The following email gives an explanation of the problems using iTunes 12.1. FS has communicated with Apple about the problems.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neal Ewers Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 12:11 To: [email protected] Subject: Information on the inaccessibility of iTunes 12.1 from Freedom Scientific Hi, The following was taken from Freedom Scientific with their permission to share this in order to cut down on confusion. Begin snip. "With iTunes 12.1 and 64-bit iTunes Apple inadvertently introduced an accessibility problem with accessing the album list and perhaps other lists in the iTunes UI. (The problem does not exist in the 32-bit version of iTunes.) It impacts JAWS, Narrator, and Window Eyes. All three of these products use 64-bit components to obtain MSAA event information inside of the iTunes process generating the events. This generally offers better performance than receiving events out-of-process. NVDA uses the out-of-process technique and is primarily a 32-bit app, even on 64-bit windows. The nature of the iTunes bug is such that it does not impact 32-bit processes receiving events out-of-process." End of snip. So this is why it works with NVDA, and it is also why some can use 12.1 and others cannot. It would appear that it is up to Apple to help figure this out. Neal -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
