freedom scientific has came with yet another update of jaws 10.0. i've tried to cover the major highlights of this new release, read below
to download the new version of jaws, or to download a demo copy, please visit http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/jaws-downloads.asp What's New in JAWS 10.0.1139 JAWS 10 for 64-bit Windows Vista It is becoming more and more common for new computers to come equipped with 64-bit Windows Vista™ operating system. A 64-bit version of JAWS is now available to run on these systems. Use the 64-bit download links on this page to install the latest JAWS 10 64-bit release. JAWS Tandem Auditing JAWS Tandem now maintains a log of session activity using the Windows Event Log service. These events are used to record the beginning and end of a session, the suspension and continuation of a session, and errors triggered before a session starts. The advantage of having such a log is that consultants and trainers now have a record of JAWS Tandem activity which is useful for tracking time for billing purposes. The event log can be set up so that only administrators can delete events. Also, users assigned any privilege level can write events to the event log. Again, JAWS Tandem does not record user activity; only session errors and the start, suspension, restart, and end of a session. To learn more, see the JAWS Tandem Auditing topic in the JAWS help file or visit the JAWS Tandem Quick Start Guide. Multiple Sound Card Support You can have multiple sound cards connected to your computer. The addition of a second internal sound card, an external USB sound card, or a USB headset are examples of multiple sound cards. Typically, Windows makes the last sound card added to your system the default sound card. This means that JAWS speech automatically goes to the new audio device, which can be frustrating if you want to use that device for something other than JAWS. With this release of JAWS, you can now override the Windows default selection, and choose which sound card to use for JAWS speech. If you are editing music, you can let Windows direct your music through a higher-end audio card while JAWS directs its speech output to an inexpensive sound card in your computer. To select which sound device to use for JAWS speech, open the Sound Cards submenu, which is a new addition to the JAWS Utilities menu, and choose a card from the list. If you later remove that card from your computer, JAWS will automatically fall back to the Windows default sound card. If you restore the sound card to the system, JAWS will again send speech to that card instead of the Windows default sound card. For more information about this new functionality, refer to the Sound Cards topic in the JAWS help file. IAccessible2 Support IAccessible2 (IA2) is an open standard that lets an application or Web page developer provide a detailed description of an object or control for assistive technology products. A combo box on a Web page is an example of the type of control that could contain a full description. You can configure JAWS to speak this information or alert you with a sound when it encounters such a control. If the latter occurs, you can then press INSERT+TAB to have JAWS read the additional information. To configure this functionality in JAWS, use the Advanced Options dialog box in Configuration Manager, or press INSERT+V to open JAWS settings, and select Off, Speak, or Alert with Sound for the IAccessible2 Descriptions option. Speak is the default setting. Catalan RealSpeak Solo Direct Voice Nuria, the Catalan RealSpeak Solo Direct voice, is now available for JAWS. Go to RealSpeak Solo Direct Voices for Freedom Scientific Products to listen to a sample. PlaceMarker Keystroke Update The keystroke to set a Temporary PlaceMarker on a Web page has changed from CTRL+K to CTRL+WINDOWS Key+K. The CTRL+K keystroke now opens a duplicate tab in Internet Explorer 8. with regards, ruchir. -- As long as forever, I will stay by your side, I'll be your companion, Your friend and your guide!!! www.ruchir89.wordpress.com To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
