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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Washington Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2011 9:00 a.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Update for JAWS 13, Sneak Preview now available For what it's worth I just successfully installed the update on my windows 7 64 bit notebook computer. Haven't tried it on my desktop running XP Pro yet. Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Update for JAWS 13, Sneak Preview now available > Hi Eric & List Members, > > This is the message I received after attempting the automatic Jaws 13 > update. > > The following updates could not be installed: > - JAWS 13.0.527 Release > > There may be a problem with your current installation, typically due to > deleted or renamed files. Run a repair of your original installation and > try > to update again. > > Has anyone else gotten this message or had any problems receiving / > installing the update? All advice will be great to hear. Thanks much, > take > care. > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Eric Damery > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 11:11 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Update for JAWS 13, Sneak Preview now available > > > All, > > > > We are in the final stages of testing the first JAWS 13 update and plan > to release next Monday. We have decided to offer early access to this > update for those that want it prior to the Auto Update next week. If you > are interested, the instructions are below along with the list of > changes since the DVD build 303 was posted. > > > > Regards, > > Eric Damery > > > > JAWS 13 Sneak Preview > > The next JAWS 13 hotfix is scheduled for November 14, 2011. If you would > like an early preview of the upcoming release, use the access code > 370702 to download and install the update as described below. Note that > before attempting the update, you must have Internet access and JAWS > running. > > Do the following to enter the access code. > > 1. Press INSERT+J to move focus to the JAWS window. > 2. From the Help menu, choose About JAWS. > 3. Choose the Special Update Code button, and then type 370702 in > the Special Update Code edit box. > 4. Choose OK to close the current dialog box, and then OK again to > close the About JAWS dialog box. > 5. Once this is done, just restart JAWS and the Auto Update will > prompt you to receive the new build, JAWS 13.0.527. > > > > > > > Enhancements and Improvements in JAWS 13 > > > This page describes all improvements made from the first public beta > release to the current JAWS 13 release. To download the latest release, > visit the JAWS Downloads Web page > <http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-downloads.asp> . > > > Enhancements in JAWS 13.0.527 (November 2011) > > > * Resolved an issue encountered on some systems when updating > authorization to JAWS 13. After updating authorization, you may need to > restart JAWS in order for it to take affect. > * Resolved a long-standing issue where it was sometimes necessary > to reboot the computer in order to use JAWS if the application > unexpectedly closed. > * Resolved an issue where the braille cursor was not positioned as > expected in edit fields when using Structured Mode. > * The Primary and Secondary language for Convenient OCR can now be > changed through Quick Settings (INSERT+V). > * Documentation is now available describing the latest > improvements in the JAWS scripting language. For more information, visit > the Enhancements in Scripting > <http://www.freedomscientific.com/documentation/scripts/scripting-info.a > sp> Web page. > * If more than one command prompt window is open, addressed an > issue where JAWS would continue reading text from one command prompt > window even after changing focus to the other. > * Resolved an issue with Contracted English Braille translation > where the number sign was not appearing directly before the number if > the number was proceeded by a quote and a comma. > * If the Results Viewer and Virtual Viewer are open at the same > time, resolved an issue where pressing ESC would close both viewers. > * Addressed an issue where JAWS was not playing a sound to > identify checked items in some dialog boxes even if the current speech > and sounds scheme was configured to do so. > * Resolved an issue turning off the "read only" announcement in a > speech and sounds scheme. > * If you are using a braille display, JAWS no longer goes into > Line Mode when renaming a file or folder. > * In applications where JAWS can announce indented text, resolved > an issue where JAWS was not speaking indentation information when using > the Say Line command (INSERT+UP ARROW). > * Pressing ALT+UP ARROW in the help text in Settings Center and > Quick Settings now reads the prior sentence. > * Resolved an issue with PAC Mate Desktop not starting correctly. > * The Study Mode option is now only available if you are using a > braille display that has a double row of cursor router and navrow > buttons, such as the PAC Mate Portable Braille Display, or the Focus 40, > Focus 80, and Focus 40 Blue braille displays. Study Mode is located > under Braille Options in Quick Settings. > * The Current Word Expand option is now only available in Quick > Settings when contracted braille translation is set to Output only. > * In the Startup Wizard, the Enable Flash Messages check box and > Contracted Braille Translation combo box now have INSERT+F1 help. > * Addressed issues that could occur when installing JAWS 13 while > JAWS 12 and MAGic 11 are currently running. > * Resolved an issue where nothing is heard when navigating to a > visited link and the current speech and sounds scheme is configured to > play a sound. > > > JAWS Research It > > > * Resolved an issue where the Results Viewer was blank if Research > It did not find any results for a search. A message is now displayed if > no results are found. > * The NCAA lookup source now returns all division 1-A scores and > schedules. Previously, only the top 25 was displayed. In addition, if > you search for a particular team, both division 1-A and 1-AA are > searched. > * Addressed issues with the Weather lookup source when checking > the weather for international locations. > > > Adobe Acrobat > > > * Resolved an issue with JAWS not announcing edit combo boxes in > certain PDF documents while navigating with the ARROW keys. > > > Eclipse > > > * Addressed an issue where Eclipse would unexpectedly close when > opening and closing the menu. > > > Microsoft Excel > > > * When you press an access key in the spell checker to move to the > next error, JAWS no longer speaks the access key you just pressed while > reading the current error. > * Addressed a reported issue in Excel 2003 and Windows XP where > the Undo option was not working as expected. > * Addressed an issue in Excel 2010 where JAWS would speak the > tutor message each time an option in the Fill tab of the Format Cells > dialog box was changed. This would occur even if Tutor Message was set > to only announce custom messages. > * Resolved an issue in Excel 2003 where the content of text boxes > was not being displayed in the Virtual Viewer. There were only blank > lines where the text in the box should have appeared. > * Improved how JAWS reads cell information when pressing ESC after > adding a comment. > * Resolved an issue where the current cell was not read after > pressing ESC to close the custom summary. > * When navigating the color controls in the Fill page of the > Format Cells dialog box, resolved an issue where JAWS was not properly > reading the selected color. > * Resolved an issue setting column and row titles in Quick > Settings. > > > Microsoft Internet Explorer > > > * Addressed an issue where JAWS would not indicate combo boxes on > certain Web pages when navigating with the Virtual Cursor. > * When selecting a same page link to move to a different location > on the current page, pressing ALT+LEFT ARROW to go back now returns you > to the link. > * Resolved an issue with using TAB to navigate buttons contained > inside Flash content. > * When you press ENTER on a link in the custom page summary, JAWS > now moves you to the correct location on the Web page. > * Resolved an issue where JAWS would get stuck on words containing > a left quote when navigating by word. > > > Microsoft Office > > > * Resolved issues navigating in Microsoft Office applications with > Tutor Messages set to Custom. > > > Microsoft Outlook > > > * JAWS is now much more responsive when navigating in the Inbox in > Outlook 2010. > * Navigation in the File menu in Outlook 2010 has been improved. > * Resolved a customer reported issue in Outlook 2003 where > pressing NUMPAD 5 twice quickly to speak the current character > phonetically was not working in the subject field of an appointment. > * When pressing ALT+GRAVE to move to the message body and the > first line of the message contains a link, JAWS no longer activates the > link. > * Addressed an issue in Outlook 2007 and 2010 using TAB to > navigate to links in a read-only message. > * Resolved an issue of hearing a system ding while navigating > through messages in the Inbox. This occured if you had several > consecutive messages from the same address. > * Resolved an issue of hearing indentation information while > navigating through links in a read-only message in Outlook 2007 and > 2010. > * If the edit combo box in the Find and Replace combo box contains > text from a previous search, addressed an issue where the contents of > this field were not being announced by JAWS when the dialog box opens. > * When navigating by paragraph in an Outlook 2007 or 2010 message, > JAWS no longer speaks the paragraph twice. > * Addressed a reported issue in the Outlook 2010 calendar where > the backstage view options were not being announced while navigating. > * When deleting consecutive messages from the same sender, or that > have the same subject, resolved an intermittent issue where JAWS would > sometimes not automatically read the next message in the list. > * Resolved an issue in the non-English version of Outlook where > JAWS would unexpectedly close while navigating the calendar after > setting an appointment after 23:00. > > > Microsoft Word > > > * Updated the INSERT+F1 help message for the Quick Access tool bar > in Word 2007 and 2010. > * Resolved an issue where JAWS was not correctly reporting the > indentation level of the last line in a Word document. > * Resolved an issue where after clearing the Word check box in the > Manage Application Settings dialog box, JAWS would continue using any > setting changes made in Quick Settings instead of reverting to default > settings. > * Resolved an issue where margin information was being reported > differently depending on whether or not the cursor was in a table. > * The Include Demensions option in Quick Settings has been renamed > to Include Graphical Demensions to make it easier to find when doing a > search. This option only appears when Quick Settings is opened from Word > or Outlook. > * Addressed an issue where page changes were not announced during > a Say All until you pressed ALT+TAB to move away and back to the > document. This only occured in Word 2007. > * JAWS no longer incorrectly announces indentation information > when encountering outdented text, such as in an outline. > * Resolved a customer reported issue with the New Lines and > Paragraphs Indication option in Quick Settings not changing based on > whether paragraph marks are shown or not. When you enable or disable the > displaying of paragraph marks in the Word Options dialog box, JAWS > automatically sets the New Lines and Paragraphs Indication setting > accordingly. > * Addressed an issue where style changes were being announced > after enabling spelling detection from Quick Settings. > * Resolved an issue where Grammatical Error Detection was enabled > when turning off Spelling Error Detection in Quick Settings. > * Removed references to the Task Pane from the INSERT+F1 help > messages for the Quick Access and Status Bar toolbar controls. > * Resolved an issue with Quick Settings where changing Style > Changes to Always Announce was not turning off the Headings Announce > option. > * Resolved an issue with the Spanish version of JAWS where JAWS > messages containing accented characters were not read correctly in Word. > * If you have customized the dot pattern for the braille cursor, > addressed an issue where using Track Changes was changing it back to the > default setting. > * Pressing ALT+DELETE while in a table now provides more accurate > cursor position information. > * Resolved an issue in Word 2007 with JAWS not properly navigating > tables until you used ALT+TAB to move away and back to the document. > This occured when opening a document containing tables from Windows > Explorer. > * Resolved an issue where table navigation commands would no > longer work after typing text into a table cell. > > > Mozilla Firefox > > > * The page title is now shown on the braille display when pressing > INSERT+T even when you are positioned on a heading. Note that the > currently selected heading is included with the title information. This > was also addressed in Internet Explorer. > * Toggling the Document Automatically Reads check box in Quick > Settings now works as expected. When this option is cleared, JAWS will > not automatically read the Web page after it loads. > > > Visual Studio > > > * Addressed an issue where you had to press ALT+TAB to move away > from the application and back to get focus into the output window after > starting a compile. > > > Windows 7 > > > * Addressed an issue encountered after using ALT+TAB to move to > the Desktop where JAWS would not announce the count of the selected > item, for example, five of eight. Pressing INSERT+T would also not speak > the window title. This did not occur if WINDOWS Key+M was used to go to > the Desktop. > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
