Hi All, Below are the download links for the latest update build, J16.0.3048, & what's new in this build:
32 Bit: http://files.freedomscientific.com/WebFiles/JAWS/J16.0.3048enu-x86.exe 64 Bit: http://files.freedomscientific.com/WebFiles/JAWS/J16.0.3048enu-x64.exe The following is a list of improvements made between the JAWS 16 May 2015 release and the June 2015 update. To download the latest release, visit the Downloads web page. JAWS .Addressed issues with JAWS unexpectedly exiting Forms Mode while editing or navigating in HTML ARIA multiline edit fields. .Text entered into the Search Box in the Windows 7 Start menu is now shown in braille. .Addressed reported issues with characters not being entered as expected when typing rapidly using a braille display. .Resolved issues with using speech in a JAWS Remote Desktop connection. .Addressed reported Research It issues where links in the Weather lookup source could sometimes not be activated and extraneous text was being displayed with results in the Wikipedia lookup source. We are continuing to work on resolving the MLB Scores issues. .Addressed a reported issue where the Braille Viewer utility would not run if JAWS was started using the /default command line switch, which is used for troubleshooting. Braille Viewer allows a sighted person to see what is on the user's braille display by displaying the JAWS braille output on the screen. .When the Allow Web Application Reserved Keystrokes option is enabled, assigned punctuation characters are now passed to Facebook as expected. For instance, pressing SHIFT+SLASH for a question mark will now open the Keyboard Shortcut Help dialog on the Facebook web site. .Addressed an issue reported by a customer using the Eloquence synthesizer where the Keyboard voice was still set to English - United States even though the profile was set to use English - United Kingdom for all contexts. .JAWS now correctly announces the Windows 8.1 Start button as a button instead of a list box. .Resolved a customer reported issue with the Say Word command, INSERT+NUM PAD 5, not working as expected in Windows Explorer. .Resolved an issue with JAWS not working correctly in edit combo boxes when the Windows language settings are configured for Hebrew. .Updated the JAWS dictionary to improve the pronunciation of "live view." Additionally, improved how Vocalizer Expressive pronounces different combinations of characters, such as a letter followed by a number. Adobe .Worked with Adobe on solving issues with the OCR of PDF documents in the new Acrobat Reader DC. Adobe will release an update to Acrobat Reader DC soon that is working as expected with JAWS 16. .An issue was reported where JAWS appeared to become unresponsive for several seconds when attempting to select and copy text from a very large document. This has been corrected and copying text from large documents should now be instantaneous. Google .The ALT+UP ARROW keystroke now closes a combo box in Chrome without the need to first use the Pass Key Through command (INSERT+3). .Resolved an issue where the label for multiline edit fields was being shown at the beginning of each line on the braille display in Google docs. Microsoft Excel .Addressed an issue where information was not being displayed correctly in braille for spreadsheets containing hidden columns when the braille mode was set to Current Row. Microsoft Internet Explorer .Pressing ENTER on submenu items on Outlook.com now activates the item. .Resolved issues with JAWS not detecting changes in certain ARIA live regions. .If a page does not contain a main region, you are now told there is no main region on the page when using Navigation Quick Key Q to move to the main region. .The error message that is heard when using Navigation Quick Key C on a page that does not contain combo boxes, list views, or tree views, has been updated to also mention ARIA controls. Navigation Quick Key C also moves to ARIA role tabs. .The Virtual HTML Features dialog box (INSERT+F3), which allows you to select the type of HTML element list you want to view, now includes a "Controls (Selectable ARIA, combo, lists, and trees) List" item. .Addressed a customer reported issue with JAWS not correctly announcing the notification bar when pressing ENTER on a download link. Information about the Notification Bar is now also shown on the braille display as a flash message. .Resolved an issue where INSERT+UP ARROW to read the current line was not reading the contents of an edit field in Forms Mode. Microsoft Office .Resolved an issue where attempting to change the keyboard language was not working if a braille display was connected. Microsoft Outlook .Addressed an issue reported by the Veterans Administration with JAWS becoming unresponsive and restarting while attempting to read certain messages. .When selecting a profile, a customer reported JAWS double speaking the profile name. This has been fixed. .When entering email recipients and you are connected to an Exchange server, JAWS now automatically reads the information bar that is displayed if a recipient is out of the office or they have configured an automatic reply. This was requested by the CNIB in Canada. .Addressed a reported issue with reading all-day appointments in Outlook 2013. .Resolved an issue where the currently selected item in the message list was not being spoken after closing a message or dialog box. .Addressed an issue with braille not working as expected after moving a message to another folder. .Addressed a customer reported issue where the correct window title was not being read after switching to another folder. Microsoft Word .Resolved an issue with reading certain text boxes navigated to using the Inline Objects dialog box (CTRL+SHIFT+O). .As requested by a customer, pressing CTRL+ALT+NUM PAD 5 in a table now only reads the current cell if no column or row titles have been defined. .JAWS now announces and shows in braille the current state of the Hide/Browse button in the Save As dialog box. .Addressed a situation reported by a customer where speech and braille were lost when attempting to create a bulleted list in Word 2010. .In Word 2010, resolved a reported issue where JAWS focus was not returning to the document after selecting a word from the Synonyms menu. .A customer reported that the commands to read the previous or next sentence (ALT+UP ARROW and ALT+DOWN ARROW) were not working as expected when focused on the first or last paragraph in a document. This is now fixed. .After selecting an item from a combo box or toggling the state of a check box in a form in Word 2013, addressed an issue where JAWS was repeating the control info multiple times when focus returned to the document. Mozilla Firefox .Resolved an issue where the page title was not always being spoken correctly on dynamic web pages. .To help eliminate any possible confusion, long labels on radio buttons, check boxes, and buttons that exceed the specified line length for the Virtual Cursor will no longer wrap to multiple lines. .Resolved an issue with Forms Mode not working as expected after using the ALT+DOWN ARROW keystroke to open a combo box. .JAWS now speaks the selected text when you attempt to select the contents of a table cell in some web-based editors. .When using the Select a Form Field dialog box (INSERT+F5) to move to a specific form field, resolved an issue where JAWS was not automatically reading the field prompt when focus moved to it. .Improved JAWS performance with ARIA slider controls so the correct left/right orientation is indicated. Mozilla Thunderbird .Improved JAWS performance when navigating large messages. In addition, JAWS no longer reads the selected item twice after deleting a message. Enhancements in JAWS 16.0.2342 (May 2015) As a result of our automatic error reporting feature pointing out an issue, we were able to post this intermediate update to improve stability. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
