be opened through the phone's
> menu, or assigned to a softkey on the home screen.
>
> . Internet radio on 3rd Edition phones: long list
> items start scrolling horizontally when they become focused,
> so TALKS will repeat their contents partially a few times
> until they stop moving. Also, some details on the
> "Now playing" screen are not read by default, though they
> are available through the Object Viewer (a feature only
> available in TALKS Premium).
>
> . N97: training mode will read the digits, rather
> than the letters, for the keys in the top row of the QWERTY
> keyboard.
>
> . Some keyboard functions, such as [Talks],[digit]
> shortcuts on the Idle screen and the use of the side keys to
> navigate through menus on 5th Edition, are only supported
> after the phone has been rebooted once after installing or
> re-enabling TALKS.
>
> . E55: [Talks],[digit] shortcuts have been reported
> to not work properly on this phone, most likely as a result
> of the unusual keyboard layout.
>
> . 3rd Edition (FP1 and FP2): the "Search"
> application is not supported.
>
> . 3rd Edition FP2: You will notice a slow response
> of voice recognition "beep" after holding [Key 2] when TALKS
> is not muted
>
> . E75: When using ZOOMS, moving around the screen by
> holding down the cursor keys is currently not possible. The
> magnified portion of the screen always follows the current
> focus position.
>
> . N96: "Photos" application (and "Photos" submenu of
> "Gallery") is not supported.
>
> . N96: Daisy2Go does not support firmware versions
> prior to 20.x of this phone.
>
>
> 5. FAQ
>
>
> Q: Your software does not install on my E-Series handset or
> branded device, and reports a Certificate Error! Why?
> A: While TALKS&ZOOMS for Symbian itself is certified, and
> thus can be installed on any supported handset, the
> installers for the TTS engines (Eloquence or Vocalizer for
> Mobile) are not signed. E-Series handsets and some branded
> devices only accept the installation of signed software,
> unless you turn of the corresponding option inside the
> Application Manager:
>
> . Open the phone menu.
>
> . Open the App. Manager inside the Tools folder
>
> . Press "Options", then select "Settings".
>
> . Set "Software Installation" from "Signed only" to
> "All".
>
> . Press "Back" to close the Settings dialogue, then
> "Exit" to close the App. Manager.
>
> . Now, you can install the TTS engine.
>
> Another reason could be that the date on your phone is not
> set correctly - as Symbian apps need to be digitally signed,
> SIS files can only be installed if the phone is set to a
> valid date.
>
>
>
> Q: Can I install the new release of TALKS&ZOOMS, while a
> previous release is active?
>
> A: Yes, if the new version is installed to the same memory
> location as the previous release. If you would like to
> change the memory location, you have to remove the previous
> release first!
>
>
>
>
> Q: Why do I get an "Upgrade error" when installing the S60
> 3rd/5th Edition version?
>
> A: The most likely reasons are that you have used a beta
> release, or already have the Nokia TTS driver available that
> was installed as a separate file with version 3.10. Please
> remove any beta version, as well as the Nokia TTS driver or
> the Nuance Speech2Go Reader application, before upgrading to
> TALKS 5.20.
>
>
>
>
> Q: Why do I get an "Invalid serial number" error when trying
> to activate a demo version of TALKS, even though I have
> entered the code correctly and never used TALKS on this
> phone before?
>
> A: The most likely reason is that TALKS thinks the demo has
> already "expired" because the date on the phone is set
> incorrectly, usually to some date in the future.
>
>
> 6. Full compatibility list
>
>
> 6.1. Current models
>
>
> This section lists compatible handsets running on Series 60
> 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, Series 60 5th Edition and
> Symbian^3, many of which are available at least in some
> markets:
>
>
>
>
> * Keyboard phones:
>
> * Nokia 5320 XpressMusic
> * Nokia 5630 XpressMusic
> * Nokia 6700 slide (but not 6700 classic!)
> * Nokia 6210 Navigator
> * Nokia 6220 Classic
> * Nokia 6650 fold
> * Nokia 6710 Navigator
> * Nokia 6720 classic
> * Nokia 6730 classic
> * Nokia 6790 Surge / slide
> * Nokia C5-00
> * Nokia E5-00
> * Nokia E52
> * Nokia E66
> * Nokia E71
> * Nokia E71x
> * Nokia E72
> * Nokia E73
> * Nokia E75
> * Nokia N78
> * Nokia N79
> * Nokia N85
> * Nokia N86
> * Nokia N96
>
> * Touch screen phones:
>
> * Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
> * Nokia C6-00
> * Nokia C7-00
> * Nokia N8-00
> * Nokia N97
> * Nokia N97mini
> * Nokia X6
>
> * Untested, but expected to work:
>
> * Nokia 5228 Xpress Music
> * Nokia 5230 Xpress Music
> * Nokia 5235 Xpress Music
> * Nokia 5530 Xpress Music
> * Nokia 5730 Xpress Music
> * Nokia C5-03
> * Nokia C6-01
> * Nokia E7-00
> * Nokia X5-01
>
>
>
>
> 6.2. Earlier models (3rd Edition Feature Pack 1
> and older)
>
>
> This section lists handsets running earlier versions of
> Series 60 3rd Edition which can still be upgraded to run
> TALKS 5.00. However, they are typically no longer available
> in most regions except as second-hand and refurbished
> devices.
>
>
>
>
> * Nokia 3250
> * Nokia 5500
> * Nokia 5700
> * Nokia 6110 Navigator
> * Nokia 6120C
> * Nokia 6121C
> * Nokia 6124 Classic
> * Nokia 6290
> * Nokia E50
> * Nokia E51
> * Nokia E60
> * Nokia E61
> * Nokia E61i
> * Nokia E62
> * Nokia E63
> * Nokia E65
> * Nokia E70
> * Nokia E90
> * Nokia N71
> * Nokia N72
> * Nokia N73
> * Nokia N75
> * Nokia N76
> * Nokia N80
> * Nokia N81/ N81 8GB
> * Nokia N82
> * Nokia N91
> * Nokia N95 / N95 8GB
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Neil Barnfather
> Talks List Administrator
>
> Twitter @NeilBarnfather
>
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