[nfbwatlk] Fw: [Promotion-technology] JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 being releasedlater today

[Jacob Struiksma]

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From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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Subject: [Promotion-technology] JAWS 9.0 update to build 2152 being 
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>
>All,
>
>Sometime around 3 PM Eastern, the latest update
>to JAWS 9.0 (build 2152) will be released and
>available for all JAWS 9 customers. In order to
>get this update, users will be able to access it
>via the Check for Updates feature in the help
>menu of their installed JAWS 9, download the
>latest release from the web site and install it,
>or download the latest JAWS demo. At the same
>time, we will be releasing and posting a brand
>new USB Thumb drive version of JAWS 9.0.2152.
>
>Anyone will be able to get this from the JAWS
>Download Page as well. Users will now be able to
>set up a thumb drive with both JAWS 9 and MAGic 11 on the same thumb drive!
>
>Regarding MAGic 11 and the latest EyeMerge,
>there will be a new update scheduled to post on
>Monday, April 28th. This update will also be
>available through the Check for Updates feature
>in the Help menu and the downloads just like JAWS.
>
>Below is the list of enhancements coming in JAWS
>9.0.2152 since the build 552 was released in
>February. Please distribute this to others.
>
>Regards,
>Eric Damery
>Freedom Scientific, Inc.
>
>
>
>
>
>Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Support
>
>
>
>
>
>Unicode Braille Tables Update
>
>
>
>The Unicode braille tables in JAWS (JBT files)
>support multi-cell braille characters. A
>multi-cell character is a braille character that
>requires more than one braille cell on your
>braille display. This feature may be of interest
>to individuals who use math, science, and language symbols.
>
>
>Braille Study Mode
>
>
>
>Braille Study Mode is a training tool for
>teaching and learning braille. It works
>exclusively with Freedom Scientific PAC Mate 20-
>and 40-cell braille displays and FOCUS 40- and
>80-cell braille displays. When enabled, JAWS
>will announce the braille character in a display
>cell when you press the Cursor Routing button
>immediately above that cell. When you press the
>Navrow button (located behind the Cursor Routing
>button), JAWS will announce and spell the braille word.
>
>Braille Study Mode is off by default. To start it, do the following:
>    * Make sure that a PAC Mate Portable Braille
> Display, FOCUS 40, or FOCUS 80 braille display is attached to your 
> computer.
>    * Do one of the following:
>
>        * Press CTRL+INSERT+B to open the Adjust
> Braille Options dialog box, or
>        * Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
>    * Press S until Study Mode appears, and then
> press SPACEBAR to toggle Study Mode on. Braille
> Study Mode remains on until toggled off or until JAWS is restarted.
>
>
>Braille Study Mode: On-the-Fly Access using WHIZWHEELS
>
>
>
>When Braille Study Mode is off, you can always
>press the braille display's left or right
>WHIZWHEEL together with either a Cursor Routing
>or Navrow button to briefly use Braille Study
>Mode functionality. This clever operation gives
>you the same braille information without having
>to turn on Braille Study Mode. To use Braille
>Study Mode on the fly, do one of the following:
>    * Press WHIZWHEEL+CURSOR ROUTING to make
> JAWS announce the braille character in the display cell, or
>    * Press WHIZWHEEL+NAVROW to make JAWS
> announce and spell the braille word.
>
>Note: JAWS returns to normal operation after
>announcing the braille character or word.
>
>
>Citrix Program Neighborhood
>
>
>
>JAWS 9.0 supports Citrix Program Neighborhood® 10.
>
>
>Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
>
>
>
>JAWS 9.0 now supports the creation and
>presentation of PowerPoint 2007 slide shows in Vista and XP.
>
>
>USB Thumb Drive Update
>
>
>
>The updated USB thumb drive versions of JAWS 9.0
>and MAGic 11.0 are now available. You can now
>use both products together or individually on
>the same thumb drive. In addition, the video
>intercept tool has been consolidated to work
>with both screen reader and screen magnification
>applications. This tool can be downloaded and
>stored on the thumb drive and easily executed on
>computers where the Video intercept is not already installed.
>
>
>Talking Mouse Support
>
>
>
>The MAGic Mouse Echo feature is now available
>when running MAGic 11.0 and JAWS 9.0 together.
>This means that JAWS reads text that you point
>to with the mouse. To customize this feature,
>open the MAGic Speech menu and choose Mouse
>Echo. Note that you will need to have the latest
>update of MAGic 11 installed to take advantage
>of this feature. This MAGic update is scheduled to post on April 28, 2008.
>
>
>DAISY Book Addition
>
>
>
>A new DAISY book is available. It describes how
>to create accessible forms in Microsoft Excel by
>using input messages and hyperlinks to provide
>useful feedback to JAWS and MAGic users.
>
>
>
>The following reported items were addressed
>during the April 2008, build 2152 update. Please
>see the JAWS 9 Page for the complete list of
>changes in JAWS 9 since it was first released in November 2007.
>
>JAWS
>    * If you change the value of the Braille
> Mode option from Structured to Line, JAWS now
> maintains this option's setting when you move between different dialog 
> boxes.
>    * Skim Reading (CTRL+INSERT+DOWN ARROW)
> operates correctly when reading the Surf's Up!
> - Surfing the Internet with JAWS Web page
> tutorial on the Freedom Scientific Web site.
>    * The JAWS shared components correctly
> update if you perform a Windows system restore
> after updating JAWS using the Check for Updates feature.
>    * After changing the synthesizer language
> from American English to another language, JAWS
> now correctly echoes text in the selected
> language as it is typed and reads text in the
> same selected language as you navigate using ARROW keys.
>    * JAWS now states if new lines are present
> in Word, Notepad, or WordPad documents when you
> perform a Say All. To enable this
> functionality, select the check box titled
> Indicate new lines when User Reads Text
> Containing New Line Characters. It is located
> in the Text Processing dialog box of the Configuration Manager.
>    * JAWS correctly reads the text in the
> Remove Scripts dialog box and no longer
> announces incorrect messages. This dialog
> appears when you synchronize the default script file using Script Manager.
>    * JAWS can be authorized when performing ILM
> Authorization on a system with Windows Vista® Server.
>    * Resolved an issue where a "canvas" error
> message was appearing in certain cases during the update process of JAWS.
>    * The SAPI 5 synthesizers recognize and
> speak blank lines that appear in Word documents.
>    * If you select a command from the Virtual
> Viewer (INSERT+H), such as a list of misspelled
> words (ALT+SHIFT+L) or list of footnotes
> (INSERT+SHIFT+F), JAWS correctly identifies the
> selected items for multiple applications.
>    * The Language Detect Change reading option
> for JAWS, Internet Explorer, and Word
> configuration files is now enabled by default.
>    * The JAWS uninstall process now removes all
> files from the JAWS User Settings folder when
> the user selects this option during an uninstall.
>    * JAWS no longer applies the wrong Eloquence
> voice settings, such as person, rate, pitch and
> so on, when you switch between different languages using CTRL+WINDOWS 
> KEY+L.
>    * The default synthesizer setting no longer
> changes when you temporarily switch from an
> Eloquence voice to a SAPI 5 voice using CTRL+INSERT+S.
>
>
>.NET Applications Complied with Visual Studio 2005
>
>
>
>    * Dialog boxes created using Visual Studio
> 2005, will now read correctly when using the INSERT+B command.
>    * When moving in dialogs that contains
> GroupBoxes, INSERT+TAB will now report
> information about that control. Also, any
> AccessibleName or AccessibleDescription tags
> associated with the GroupBox will be spoken as well.
>
>
>Adobe Acrobat
>
>
>
>    * MAGic now correctly highlights the cursor
> location when you use the ARROW keys to
> navigate around a PDF file while running JAWS and MAGic together.
>    * After reading a table in an Acrobat
> document, JAWS correctly reads the remainder of
> the file when using the DOWN ARROW to continue
> reading down the page. JAWS no longer announces
> blank and rereads the table contents as in previous releases.
>    * JAWS correctly announces blank if you
> enter a blank table cell in a PDF document.
>    * JAWS correctly announces items just once
> as you move through the Navigation tabs in a PDF document.
>
>
>AOL Instant Messenger
>
>
>
>    * JAWS reads emoticon graphics using both speech and braille.
>
>
>Microsoft Internet Explorer
>
>
>
>    * JAWS runs correctly with the Web site www.thehindu.com.
>    * JAWS correctly reads headings in pages
> created using the Movable Type blogging platform.
>    * When pressing the Navigation Quick Key D
> while viewing a Web page, JAWS correctly
> announces and moves to the next element every time.
>    * JAWS now announces and moves to the next
> button on a Web page when you press B.
>    * The Move to Prior Anchor keystroke (SHIFT+A) works correctly.
>
>
>Microsoft Office
>
>
>
>    * When navigating through the Options dialog
> box of an Office 2007 application, JAWS now
> correctly reads all dialog controls.
>
>
>Microsoft Outlook
>
>
>
>    * Resolved a reported Outlook issue where
> JAWS did not read the correct task priority
> when it was changed from low to high.
>    * The localized German version of JAWS now
> recognizes and correctly reads words with
> umlauts when using the Outlook calendar.
>    * JAWS only announces once, instead of three
> times, the contexts of combo boxes in Outlook's Find dialog box.
>    * After inserting a signature into an e-mail
> message, JAWS now returns focus to the message
> window instead of the Signature button submenu.
>    * JAWS moves its focus to the correct field
> if you copy text from an e-mail message that
> you are composing, and then press SHIFT+TAB to
> move from the message window to the Subject field.
>    * As you navigate through folders in
> Outlook, JAWS now announces the number of unread messages in each folder.
>    * Fixed a reported issue in Outlook where
> subject field text containing an ampersand (&), was not being read 
> correctly.
>    * JAWS now announces the status of the check
> boxes for Automatic Formatting rules in Outlook 2007 Calendar.
>    * You can successfully forward Yahoo! Group messages.
>    * JAWS announces all submenus when using Outlook 2007 Calendar.
>    * JAWS properly moves its focus to the
> Reminder dialog box when you press
> INSERT+WINDOWS KEY+R. In addition, JAWS
> announces the title of the Reminder dialog box when it gains focus.
>
>
>Microsoft PowerPoint
>
>
>
>    * JAWS no longer reads the last slide that
> is shown after you close a PowerPoint presentation.
>    * JAWS reads the text in the Notes pane of a
> slide when using the UP and DOWN ARROWS.
>    * When in Edit mode, JAWS now reads the
> selected text in a slide when you press CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW.
>    * When editing text in a slide's Title
> Placeholder box, JAWS correctly announces text
> and deleted characters. This resolves an issue
> with caret tracking in PowerPoint slides.
>    * While using the LEFT and RIGHT ARROWS to
> move through lines of text in a placeholder
> box, JAWS no longer announces blank when it encounters a space between 
> words.
>    * JAWS announces character echo correctly
> and no longer says blank when using BACKSPACE to delete text.
>    * JAWS correctly reads numbered list when
> using the UP and DOWN ARROWS to scroll through the list while in Edit 
> mode.
>    * JAWS correctly announces characters when
> you press INSERT+UP ARROW twice quickly to
> spell the current line or press NUMPAD 5 twice
> quickly to say the current character phonetically.
>    * The Say All command (INSERT+DOWN ARROW)
> operates correctly when editing a slide.
>
>
>Microsoft Word
>
>
>
>    * When the Page, Section, and Multiple
> Column Breaks option is off in Microsoft Word,
> JAWS no longer announces any page breaks that
> are manually inserted in a Word document. This
> is the proper operation for this configuration.
>    * JAWS correctly detects comments,
> footnotes, and endnotes after you change the
> Comments, Footnotes, and Endnotes Detection option from On+Count to On.
>    * JAWS now recognizes bullets in Word
> documents when you set the Eloquence
> synthesizer to a language other than American English or British English.
>    * The WordClassic scheme is new to the
> Speech and Sounds Manager in Word. It is the
> default scheme. In a document containing
> superscript and subscript text, JAWS now
> ignores and no longer says the words
> superscript or subscript when announcing this text.
>    * JAWS no longer announces blank when you
> use the Navigation Quick Key C to move to the next comment in a Word 
> document.
>    * There is no longer a noticeable delay when
> you navigate by TAB or SHIFT +TAB through a
> Word document or when you perform a Say All.
>    * Resolved a Word issue where JAWS was not
> announcing tab and paragraph marker characters.
>    * JAWS now announces blank if you try to
> move to the next paragraph or item (CTRL+DOWN
> ARROW) when you are at the end of the document.
>    * When the Non-Breaking Symbols Indication
> option is enabled in Word, JAWS correctly
> announces any non-breaking spaces encountered when reading the document.
>
>
>Mozilla Firefox
>
>
>
>    * JAWS no longer announces the message Read
> Only when moving through items such as combo
> boxes, tree views, and edit boxes or when opening Web pages using Firefox.
>    * JAWS is compatible with Firefox 3 beta.
>    * The PC Cursor no longer becomes active
> when you select Firefox from the Window List dialog box (INSERT+F10).
>    * Headings that are also links on Web pages
> are now properly identified in braille when the
> Braille Mode option is set for Structured mode.
>
>
>Mozilla Thunderbird
>
>
>
>    * JAWS correctly identifies command submenus
> when navigating up or down in the Thunderbird menu bar.
>
>
>Notepad
>
>
>
>    * JAWS correctly announces number-letter
> combinations when navigating by word through a Notepad file.
>
>
>Sun Java
>
>
>
>    * A temporary loss of speech no longer
> occurs after selecting a command from the menu
> bar in a Java application. Previously, you had
> to refresh the screen (INSERT+ESC) to regain speech.
>
>
>Winamp
>
>
>
>    * Shuffle mode now toggles on or off when
> your press the letter S while in the Winamp
> playlist editor of the Winamp Classic or Winamp Modern skins.
>
>
>Windows Explorer
>
>
>
>    * Fixed a reported issue in Windows Explorer
> where file names that contained an ampersand
> (&), were not being read correctly.
>End of list.

David Andrews and white cane Harry.


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