Thanks Eric:
I will be looking forward to Jaws 15.
As far as losing focus:
While using IE 10, all the sudden the notebook will go back to the start
screen.
Also, at times using Word 2007, I will be taken back to the start screen
suddenly.
Again, thank you all for all your hard work...
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Damery
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 4:35 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] My experience with a Windows 8 MicrosoftSurface
Proand JAWS
Access to the Modern apps in Win 8 is really hit and miss. We are working on
a solution in JAWS 15 which should help with many more than you can work
with today in JAWS 14.
As for losing focus in Windows 8, if you can provide some examples or
further explanation, I'll keep an eye on it myself and ask around in
Support, where they are running Win 8 on most machines now. I have not
really noticed a case of JAWS losing focus in Windows 8 to be honest.
Regards,
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of jim
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 4:28 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] My experience with a Windows 8 Microsoft Surface
Proand JAWS
Hi eric:
I have recently bought a asus windows 8 notebook, with a touchpad.
I was wondering in Jaws 15, will FS be adding support for the windows 8
apps?
I can use the sports app pretty well, I have also downloaded the ESPN app
from the store and used it as well through trial and error.
I usually turn off the touchpad with fn+f9 keystroke, which is a toggle
keystroke on this laptop.
do you know of any more accessible apps that work well with Jaws 14?
One more item, jaws tends to loose focus quite a bit in windows 8.
thank you very much...
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Damery
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:49 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] My experience with a Windows 8 Microsoft Surface
Proand JAWS
Hello all,
In my continued search for a really great Windows 8 Tablet PC, I got the MS
Surface Pro. With it, I purchased the $130 keyboard that Microsoft sells
with it as an upgrade. I must say, I had very high hopes for this device and
to be honest, the Surface itself is excellent. Great battery life, even
though it is a bit slow to charge. Very quick, especially the boot up which
is about 10 to 15 seconds max. It has a 128 Solid State Drive and I got a 64
Gig micro card to plug in the side. The speakers are not great but I have a
jam box and it paired up very nicely. JAWS installs and runs without any
issues. I have JAWS 14 release and I'm also doing testing hear at the office
with JAWS 15 of course, which I'll be showing at the summer conventions and
we'll get released to Public Beta about September 1st.
So you might ask, what is the problem...
The Keyboard is terrible for a keyboard user, especially one trying to drive
a screen reader. For just typing a document, it is very nice. Good feel to
the keys for a thin add-on keyboard cover and the spacing is very nice, but
it ends there. I find 4 issues that will force me to return this setup to
Amazon.
1. The FN key is two keys to the right of the spacebar rather than on
the left side.
2. The Function Keys F1 - F12 all require the FN key and there is no
way to switch it so the F1 - F12 could work without the FN key.
3. There is no Insert Key so you must use Laptop Layout with CapsLock
as the JAWS key, which would be OK if the FN key was on the left side also I
guess. Just to get a Links List requires great coordination using CapsLock +
FN + F7.
4. Finally, the Space Bar is extended left, half way across the X key
on the keyboard. My other laptop keyboards have always ended the spacebar at
the C and then an ALT key so my thumb just drops onto the ALT nicely when
needed. With this one, I'm pressing SpaceBar all the time.
Now granted, if number 4 was the only issue, I would adjust but the first 3,
make it impossible for me to consider and I decided to write this because
lots of people are considering looking at these new devices and before you
plunk down $1000 to $1200 on one of these, I figured this could be helpful
in avoiding a mistake. Again, I had such high hopes for this MS Surface. But
I have not given up my search either. I'll find something yet.
BTW, I still am using the Toshiba Protégé 835 UltraBook I bought last year
and love it. But it doesn't have a touch screen and people want to see that
working this year so I'm continuing my search.
Regards,
Eric
Eric Damery
Vice President
Software Product Management
Freedom Scientific
11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
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