Just passing the following along as requested.
Rick
Hi Rick,
I know that people on the lists are finding the build now and downloading
it, I also want to make sure that people get the write up about it which
they often over look. I extracted the changes since build 552 out of the
What's New Page and posted below. If you can, please post to the JAWS user
list.
Regards,
Eric
Below is the list of enhancements coming in JAWS 9.0.2152 since the build
552 was released in February.
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:
1.. Make sure that a PAC Mate Portable Braille Display, FOCUS 40, or FOCUS
80 braille display is attached to your computer.
2.. Do one of the following:
a.. Press CTRL+INSERT+B to open the Adjust Braille Options dialog box,
or
b.. Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
3.. 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:
a.. Press WHIZWHEEL+CURSOR ROUTING to make JAWS announce the braille
character in the display cell, or
b.. 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
a.. 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.
b.. 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.
c.. The JAWS shared components correctly update if you perform a Windows
system restore after updating JAWS using the Check for Updates feature.
d.. 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.
e.. 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.
f.. 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.
g.. JAWS can be authorized when performing ILM Authorization on a system
with Windows Vista® Server.
h.. Resolved an issue where a "canvas" error message was appearing in
certain cases during the update process of JAWS.
i.. The SAPI 5 synthesizers recognize and speak blank lines that appear in
Word documents.
j.. 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.
k.. The Language Detect Change reading option for JAWS, Internet Explorer,
and Word configuration files is now enabled by default.
l.. The JAWS uninstall process now removes all files from the JAWS User
Settings folder when the user selects this option during an uninstall.
m.. 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.
n.. 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
a.. Dialog boxes created using Visual Studio 2005, will now read correctly
when using the INSERT+B command.
b.. 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
a.. 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.
b.. 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.
c.. JAWS correctly announces blank if you enter a blank table cell in a
PDF document.
d.. JAWS correctly announces items just once as you move through the
Navigation tabs in a PDF document.
AOL Instant Messenger
a.. JAWS reads emoticon graphics using both speech and braille.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
a.. JAWS runs correctly with the Web site www.thehindu.com.
b.. JAWS correctly reads headings in pages created using the Movable Type
blogging platform.
c.. When pressing the Navigation Quick Key D while viewing a Web page,
JAWS correctly announces and moves to the next element every time.
d.. JAWS now announces and moves to the next button on a Web page when you
press B.
e.. The Move to Prior Anchor keystroke (SHIFT+A) works correctly.
Microsoft Office
a.. When navigating through the Options dialog box of an Office 2007
application, JAWS now correctly reads all dialog controls.
Microsoft Outlook
a.. Resolved a reported Outlook issue where JAWS did not read the correct
task priority when it was changed from low to high.
b.. The localized German version of JAWS now recognizes and correctly
reads words with umlauts when using the Outlook calendar.
c.. JAWS only announces once, instead of three times, the contexts of
combo boxes in Outlook's Find dialog box.
d.. After inserting a signature into an e-mail message, JAWS now returns
focus to the message window instead of the Signature button submenu.
e.. 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.
f.. As you navigate through folders in Outlook, JAWS now announces the
number of unread messages in each folder.
g.. Fixed a reported issue in Outlook where subject field text containing
an ampersand (&), was not being read correctly.
h.. JAWS now announces the status of the check boxes for Automatic
Formatting rules in Outlook 2007 Calendar.
i.. You can successfully forward Yahoo! Group messages.
j.. JAWS announces all submenus when using Outlook 2007 Calendar.
k.. 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
a.. JAWS no longer reads the last slide that is shown after you close a
PowerPoint presentation.
b.. JAWS reads the text in the Notes pane of a slide when using the UP and
DOWN ARROWS.
c.. When in Edit mode, JAWS now reads the selected text in a slide when
you press CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW.
d.. 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.
e.. 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.
f.. JAWS announces character echo correctly and no longer says blank when
using BACKSPACE to delete text.
g.. JAWS correctly reads numbered list when using the UP and DOWN ARROWS
to scroll through the list while in Edit mode.
h.. 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.
i.. The Say All command (INSERT+DOWN ARROW) operates correctly when
editing a slide.
Microsoft Word
a.. 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.
b.. JAWS correctly detects comments, footnotes, and endnotes after you
change the Comments, Footnotes, and Endnotes Detection option from On+Count
to On.
c.. JAWS now recognizes bullets in Word documents when you set the
Eloquence synthesizer to a language other than American English or British
English.
d.. 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.
e.. JAWS no longer announces blank when you use the Navigation Quick Key C
to move to the next comment in a Word document.
f.. 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.
g.. Resolved a Word issue where JAWS was not announcing tab and paragraph
marker characters.
h.. 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.
i.. 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
a.. 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.
b.. JAWS is compatible with Firefox 3 beta.
c.. The PC Cursor no longer becomes active when you select Firefox from
the Window List dialog box (INSERT+F10).
d.. 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
a.. JAWS correctly identifies command submenus when navigating up or down
in the Thunderbird menu bar.
Notepad
a.. JAWS correctly announces number-letter combinations when navigating by
word through a Notepad file.
Sun Java
a.. 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
a.. 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
a.. Fixed a reported issue in Windows Explorer where file names that
contained an ampersand (&), were not being read correctly.
End of list.
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