You can find 7 systems online at places like:
http://www.tigerdirect.com
and possibly others like new egg although I don't know about that second
place as I have never dealt with them in the past. Tiger direct has complete
systems and also software for upgrading systems yourself which is what I did
here.
Windows 7 is scheduled to be around for another 6 or 7 years according to my
information so that is my plan at this time.
David Ferrin
Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones
that mind don't matter.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Trish
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 11:03 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws15 is must required for XP users?
can window's 7 still be had to go that route?
----- Original Message -----
From: David Ferrin
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws15 is must required for XP users?
The final update for Windows XP is scheduled for exactly 6 months from
next
Tuesday in case anybody has forgotten.
I agree with Mr. Damery so far as people should start looking in to
upgrading their respective systems. Personally I have upgraded all of mine
to Windows 7 as 8 doesn't present anything of interest to me, I'm not
saying
nobody should upgrade to 8, it's just not on my horizon at this time,
because 7 is serving my needs just fine.
David Ferrin
A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved
from
a simpler system that worked perfectly.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Eric Damery
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 9:16 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws15 is must required for XP users?
Actually, in addition the bug fixes and new Windows 8 support including
touch screens, the following list of features that were added also apply
to
Windows XP. I would strongly suggest you consider looking at a new
computer
in the coming months. Microsoft is going to stop support of XP shortly
which
could lead to significant problems with cyber attacks if you remain
connected to the internet in the future with XP.
Regards,
Eric Damery
Vocalizer Expressive Synthesizer
JAWS 15 supports Vocalizer Expressive voices from Nuance Communications.
These new voices work exclusively with JAWS. Vocalizer Expressive offers
many benefits including pitch control, so you can more easily identify
upper
case characters, improved performance, especially in the areas of latency
and speech quality, as well as support for a wide variety of languages.
To download these voices, go to the Vocalizer Expressive Voices Web page.
Each voice can be downloaded as high premium or premium. The high premium
voices are large files, but offer the highest quality speech. The premium
voices offer very good speech quality and a smaller file size. Both high
premium and premium versions of a voice can be installed on the same
computer so they can be compared. After installing a voice, a Vocalizer
Expressive profile will be added to the list of JAWS voice profiles.
New FSReader 3 with HTML Support
A new version of FSReader, Freedom Scientific's software DAISY (Digital
Accessible Information System) book reader, is included with JAWS 15. In
FSReader 3, the text area of the book is now in HTML format, which means
you
can navigate using the same techniques that you use on the Web. You can
use
navigation quick keys such as H to move by heading or P to move by
paragraph. You can also use the JAWS list of links, list of headings, and
more.
To learn more about using FSReader 3 to access DAISY content, refer to the
FSReader Getting Started book which can be accessed by pressing F1 while
in
FSReader.
Download Freedom Scientific Training Materials Using FSReader You will now
download and install Freedom Scientific training DAISY books directly
through FSReader 3. Training materials will no longer be listed in the
JAWS
Check for Updates dialog box.
To access Freedom Scientific training DAISY books, do the following:
1.Start FSReader 3.
2.Press ALT+F to open the File menu and choose Open JAWS Training Table of
Contents to open the table of contents book.
3.Each available DAISY book is identified as a link. Navigate to the book
you want to open and press ENTER. If the selected book has not yet been
installed on your computer, FSReader will automatically download and
install
the book and then open it. Otherwise, the selected book is opened.
New Speech History for Speech-only Users For years, braille users have had
a
mode where the braille display would show the exact information spoken by
the speech synthesizer. You can also pan the braille display back to
review
the last 50 spoken items. The New Speech History feature in JAWS 15
extends
this functionality to users who rely on speech more than braille.
If you miss one or more messages spoken by JAWS, you can press
INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by H to open a Results Viewer window containing
up
to the last 50 announcements spoken by the synthesizer. When the Speech
History window opens, you are placed on the line containing the most
recent
announcement. To clear the history, press INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by
SHIFT+H. The history is also cleared when you lock the computer or
completely log off. If you do not want JAWS to maintain a speech history,
clear the Enable Speech History check box in Settings Center.
The braille mode, previously called Speech History, has been renamed to
Speech Output in order to avoid confusion.
Updated Skype Support
JAWS 15 now offers support for the latest version of Skype. Using Skype,
you
can make free voice and video calls as well as send and receive instant
messages with other users across the Internet. If you are running a
version
of Skype earlier than 6.3, you should update to the most recent version to
take full advantage of JAWS support for Skype.
For best results using Skype with JAWS, it is recommended that you switch
to
Compact View, which displays your Contact list in the main window, while
conversations are displayed in their own separate windows. You can then
use
ALT+TAB or the Window List dialog box (INSERT+F10) to move between
conversation windows and the Skype main window. To switch to Compact View,
press ALT+V to open the View menu, press UP ARROW to Compact view, and
press
ENTER.
Some other key enhancements include:
*When Skype alerts you to an incoming call, JAWS automatically speaks the
text of the notification regardless of what application you are currently
using. The notification is also shown on the braille display as a flash
message.
*If you are in a chat window typing messages back and forth with another
Skype user, JAWS automatically announces incoming messages as they are
received. Incoming messages are also shown on the braille display as a
flash
message. If you are involved in multiple conversations and you are using
the
Compact View, which opens each conversation in a separate window, JAWS
will
also read incoming messages from other conversations in the background.
*Pressing CTRL in conjunction with number 1 through 0 on the number row
will
read the last 10 items in the history list with CTRL+1 being the most
recent. Pressing these keystrokes twice quickly will display the
corresponding message in the Virtual Viewer.
*Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+E will move focus to the chat entry field if the
currently open Skype window contains one.
*Pressing CTRL+WINDOWS Key in conjunction with number 1 through 5 on the
number row will let you specify up to 5 conversation windows you can
quickly
switch to by pressing INSERT+SPACEBAR followed by number 1 through 5.
*Pressing INSERT+SPACEBAR followed by SHIFT+R will repeat the current
background notification, such as who is calling or an incoming message.
For more information on using JAWS with Skype, refer to the Skype help
topic.
Third-party Braille Display Drivers now Included in JAWS Installation For
the past several years, Freedom Scientific has worked closely with braille
display manufacturers to help them create drivers that enable their
displays
to take advantage of all of the latest braille support offered by JAWS.
This
includes BrailleIn and the ability to enter text into applications
directly
from the braille display's Perkins-style keyboard. Once Freedom Scientific
had verified and digitally signed a driver, users of third-party braille
displays would need to download the JAWS driver from the manufacturer's
Web
site in order to use it.
Beginning with JAWS 15, several third-party braille display drivers will
now
be automatically installed with JAWS and will be available for adding
through the Synthesizer and Braille Manager as soon as the JAWS
installation
is complete. Users will no longer have to download and install a separate
JAWS driver for their display from a different Web site.
The latest braille display drivers from the following manufacturers are
now
included with JAWS:
*American Printing House for the Blind
*BAUM Retec AG
*Handy Tech
*HIMS
*HumanWare
*Optelec Tieman Group (Only Alva BC-640 at this time) *Papenmeier
Note: Certain braille displays may require you to download a separate
Windows driver from the Manufacturer's Web site before they can be used.
Auto Detection of Braille Displays
If you establish a USB or Bluetooth connection with your braille display,
JAWS now immediately detects and begins using the display without the need
to first close and restart JAWS. This is especially useful if you use JAWS
in a school or training environment where multiple braille displays may be
used with the same computer. For instance, if you are using a Focus 40
Blue
over a Bluetooth connection and you establish a USB connection with
another
display, JAWS will begin using the braille display that is connected over
USB. If you then disconnect the USB display and power on the Focus 40
Blue,
JAWS will switch back to the Bluetooth connection with the Focus Blue.
More Braille Options Added to Startup Wizard The JAWS Startup Wizard
consists of a series of pages that let you quickly configure some of the
more commonly used JAWS settings without the need to go through several
menus and managers to locate them. In JAWS 15, the Braille page of the
Startup Wizard has been expanded to include more common braille settings
that users tend to configure the most when they first install JAWS. In
addition to contracted braille options and flash messages, you can now
also
set the braille mode (Structured, Line, or Speech Output), enable or
disable
word wrap, reverse the panning buttons on your display, select the
placement
of your display's status cells, or set the firmness of the braille dots on
your Focus or PAC Mate Portable Braille Display. In addition, if you read
braille in more than one language, you can specify the primary language
table.
Instant Switching Between Braille Tables If you regularly access
information
in other languages using your braille display, JAWS now allows you to
configure preferred braille tables that you can switch between on-the-fly
using Quick Settings or a convenient keystroke.
To set preferred tables, open the Settings Center, expand the Braille
group,
expand the Advanced group, and then choose Braille Tables. A dialog box
opens listing all of the braille tables included with JAWS. You can choose
the tables you want to set as preferred tables as well as set one of your
preferred tables as the primary table. For instance, you may want to
switch
between English, Spanish, and French, but have English as your primary
table.
Once you have set your preferred braille tables, you can open Quick
Settings
from any application and use the new Preferred Translation Table option,
located under the Braille Options group, to cycle between your preferred
tables. You can also press DOTS 2-3-4-5-7 CHORD from the Perkins-style
keyboard on your braille display to quickly switch between preferred
braille
tables.
Braille Structured Mode Improvements
When using JAWS with a refreshable braille display, Structured Mode gives
you descriptive information about the current dialog box and the current
selected control. Previously, the only way to change how Structured Mode
presented information was to select Define Structured Mode in Settings
Center to open a dialog box where you could individually configure each
control type, for instance, check boxes and buttons.
JAWS 15 makes the process of configuring Structured Mode much easier by
adding a new Structured Mode group under the Braille group in Settings
Center that contains options for configuring how the structured line is
displayed so you do not have to modify each individual control. In
addition,
when displaying a structured line, JAWS will align the braille display to
show the most relevant information, such as a prompt, to eliminate the
need
to pan the display in order to locate this information.
To access the new Structured Mode settings, Open Settings Center
(INSERT+F2), expand the Braille group, and then select the Structured Mode
group. The following options are now available:
*Open the Include Optional Components group to configure what control info
is shown on the braille display. This includes, the control type and
whether
it will be displayed in the status cells or not, level and position,
hotkeys, hints, dialog box title information, dialog box descriptive text,
and control group info.
*Select or clear the Align to Structured Segment option to determine if
JAWS
will align the display to the most appropriate Structured Mode segment
when
a control gains focus.
*Select or clear the Reverse Order of Structured Data to change how the
structured line is shown on the braille display. When selected, the
control
info is shown first, followed by the group, and then the dialog box
information.
*Select Advanced to open the Control Type Options dialog box where you can
modify symbols used to represent controls on your braille display as well
as
the symbols used to represent the states a control can be in - such as
selected or cleared for a check box.
By default, the control type, such as chk for check box and btn for
button,
is shown in the status cells of the braille display. If you encounter
multiple types that need to be shown in the status cells, the symbols for
each individual type will be combined into a single symbol that will fit
in
the status area of the display. For example, if you encounter a graphic
within a link, you would see ilnk. If the graphic was part of a level 1
heading, you would see ih1. If a graphical link was part of a level 2
heading, you would see ilh2, if the display has four status cells, or just
ilh if the display has three status cells.
For more information, see the Braille Display Modes help topic.
Changed Braille Symbols for Structured Mode The following braille symbols
used to represent various control states in Structured Mode have been
changed.
*A - is now used to indicate opened or expanded.
*A + is now used to indicate closed or collapsed.
*Disabled and Grayed are now represented by xx.
*Required is now represented by rq.
*Pressed is now represented by the = symbol.
*Graphics are now indicated by img.
Enhanced Table Reading in Braille
JAWS allows you to determine how much information is shown on your
refreshable braille display for tables in Word documents as well as
virtualized documents such as Web pages and e-mail messages. Using the
settings in the Table Options group, located under the Braille Options
group
in Quick Settings, you can choose to display the current cell, current
row,
or current column. In JAWS 15, enhancements to these options have been
made
to make it even easier to access the contents of tables using braille.
If JAWS is configured to display either the current row or current column,
JAWS now displays the vertical bar symbol (dots 1-2-5-6) between cells to
help indicate where one cell ends and the next begins.
If JAWS is configured to display either the current row or current column,
JAWS now displays the vertical bar symbol (dots 1-2-5-6) between cells to
help indicate where one cell ends and the next begins.
If the current row is being displayed, JAWS will now display the current
column number before the cell where the cursor is located. In addition, if
JAWS is configured to speak column headers, the header for the current
column will also be shown in braille following the column number and prior
to the cell containing the cursor.
Similarly, if the current column is being displayed, JAWS will now display
the current row number before the cell where the cursor is located. In
addition, if JAWS is configured to speak row headers, the header for the
current row will also be shown in braille following the row number and
prior
to the cell containing the cursor.
Error Reporting
In order to more promptly respond to customer issues, the new JAWS error
reporting feature will allow you to send information about any JAWS errors
to Freedom Scientific over the Internet. If JAWS unexpectedly closes, a
memory dump file, containing diagnostic information, is created in the
JAWS
user settings folder. If you also experience any issues where JAWS appears
to still be running, but you have lost speech or braille, you can press
INSERT+WINDOWS Key+F4 to manually close JAWS, terminate all related
processes, and create the memory dump file.
After the memory dump file has been created, JAWS will automatically
restart
and display a dialog box indicating that an error was detected and will
ask
if you want to send this information to Freedom Scientific. Choose the
Send
button to transmit the error report directly to Freedom Scientific. JAWS
will display a message to indicate that the report was sent successfully.
If
there was a problem sending the report, for instance, you do not have an
active Internet connection, you are asked if you want to try sending it
again. Choose Yes or No. Choose Don't Send if you do not wish to send the
error report to Freedom Scientific. Choosing to send any error reports
helps
Freedom Scientific to continue to improve JAWS.
The information transmitted to Freedom Scientific is limited to the memory
dump file as well as generic information allowing Freedom Scientific to
investigate the source of the issue, such as your product version number,
the date and time the error occurred, number of times your system has
experienced an error, and the error code related to the problem that
occurred. The only information related to your specific environment that
is
transmitted is your computer's MAC address to find trends on a particular
system. However, there is no way for us to map MAC addresses to any
particular individual, and no personal identification information is
transmitted.
In addition, you can choose from one of the following radio buttons:
*Ask me if I want to send error reports to Freedom Scientific each time:
Choosing this option will cause this dialog box to be displayed each time
an
error is detected. This is the default setting.
*Send all error reports to Freedom Scientific without asking: If you
choose
this option, future error reports are automatically sent to Freedom
Scientific without displaying a dialog box.
*Never send error reports to Freedom Scientific: If you choose this
option,
any future error reports will not be sent to Freedom Scientific and you
will
not be prompted to send an error report.
You can also configure this setting using the new Error Reporting combo
box,
located on the Miscellaneous page in Settings Center.
Navigation Quick Key Changes
The following Navigation Quick Key assignments have been changed to be
more
consistent with the Navigation Quick Keys available when using the Touch
Cursor:
*Next Radio Button: A
*Previous Radio Button: SHIFT+A
*List Radio Buttons: CTRL+INSERT+A
*Next Region: R
*Previous Region: SHIFT+R
*List Regions: CTRL+INSERT+R
*Move to the main region of a page: Q
*Next OnMouseOver: SEMICOLON
*Previous OnMouseOver: SHIFT+SEMICOLON
*List OnmouseOvers: CTRL+INSERT+SEMICOLON The scripts for moving to the
next
or previous anchor and the next or previous block quote as well as listing
anchors are still available, but are no longer assigned to keystrokes. If
you still wish to use this functionality, you can assign new keystrokes
through the Keyboard Manager.
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-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Chris Hill
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 9:02 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws15 is must required for XP users?
Bug fixes. Often that's the only way you will ever get them, no matter
what
the release highlights. Some day you will upgrade, and you won't save any
money by not keeping current.
On 10/2/2013 00:03, Siddalingeshwar Ingalagi wrote:
> Hi friends. I am using j14 whith xp propessional. So how mutch will
> help j15 for xp user in future? And j15 is specially dedicated
> forwindows8 users? And what are benifits cann we get mean xp user, if
> we instal j15? Please discuss.
>
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