[talks-uk] Re: TALKS 5.20 Release Notes
- From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:16:29 -0000
Hi Bardia
How are you clicking on the link? You need to arrow along the link a few
characters, to the word talks is good, then hit enter. This works for me.
If this doesn't work, try copying the address and paste it into the address
bar of firefox.
Cheers
Barry
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From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Bardia Zakeri
Sent: 17 February 2011 7:54 PM
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: TALKS 5.20 Release Notes
i cant open the link
in firefox
----- Original Message -----
From: Barry Hill <mailto:bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:59 PM
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/Symbian/3rd%20
<http://www.talknav.com/downloads/Nuance%20Accessibility/Symbian/3rd%20&%205
th%20Edition%20Handsets/> &%205th%20Edition%20Handsets/
You need the file talks_520_3_signed.sisx
Cheers
Barry
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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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