Dear Friends,
Freedom Scientific has today released their latest version V16 for Jaws
and are giving below some of the major new features for your attention.
Those of you who have the licenced versions can now purchase the SMA to
take
benefit of the V16 and V17 .
Others who already are covered under SMA will receive their software by
first week of November.
For more details you can contact me.
What's New in Jaws V16
Built-in Search Engine for JAWS Keystrokes
JAWS provides many keystrokes to perform a variety of commands. Many
commands can be performed anywhere in Windows, such as reading the window
title or current line, while other commands are only available in specific
applications like Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer. If you are using
JAWS
with a refreshable braille display, there are even JAWS commands that can
be
performed using the controls on the braille display.
While there are certain commands that are used by the majority of JAWS
users
on a daily basis, such as reading the current line (INSERT+UP ARROW) or
reading the current window title (INSERT+T), there are numerous commands
that even the most experienced users do not use regularly and need to be
looked up. Certain types of commands can be especially difficult to
remember
as some of them require pressing several keys at once. The JAWS Command
Search feature enables you to enter a full or partial description of a
command whose keystroke you do not remember. JAWS will display all
commands
that match your search criteria, the description of the feature, and all
the
associated keystrokes, including braille commands if a refreshable braille
display is currently connected.
For example, you may need to locate a keystroke for working with formulas
in
Excel. Instead of opening the JAWS help topic for Excel and searching
through all of the available keystrokes, or starting Keyboard Help
(INSERT+1) and pressing various keystroke combinations until you find the
correct one, you can open the Search for JAWS Commands window while
focused
in Excel, type "formulas" in the search edit box, and then view a list of
all keystrokes related to working with formulas. Similarly, if you are
browsing the Web and you need to find the keystroke for displaying a list
of
headings on the current page (INSERT+F6), you can open the Search for JAWS
Commands window from Internet Explorer or Firefox, type "list headings" in
the search edit box, and this command will be the first result.
To search for a command, press INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by J, to open the
Search for JAWS Commands window. Alternatively, you can choose Search for
Commands from the Run JAWS Manager dialog box (INSERT+F2) or the JAWS
Utilities menu. An HTML window opens and places you in an edit field. If
Forms Mode is set to Auto or Semi-Auto, Forms Mode will be activated when
the edit field gains focus. Begin typing the description of the command
you
are looking for and the results area in the lower part of the window
automatically updates. As you type, the first result in the list is spoken
automatically. Pressing ENTER turns off Forms Mode and places you on the
first result.
Note: If Auto Forms Mode is set to Manual, you will need to first press
ENTER to activate Forms Mode before you begin typing in the edit field.
Since this is an HTML window, you can use standard reading commands to
review the search results. Each command name along with the most common
keystroke used to perform it is displayed as a heading so you can quickly
move between results using the H and SHIFT+H Navigation Quick Keys. When
you
locate the command you want, press DOWN ARROW to move to a brief
description
of what the command does, and any additional keystrokes that can be used
to
perform the command. This will include non-layered, layered, and braille
keystrokes. If a particular command offers a braille keystroke, but a
braille display is not currently connected when you performed the search,
the braille keystroke will not be listed.
Each JAWS command name and its associated keystrokes are also displayed as
links. This allows you to press ENTER on the command name heading, or any
of
the associated keystroke links to close the Search for JAWS Commands
window
and activate the command. You can also exit this window by pressing
ALT+F4,
or the ESC key.
Note: When performing a JAWS command search, the search results only
contains JAWS keystrokes. Microsoft Windows keystrokes, such as CTRL+A for
select all, are not included in the search results.
Standard Licenses Become "Home Use Edition for Non-Commercial Use"
Most end users who are buying new computers today, end up purchasing
systems
that come with professional editions of Windows 7 or Windows 8. In order
to
make this easier and more affordable, we have changed the traditional JAWS
Standard so it will now work on either Home or Professional versions of
Windows. At the same time, we are changing the name from Standard to JAWS
Home Edition and it is intended for Non-Commercial Use as well as ideal
for
anyone who intends to use JAWS on their personal laptop or desktop
computer.
Just like the JAWS Professional licenses, JAWS Home Use Edition licenses
will allow JAWS 16 to install and run on both Home and Professional
editions
of Windows.
When running a JAWS Home Use Edition license, JAWS will announce in both
speech and braille "JAWS Home Use Edition" at startup. Also, the JAWS
application window has been changed. The Title of the JAWS Window now says
"JAWS Home Use" and in the main window area, it will display graphical
text
that says "Noncommercial Use Only". Finally, Home Use Edition is also
displayed in the JAWS About dialog box which is accessed from the Help
menu.
JAWS 16 is designed to recognize all existing Standard licenses and will
automatically work as a Home Use Edition now on both Home and Professional
machines. All new licenses of JAWS 16 that are shipped will be set up
using
either the new Home Use Edition license or the traditional Professional
license. In the case of Professional Licenses, JAWS 16 will now announce
"JAWS Professional" in speech and braille at startup as well.
Finally, we have included the option to purchase and use the JAWS Remote
support to the Home Use Edition Licenses. This will allow your license to
work in Remote Desktop, Terminal Services, or Citrix connections with
other
computers. Previously, this option was only available for purchase with
JAWS
Professional Licenses.
Semi-Auto Forms Mode
The new Semi-Auto Forms Mode feature offers users the convenience of Auto
Forms Mode, but the benefits of manual operation.
With Auto Forms Mode, JAWS automatically enters Forms Mode so you can
immediately begin typing when you move to an edit field using the ARROW
Keys, or TAB and SHIFT+TAB. When you move away from the control, Forms
Mode
turns off and you resume navigating using the Virtual PC Cursor. This can
be
very useful especially for new and sighted users and is the default
setting.
When you move to an edit field in Manual Forms Mode, you must first press
ENTER to turn on Forms Mode, and then press NUM PAD PLUS or ESC to turn it
off once you are finished typing.
With Semi-Auto Forms Mode, JAWS will only turn on Forms Mode automatically
when you move to an edit field using TAB or SHIFT+TAB. This allows you to
have the benefits of Auto Forms Mode and still be able to read through a
Web
page using the ARROW keys and not be interrupted by Forms Mode turning on
and off. Additionally, Navigation Quick Keys will not turn on Semi-Auto
Forms Mode.
To cycle through Manual, Auto, and Semi-Auto Forms Mode, use the Auto
Forms
Mode option in Quick Settings (INSERT+V) or the Select Forms Mode option
in
Settings Center.
Enhanced Convenient OCR for PDF Documents
The Convenient OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature now allows you
to
recognize entire PDF documents. Convenient OCR was first introduced in
JAWS
13 and allows you to recognize any images visible on the screen in order
to
access text contained in the image that would normally be inaccessible to
JAWS. This included inaccessible PDF documents where you could only
recognize the currently visible text.
In JAWS 16, if you open a PDF document and you do not find any text to
read,
press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O to access the OCR layer and then press the letter
D. JAWS begins recognizing the text of the entire document featuring a
very
high degree of accuracy as the results are not affected by the current
screen resolution, as they are when recognizing the current screen or
window. After several seconds, the contents of the PDF file are displayed
in
the Results Viewer for reading. Use standard reading commands to review
the
text or select and copy sections of content for pasting in other
applications. For example, you could select all, then copy and paste into
a
Microsoft Word document, which you could then save.
Note: The OCR process takes longer for larger PDF files. As text is
recognized, it is added to the end of the existing text already in the
Results Viewer. This allows you to continue reading without interruption
as
the document is processed.
Improved JAWS Performance with Microsoft Word 2013 using UIA
JAWS now takes full advantage of the UIA (User Interface Automation)
support
in Microsoft Word 2013 to offer more robust performance when using Word.
You
will notice a significant increase in responsiveness when navigating and
editing documents. In addition, the JAWS cursor can now be used to read
the
currently visible text in the document area.
Braille users will also notice significant improvements with navigating
documents in braille, including the ability to pan through a document
without losing your place where you are currently editing when Active
Follows Braille is off. In addition, the alignment of text is more
accurately shown on the braille display when navigating by line.
Enhanced Language Support in Voice Profiles
If JAWS detects language tags in a document or Web page, JAWS has had the
ability for the last several versions to automatically begin speaking in
the
specific language, if a voice for that particular language is installed.
For
example, if an English voice is currently in use and you open a Web page
that contains text in Spanish, if a Spanish voice is available, JAWS will
switch to the Spanish voice to read the text. However, if more than one
voice for a language was available, you could not specify which voice was
used or configure individual settings such as rate or pitch for the
additional language. In addition, if you wanted to configure voice
settings
for another language, you would have to create a whole new voice profile
just for that language.
In JAWS 16, the Voice Adjustment dialog box has been modified to enable
you
to configure individual settings for each available language and save them
in the same profile. For instance, if you are using the English version of
JAWS, English will be set as your primary language by default and you can
configure the usual voice settings such as the current voice person, rate,
pitch, and so on. If you read documents in Spanish and one or more Spanish
voices are installed, you can then choose Spanish from the Synthesizer
Language combo box and configure the person as well as speech settings
which
will be applied when JAWS detects Spanish text while reading. After making
your settings changes for each language, you can use the new Speak Sample
button to have JAWS speak a sample of text in the current voice so you can
determine whether or not you want to use the particular settings before
you
save the profile.
By default, each voice profile has a primary language that always matches
the language of the installed copy of JAWS. If you are using English JAWS,
the default voice language is English, or if you are using Spanish JAWS,
the
primary voice language is Spanish. If you choose a language from the
Synthesizer Language combo box other than the primary language, you can
set
it as the primary language for the current voice profile using the new Set
Language as Primary button.
Note: Changing the primary synthesizer language does not affect the
language
used to display information in the JAWS main window or dialog boxes. For
example, using a Spanish voice when navigating menus with the English
version of JAWS may not speak items as expected.
When using the JAWS commands to temporarily or permanently increase or
decrease the speech rate on-the-fly, only the rate for the primary
language
in use in the currently active voice profile is affected. For example, if
the primary language is English, the speech rate for all available English
voices will be changed. All other languages in the profile will continue
to
use the rate that you configured in the Voice Adjustment dialog box.
You can also now manually switch to another language in the current
profile
using the Select a Language dialog box (CTRL+WINDOWS Key+L). This displays
a
list of all currently available languages. Select the language you want to
use and choose OK. JAWS will switch to that language and apply the
appropriate settings you specified in the Voice Adjustment dialog box. The
selected language will remain active until you change to a different
profile, or press CTRL+WINDOWS Key+L again to change languages.
The number of languages that are available depends on the active profile.
The Eloquence synthesizer installs all languages, while with Vocalizer
Expressive, you must manually download and install the language voices you
specifically want to use.
Note: Due to the extensive changes to voice profiles in JAWS 16, the JAWS
Merge utility will not merge any voice settings from versions of JAWS
prior
to version 16.
For more information, refer to Voice Adjustment in the JAWS help file.
JAWS 16 Discontinues Support of Windows XP
Microsoft discontinued support for the Windows XP operating system in
April
of 2014, 13 plus years after its initial release. Based on this decision,
we
have decided to discontinue the on-going development and testing for
Windows
XP as of JAWS 16. Starting with the initial release of JAWS 16, it will
only
install on computers running Windows Vista or higher. For all of our
customers who may continue to maintain a Windows XP computer, you can
download the current JAWS 15 release, along with earlier versions of JAWS,
from our archive download pages on the Freedom Scientific Web site. These
earlier versions will remain available for our customers in the future as
well.
Windows 8.1 Reading List App Support
Reading List is a Windows 8.1 Modern App from Microsoft that allows you to
gather articles and other online content from various apps and provides a
centralized location for all your reading material. JAWS 16 offers
enhanced
support for Reading List using the Touch Cursor.
The Touch Cursor is active by default when Reading List starts. Using the
RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys or flicking left and right with one finger on
the
touch screen will move through all elements on the screen.
Using the UP and DOWN ARROW keys or flicking up and down with one finger
on
the touch screen will move to the previous or next separator by default.
This allows you to quickly move to articles from the current day, the past
week, past month, or the most recently read article, called the Spotlight.
You can also choose to move by list items, buttons, or form controls. To
change the navigation type, press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN or flick left or
right with two fingers on the touch screen.
Press the SPACEBAR to select or unselect an article, or press ENTER to
activate menu items or open articles for reading.
Windows 8.1 People App Support
The People app in Windows 8.1 provides a central location for managing
your
contacts in E-mail accounts and other services, whether stored locally on
your computer, or remotely on a service like Gmail, Yahoo, or Skype. If
you
have an account on a social network such as Twitter, Facebook, or
LinkedIn,
you can also add these accounts and keep track of posts from your friends
on
these sites right from the People app.
JAWS 16 enables you to access the main features of this app using both
speech and braille. When using JAWS with People, you will be able to:
* Add or delete a contact, as well as edit the information for an
existing contact.
* Use the Search edit field to find a specific contact.
* Add your social networking accounts and post messages to them. For
example, send a tweet, or post a Facebook status.
* View the latest social networking posts from your friends and
respond
to them. For instance, like or comment on a Facebook status, or reply to a
tweet.
* Add a contact to your Favorites, or pin it to the Windows 8.1 Start
Screen for quick access to their information and social network updates.
The PC Cursor is active by default when People has focus. Use TAB and
SHIFT+TAB to navigate between controls and use the ARROW keys to navigate
in
list boxes. Pressing the APPLICATIONS key while focused on an item will
open
a context menu containing additional actions you can perform.
When typing in the Search edit field, such as when searching for a
particular contact, JAWS will automatically announce and show in braille
whether there are results or not. When typing a tweet, JAWS will
automatically announce and show in braille the number of characters
entered
as Twitter messages have a maximum limit of 140 characters.
New Touch Screen Gesture for Unloading JAWS
You can now perform a five-finger triple tap on your computer's touch
screen
to exit JAWS. This is similar to pressing INSERT+F4 on the keyboard.
New Research It Lookup Source for Tracking USPS Packages
A new lookup source has been added to Research It that enables you to
obtain
progress and delivery status for packages shipped through the United
States
Postal Service.
1. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, R to open the Research It dialog box.
2. In the edit combo box, enter a valid USPS tracking number and press
TAB.
3. Use the UP and DOWN ARROWS or first letter navigation to select USPS
Tracking and press ENTER.
4. After a few seconds, the Results Viewer window opens and displays
the
tracking information for your package. Press ESC to close the Results
Viewer.
New Focus Braille Display Command for Panning
You can now press the left or right panning button along with the SPACEBAR
on the Focus braille displays to pan left or right on the current line.
This
will allow you to see all of the text on the current line without the
display wrapping to the next line.
Updated Third-Party Braille Drivers
JAWS 16 includes the following updated third-party braille drivers. These
drivers are automatically installed with JAWS and are available for adding
through the Synthesizer and Braille Manager as soon as the JAWS
installation
is complete.
* New EuroBraille drivers for the Esys and Iris braille displays.
* New Humanware drivers for the Brailliant family of displays.
* New Optelec drivers updated for the new 640 display.
* Updated Handy Tech drivers.
More Voices Option Added to the JAWS Help Menu
Select the More Voices option from the JAWS Help menu to open the
Vocalizer
Expressive Web page where you can download additional voices in a wide
variety of languages. In prior versions of JAWS, this option was located
under the Web Resources submenu, but is now located near the top of the
main
Help menu for more convenient access.
Vocalizer Expressive High Premium voices on the DVD
A subset selection of Vocalizer Expressive Premium High voices will now be
included on the distribution DVD. These voices can be installed by
selecting
the "More Voices" button on the main JAWS DVD setup screen. For the
English
DVD, these include:
* American English Tom
* American English Allison
* Mexican Spanish Paulina
Additional voices can be obtained by downloading them from the Vocalizer
Expressive Voices
<http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/VocalizerExpressive/VocalizerExp
ressive.asp> Web page.
Improved JAWS Recovery
If a problem with an application causes JAWS to become unresponsive and
the
JAWS process has not resumed after approximately 15 seconds, JAWS will
automatically restart after approximately 30 seconds.
Download JAWS 16
The following briefly describes how to download, save, and install the
JAWS
public beta release.
1. Select the appropriate download link that appears at the end of this
procedure.
2. When the dialog box opens, choose Save and select a location where
you
can easily find the downloaded executable file.
3. Run the executable and follow the talking installer.
English
* JAWS 16.0.1102 32-bit - September 2014 English (126 MB)
<ftp://ftp.freedomscientific.com/users/hj/private/WebFiles/JAWS/J16.0.1102EN
U-32bit.exe>
* JAWS 16.0.1102 64-bit - September 2014 English (133 MB)
<ftp://ftp.freedomscientific.com/users/hj/private/WebFiles/JAWS/J16.0.1102EN
U-64bit.exe>
In case you require any further information or clarification, please
contact
us and we shall be glad to provide the same.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks
Kind Regards,
Ram Agarwal
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