this is getting old to have to do a repair of jfw before an update can be downloaded.
Legend has it that on Thursday 10/18/2007 03:33 PM, Eric Damery said: >All, >Below are the details of the changes between build 353 and 399. Thanks >again to all the reports. We are making great progress and the details >reports being filed is making a big difference. >Regards, >Eric Damery > >HTML Composition Support > > >JAWS 9.0 introduces new support for editing in HTML composition >environments, such as online text editors, Outlook Express, and Outlook >2003 (Outlook 2007 uses Microsoft Word), editing in Forms mode (input >type=text, textarea, elements with contenteditable=TRUE etc), and >editing in Adobe Flash edit fields. > >This new support provides 100 percent accuracy when reading text; the >ability to use sound schemes to differentiate font, attribute, and >color; the ability to automatically switch languages when the language >of the text is correctly marked up; and the ability to hear information >when the text is marked up as a heading, link, list, table, and so on. >For example, when composing a new HTML message in Outlook Express or >Outlook 2003, you can now select text and format it as a heading (level >1 through 6), and JAWS will announce that this text is a heading when >reading back the composed message. When using online editors, such as >the sample at http://www.rnib.org.uk/edtest/editor.htm, if you go into >Forms mode in the editable area, you can now use the ARROW keys to enter >the table and use table navigation keystrokes to navigate the table and >hear row or column changes and row or column headings. (Note that you >will have to press the RIGHT ARROW once and then the DOWN ARROW to >navigate past the link in this editor.) You can also hear where headings >are and the text which belongs to a bulleted or auto numbered list. > > >Gmail Support Improvements > > >Screen reader users currently get a message on the Gmail page that says, >"If you are using a screen reader, you may wish to switch to basic HTML >for a better experience." While you will still receive this message when >running JAWS 9.0, it is no longer necessary to follow those instructions >as JAWS works with the standard Gmail interface, which offers many >enhancements over their basic HTML page. > >In JAWS versions prior to 9.0, it was necessary to switch Gmail to its >basic HTML interface or use the JAWS cursor to click the objects on the >page that were not standard links. These include Inbox, Sent, Compose >Mail, Trash, Create a Filter, and so on. With our new support for Gmail, >these items show up in the links list. You can also use the ARROW keys >to move to these items and either press ENTER to activate them or select >the items with the routing buttons on your braille display. > >Additionally, prior to JAWS 9.0, you had no way to see some editing >attributes in the message edit window. For example, you had no way to >see if text was a heading or even if it was a table when in Forms mode. >With our new support for Web-based rich edit controls, you can add >attributes to your messages such as bold, italic, and underline by using >standard JAWS commands in this editor. Commands for similar Web-based >editors may be different. At this time JAWS does not speak the status of >these controls when they are activated, but you can use the command to >get font information to see the attributes. It is also possible to see >formatting such as list items, both bulleted and numbered lists, heading >and level, and table information, even in Forms mode with both speech >and braille. > > >Internet Explorer New HTML Frame Update Notification > > >JAWS can now notify you when an HTML frame updates in Internet Explorer. >The new Frame Update Notification option lets you configure the way JAWS >handles HTML frame notification on various Web pages. It is located in >both the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) and the Personalized >Settings dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) while in Internet Explorer. > >Press the SPACEBAR to toggle to one of the following settings for the >Frame Update Notification option: > >* Off: When off, you are not notified of any frame updates. >* Speak Frame Name: JAWS speaks the name of the most recently >updated frame. This is the default setting. >* Move To Frame: JAWS moves the cursor to the beginning of the >most recently updated frame. JAWS also remembers your cursor location >before the move; you can move back to your original location by pressing >SHIFT+M, the keystroke for Move To Prior Frame. If you are in Forms mode >when the frame updates and you have set the Frame Update Notification to >Move To Frame, JAWS will instead speak the name of the most recently >updated frame. > >Changes made using the Adjust JAWS Options tree view (INSERT+V) apply >the setting for all Web pages. While this may be appropriate for the >current Web page you are viewing, it may not apply to other Web pages. >In that case, use the Personalized Setting dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) >to set the option for an individual Web page. > > >Update Enhancements Included as of Build 9.0.399 (18 October 2007) > > >Thanks to all the public beta testers who identified issues in our >initial release and reported them so well using the Beta Report form on >this page. As a result, many of the items were resolved and have been >included in this second update on October 18th. Others are still under >investigation, and we will be looking forward to posting more updates >soon. > > >JAWS > > >* Resolved the following issues when using a rich text editor for >Web development: Graphics are now recognized along with meaningful alt >text when available; the number of items in a list are now announced by >JAWS; and standard table navigation keystrokes now work correctly. For >more information about, refer to the HTML feature described earlier on >this page. >* You can now read HTML tables one row at a time with speech or >braille when the Document Presentation option is set to Screen Layout >(INSERT+V, D, SPACEBAR). Previously, there was an issue recognizing the >HTML <br> tag in tables when this option was configured for Screen >Layout. >* Resolved an issue where the script function >"lvGetItemColumnRect()" would cause JAWS not to respond when you are in >the list view of an application. >* When you set a PlaceMarker on a link or visited link (CTRL+K) on >a Web page, and then you return to the PlaceMarker (K), JAWS correctly >announces the link and also announces if it is a visited link. >* JAWS correctly announces spelling and grammatical errors when >using Navigation Quick Keys in Word to find spelling errors (A or >SHIFT+A) and grammar errors (M or SHIFT+M). >* If you use a mouse to select a link on a Web page to jump to >another page, and then press BACKSPACE to return to the original page, >JAWS will remember your position on the original page. >* If you uninstall JAWS from a remote server, but you decide to >leave shared components on the server, the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) >components are not uninstalled and remain on the server. >* If you uninstall MAGic(r) and remove shared components, when >JAWS and MAGic are installed on the same computer, JAWS now opens a >dialog box after restarting. It states that shared components are >missing and that you must reinstall JAWS. >* Resolved an issue with the Typing Echo option where JAWS would >announce the first character of a deleted word when typing a new word. >* JAWS now saves all changes made to options using the Adjust JAWS >Options dialog box. >* In JAWS Keyboard Manager and Script Manager, the Punctuation >option is set to All by default so that literal characters can be used >when assigning keystrokes with punctuation characters. > > >Adobe Reader > > >* Resolved an issue in Adobe Reader where JAWS would say the same >text over and over again when navigating from one form field to the >next. Previously, if you entered and exited Forms mode, and then entered >Forms mode again, this problem would occur. >* JAWS now correctly announces the text that appears in the Adobe >Reader edit fields when performing a Say Line (INSERT+NUM PAD 8) or >pressing BACKSPACE while in an edit field when in Forms mode. > > >Cakewalk Sonar > > >* JAWS now correctly tracks and announces items when navigating >through Cakewalk's Sonar music recording application. > > >Gmail > > >* JAWS now works with the standard Gmail interface. For more >information about, refer to the Gmail feature described earlier on this >page. > > >Microsoft Excel > > >* In Microsoft Excel 2007, you can now press ENTER to exit submenu >options on a split button control in the ribbon toolbar. Previously, >focus would remain on these options, and JAWS would not announce >anything in the worksheet unless you pressed ALT+TAB to move away from >and then return to the Excel worksheet. > > >Microsoft Internet Explorer > > >* A public beta tester reported that when listening to an audio >feed Web site, JAWS speaks each time a frame on the Web page refreshes. >This can now be solved with the new Frame Update Notification option ><http://hj5/websites/NewFreedom/fs_products/software_jaws90fea_beta.asp# >IEHTMLFrameUpdateNotification> as described earlier on this page. >* JAWS now recognizes multiple lines and carriage returns when >entering text into a multiple-line edit box in Microsoft Internet >Explorer. >* Changes made to the Document Presentation option in the >Personalized Settings dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) are now saved when >running Internet Explorer. > > >Microsoft Office > > >* When using the RIGHT ARROW key to navigate through a hyperlink >in Microsoft Word or Outlook 2007, JAWS now correctly announces the link >and identifies that you are in a link. >* The Virtual Cursor Options group has been removed from the >Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) for Word 2007 and Outlook >2007. > > >Microsoft Outlook > > >* JAWS now announces all options that appear when you select the >Office Button when reading or composing a Microsoft Outlook 2007 e-mail >while running Windows Vista. >* If you press SHIFT+UP ARROW to select multiple e-mails in an >Outlook 2007, JAWS now correctly announces the selected e-mail messages. > >* When using SHIFT+UP ARROW or SHIFT+DOWN ARROW to select multiple >e-mail messages in Microsoft Outlook Express, JAWS now reads across all >columns that are highlighted. For example, JAWS announces the sender or >recipient's name, the subject, the date and time, and so on. >* When using TAB to navigate the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box >(INSERT+V) in Outlook, JAWS now correctly reads the built-in help >messages in the Read-Only edit window. >* Resolved an issue where JAWS would not announce words in the >Subject edit box of an Outlook Calendar appointment when reading the >current word (INSERT+NUM PAD 5). >* JAWS now reads static text in various Outlook 2007 dialog boxes. > >* If you must enter security credentials when logging on to >Outlook 2007, JAWS now allows you to easily navigate between the User >Name and Password edit boxes. >* When using TAB or SHIFT+TAB to move between next or previous Web >links in an Outlook 2007 e-mail, JAWS now announces the links. >* You can now open or close an Outlook 2007 e-mail message when >using the right ALT key and the F4 key together. >* JAWS can now successfully activate hyperlinks in read-only >Outlook 2007 e-mail messages. >* JAWS can now switch between applications if Navigation Quick >Keys are on while using ALT+TAB to cycle from an open Outlook 2007 >e-mail message to other applications. >* Keyboard help is now available for Outlook Header keystrokes >when using the Outlook 2007 Keyboard Manager (INSERT+8). >* JAWS no longer announces items twice when you use the UP or DOWN >ARROW keys to navigate the Font dialog box in Outlook Express. >* When using the Laptop Keyboard Layout in Outlook, there is no >longer a conflict between the Say All keystroke assignment (CAPS LOCK+A) >and the Move to Attachments keystroke assignment (INSERT+A). >* When the Messages Automatically Read option is enabled >(INSERT+V, R, M, M, SPACEBAR), JAWS now retains this setting so that >e-mail messages are read when opened in Outlook 2007. >* JAWS now announces the titles of all open dialog boxes in >Outlook 2007. >* When you press INSERT+A to move to attachments in an Outlook >2007 e-mail message, JAWS correctly announces that you moved to an >attachments list and not a categories list. >* When creating a new e-mail message in Outlook 2007, the word >from is no longer spuriously announced by JAWS as you press TAB to move >through various edit boxes and message text. >* JAWS now announces and shows in braille all edit boxes when >creating a new Contact card in the Outlook 2007. > > >Microsoft Project 2007 > > >* JAWS now functions correctly in Microsoft Project 2007 when you >open the Tools menu and select commands. > > >Microsoft Word > > >* JAWS now announces binding hyphens and binding spaces that >appear in Microsoft Word XP documents when navigating using ARROW keys. >* Resolved an issue where accented characters could not be typed >into Word documents. >* Navigation Quick Keys in Word now function correctly when text >is copied. >* JAWS now correctly announces the next or previous field when >using F11 or SHIFT+F11 to navigate between fields in a Word document. >* When you press CTRL+SHIFT+UP or CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN to select a >paragraph in Word, JAWS now announces the selected paragraph. >* In Word, the ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+A keystroke states the language that >is in use. This keystroke is not available when in a protected Word >form. If the keystroke is issued in a protected form, JAWS now announces >the following message: This function is unavailable when the document is >protected. >* JAWS now correctly announces the numbers of a numbered list when >using the ARROW keys to move through the list. >* Resolved an issue reported by a public beta tester where the >values for the Column Titles Row Set option and the Row Title Column Set >option were not being saved for tables in a Word document. > > >Mozilla Firefox > > >* When using Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.7, the JAWS Find >function (CTRL+F) works correctly. JAWS no longer says unknown function >call when searching for a term on a Web page. > > >Nero > > >* JAWS now works correctly when burning files to a CD using >Nero(r) Burning ROM 7.10. > > >Windows Vista > > >* JAWS now reads the CTRL+ALT+DELETE prompt when Secure Log On is >enabled on a Windows Vista computer. > > >WordPerfect > > >* Resolved a reported problem with Corel(r) WordPerfect(r) Office >X3. JAWS no longer announces an error message regarding the font and >point size when navigating by characters (NUM PAD 4 and NUM PAD 6). > > >Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >http://www.jaws-users.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >To post to this group, send email to >[email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >subject or body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to >the following address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
