Thank you for this update, this will be very helpful. I can now update my Tbird.
-L On 8/13/2010 10:59 AM, Steve Pattison wrote: > This is taken from the GW Micro blog at www.gwmicro.com/blog. -Steve. > > Window-Eyes 7.2 Refresh > by Aaron > > We're trying something a little different. Before I go on, understand that > the latest > version of Window-Eyes is still 7.2. Thing is, we have "refreshed" the master > copies > (including demo and upgrades) to contain a few fixes that were not included > in the > original 7.2 version released back on May 5th. > > So what changed? Just a few fixes that we felt were too important to wait > until the > next release. At the same time, not enough changed to warrant a new version > number. > > Whenever Window-Eyes changes version numbers, a complex array of things have > to take > place, from database updates to localization; it's far more work than a > handful of > bug fixes requires. It was, therefore, easier for us to update a few bits > here and > there, continue to call it 7.2 (because it is), and make the new build freely > available > for all 7.2 users. > > By now you've already asked, "but do I need this refresh?" To answer that, > let me > list the few things that changed: > > There were cases where Window-Eyes would not come up automatically under > Vista and > above even though the startup options were set correctly. We knew this was > happening > to a handful of people, but were never able to duplicate it, so it remained > unsolved. > Recently, someone sent us a machine that demonstrated the problem, and we had > it > fixed within a day. > > Mozilla changed the way Thunderbird 3.1 indicated links between editing a > message > and reviewing a message, and that change caused Window-Eyes to get very > confused > and would, as a side effect, pop out of Browse Mode when a link got focused. > All > is better now. > > We fixed a handful of lockups, some related to Office, some related to > Braille scripting > (thanks to Handy Tech for pointing them out), and one related to an > application called > Attendant (thanks to Handy Tech for that one too). That last one was actually > the > Attendant's fault, but we worked around it. > > If you're experiencing issues that you feel this refresh might resolve, then > maybe > it's for you. If you're not having problems, you don't need to bother. > Access to the refreshed 7.2 is easy: just re-download your 7.2 upgrade ( > www.gwmicro.com/upgrade > ), re-install it on top of the 7.2 you have, reboot, and you'll be using the > updated > 7.2. If you want to know whether or not you have the updated version, just > open up > the readme file (Help -> Readme). The readme has the release date shown as > "Released: > 5/5/2010" with an additional line of "Supplemental: 8/11/2010." > > If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us at > [email protected] > . > Edit: I forgot to mention that this version also solves a problem where > Payment Plan > users were getting timed out after a matter of days (sometimes after a single > reboot). > Now they're back to getting a full 30 days per activation. > > Regards Steve > Email: [email protected] > MSN Messenger: [email protected] > Skype: steve1963 > Twitter: steve9782 > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
