Please top post when you reply.
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 Chris Hill
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 2:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [JAWS-Users] If you don't mind a pro version, there are often good
deals on ebay for Dell Optiplexes with windows 7.
On 10/2/2013 11:51, David Ferrin wrote:
> 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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