I found no updates at first. I just had to keep trying, eventually I got it. The really annoying problem I find is having to do a repair before installing each update. Max.
on 07:42 19/10/2007, Eric Damery said: >Leonard, >Not sure what could be going on for you. If you have builds 348 or 353 >installed, and check for updates on Vista or XP, it should find it and >install as expected. If it does not, this list might not be the place to >sort it out and to be honest, my suggest would be to download the full >build of 9.0.399 from web page that describes the new beta release and >just install over top of what you have now. Windows Installers can get >into a state which messes up the auto update process and it is generally >more work to figure out why then it is really worth. >Regards, >Eric > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leonard >Salinas >Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:34 PM >To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New Update to JAWS Beta has been release. >Build is now9.0.399 > >hmmm, its there, had to go and download the complete file in order to >update because the check for updates didn't work for me again. > > >Legend has it that on Thursday 10/18/2007 04:28 PM, Rick Harmon said: > >Hmmm. Well where is this update? Have check with the jaws update and > >nothing. > > > >Rick Harmon > > > > > >-- > >Visit my webpage and podcast feed at: > >http://www.blind-geek-zone.net > >and my web Blog at: > >http://blind-geek-zone.blogspot.com/ > >Join the BGZ mailing list by sending a blank email message to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and put subscribe in the subject line. > > > >Contact info: > > > >Email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] & [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Skype - rharmon928 > >MSN - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Eric Damery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > >Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:33 PM > >Subject: [JAWS-Users] New Update to JAWS Beta has been release. Build >is > >now9.0.399 > > > > > >All, > >Below are the details of the changes between build 353 and 399. Thanks > >again to all the reports. We are making great progress and the details > >reports being filed is making a big difference. > >Regards, > >Eric Damery > > > >HTML Composition Support > > > > > >JAWS 9.0 introduces new support for editing in HTML composition > >environments, such as online text editors, Outlook Express, and Outlook > >2003 (Outlook 2007 uses Microsoft Word), editing in Forms mode (input > >type=text, textarea, elements with contenteditable=TRUE etc), and > >editing in Adobe Flash edit fields. > > > >This new support provides 100 percent accuracy when reading text; the > >ability to use sound schemes to differentiate font, attribute, and > >color; the ability to automatically switch languages when the language > >of the text is correctly marked up; and the ability to hear information > >when the text is marked up as a heading, link, list, table, and so on. > >For example, when composing a new HTML message in Outlook Express or > >Outlook 2003, you can now select text and format it as a heading (level > >1 through 6), and JAWS will announce that this text is a heading when > >reading back the composed message. When using online editors, such as > >the sample at http://www.rnib.org.uk/edtest/editor.htm, if you go into > >Forms mode in the editable area, you can now use the ARROW keys to >enter > >the table and use table navigation keystrokes to navigate the table and > >hear row or column changes and row or column headings. (Note that you > >will have to press the RIGHT ARROW once and then the DOWN ARROW to > >navigate past the link in this editor.) You can also hear where >headings > >are and the text which belongs to a bulleted or auto numbered list. > > > > > >Gmail Support Improvements > > > > > >Screen reader users currently get a message on the Gmail page that >says, > >"If you are using a screen reader, you may wish to switch to basic HTML > >for a better experience." While you will still receive this message >when > >running JAWS 9.0, it is no longer necessary to follow those >instructions > >as JAWS works with the standard Gmail interface, which offers many > >enhancements over their basic HTML page. > > > >In JAWS versions prior to 9.0, it was necessary to switch Gmail to its > >basic HTML interface or use the JAWS cursor to click the objects on the > >page that were not standard links. These include Inbox, Sent, Compose > >Mail, Trash, Create a Filter, and so on. With our new support for >Gmail, > >these items show up in the links list. You can also use the ARROW keys > >to move to these items and either press ENTER to activate them or >select > >the items with the routing buttons on your braille display. > > > >Additionally, prior to JAWS 9.0, you had no way to see some editing > >attributes in the message edit window. For example, you had no way to > >see if text was a heading or even if it was a table when in Forms mode. > >With our new support for Web-based rich edit controls, you can add > >attributes to your messages such as bold, italic, and underline by >using > >standard JAWS commands in this editor. Commands for similar Web-based > >editors may be different. At this time JAWS does not speak the status >of > >these controls when they are activated, but you can use the command to > >get font information to see the attributes. It is also possible to see > >formatting such as list items, both bulleted and numbered lists, >heading > >and level, and table information, even in Forms mode with both speech > >and braille. > > > > > >Internet Explorer New HTML Frame Update Notification > > > > > >JAWS can now notify you when an HTML frame updates in Internet >Explorer. > >The new Frame Update Notification option lets you configure the way >JAWS > >handles HTML frame notification on various Web pages. It is located in > >both the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) and the Personalized > >Settings dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) while in Internet Explorer. > > > >Press the SPACEBAR to toggle to one of the following settings for the > >Frame Update Notification option: > > > >* Off: When off, you are not notified of any frame updates. > >* Speak Frame Name: JAWS speaks the name of the most recently > >updated frame. This is the default setting. > >* Move To Frame: JAWS moves the cursor to the beginning of the > >most recently updated frame. JAWS also remembers your cursor location > >before the move; you can move back to your original location by >pressing > >SHIFT+M, the keystroke for Move To Prior Frame. If you are in Forms >mode > >when the frame updates and you have set the Frame Update Notification >to > >Move To Frame, JAWS will instead speak the name of the most recently > >updated frame. > > > >Changes made using the Adjust JAWS Options tree view (INSERT+V) apply > >the setting for all Web pages. While this may be appropriate for the > >current Web page you are viewing, it may not apply to other Web pages. > >In that case, use the Personalized Setting dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) > >to set the option for an individual Web page. > > > > > >Update Enhancements Included as of Build 9.0.399 (18 October 2007) > > > > > >Thanks to all the public beta testers who identified issues in our > >initial release and reported them so well using the Beta Report form on > >this page. As a result, many of the items were resolved and have been > >included in this second update on October 18th. Others are still under > >investigation, and we will be looking forward to posting more updates > >soon. > > > > > >JAWS > > > > > >* Resolved the following issues when using a rich text editor for > >Web development: Graphics are now recognized along with meaningful alt > >text when available; the number of items in a list are now announced by > >JAWS; and standard table navigation keystrokes now work correctly. For > >more information about, refer to the HTML feature described earlier on > >this page. > >* You can now read HTML tables one row at a time with speech or > >braille when the Document Presentation option is set to Screen Layout > >(INSERT+V, D, SPACEBAR). Previously, there was an issue recognizing the > >HTML <br> tag in tables when this option was configured for Screen > >Layout. > >* Resolved an issue where the script function > >"lvGetItemColumnRect()" would cause JAWS not to respond when you are in > >the list view of an application. > >* When you set a PlaceMarker on a link or visited link (CTRL+K) on > >a Web page, and then you return to the PlaceMarker (K), JAWS correctly > >announces the link and also announces if it is a visited link. > >* JAWS correctly announces spelling and grammatical errors when > >using Navigation Quick Keys in Word to find spelling errors (A or > >SHIFT+A) and grammar errors (M or SHIFT+M). > >* If you use a mouse to select a link on a Web page to jump to > >another page, and then press BACKSPACE to return to the original page, > >JAWS will remember your position on the original page. > >* If you uninstall JAWS from a remote server, but you decide to > >leave shared components on the server, the Remote Desktop Protocol >(RDP) > >components are not uninstalled and remain on the server. > >* If you uninstall MAGic(r) and remove shared components, when > >JAWS and MAGic are installed on the same computer, JAWS now opens a > >dialog box after restarting. It states that shared components are > >missing and that you must reinstall JAWS. > >* Resolved an issue with the Typing Echo option where JAWS would > >announce the first character of a deleted word when typing a new word. > >* JAWS now saves all changes made to options using the Adjust JAWS > >Options dialog box. > >* In JAWS Keyboard Manager and Script Manager, the Punctuation > >option is set to All by default so that literal characters can be used > >when assigning keystrokes with punctuation characters. > > > > > >Adobe Reader > > > > > >* Resolved an issue in Adobe Reader where JAWS would say the same > >text over and over again when navigating from one form field to the > >next. Previously, if you entered and exited Forms mode, and then >entered > >Forms mode again, this problem would occur. > >* JAWS now correctly announces the text that appears in the Adobe > >Reader edit fields when performing a Say Line (INSERT+NUM PAD 8) or > >pressing BACKSPACE while in an edit field when in Forms mode. > > > > > >Cakewalk Sonar > > > > > >* JAWS now correctly tracks and announces items when navigating > >through Cakewalk's Sonar music recording application. > > > > > >Gmail > > > > > >* JAWS now works with the standard Gmail interface. For more > >information about, refer to the Gmail feature described earlier on this > >page. > > > > > >Microsoft Excel > > > > > >* In Microsoft Excel 2007, you can now press ENTER to exit submenu > >options on a split button control in the ribbon toolbar. Previously, > >focus would remain on these options, and JAWS would not announce > >anything in the worksheet unless you pressed ALT+TAB to move away from > >and then return to the Excel worksheet. > > > > > >Microsoft Internet Explorer > > > > > >* A public beta tester reported that when listening to an audio > >feed Web site, JAWS speaks each time a frame on the Web page refreshes. > >This can now be solved with the new Frame Update Notification option > ><http://hj5/websites/NewFreedom/fs_products/software_jaws90fea_beta.asp >#>IEHTMLFrameUpdateNotification> as described earlier on this page. > >* JAWS now recognizes multiple lines and carriage returns when > >entering text into a multiple-line edit box in Microsoft Internet > >Explorer. > >* Changes made to the Document Presentation option in the > >Personalized Settings dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) are now saved when > >running Internet Explorer. > > > > > >Microsoft Office > > > > > >* When using the RIGHT ARROW key to navigate through a hyperlink > >in Microsoft Word or Outlook 2007, JAWS now correctly announces the >link > >and identifies that you are in a link. > >* The Virtual Cursor Options group has been removed from the > >Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) for Word 2007 and Outlook > >2007. > > > > > >Microsoft Outlook > > > > > >* JAWS now announces all options that appear when you select the > >Office Button when reading or composing a Microsoft Outlook 2007 e-mail > >while running Windows Vista. > >* If you press SHIFT+UP ARROW to select multiple e-mails in an > >Outlook 2007, JAWS now correctly announces the selected e-mail >messages. > > > >* When using SHIFT+UP ARROW or SHIFT+DOWN ARROW to select multiple > >e-mail messages in Microsoft Outlook Express, JAWS now reads across all > >columns that are highlighted. For example, JAWS announces the sender or > >recipient's name, the subject, the date and time, and so on. > >* When using TAB to navigate the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box > >(INSERT+V) in Outlook, JAWS now correctly reads the built-in help > >messages in the Read-Only edit window. > >* Resolved an issue where JAWS would not announce words in the > >Subject edit box of an Outlook Calendar appointment when reading the > >current word (INSERT+NUM PAD 5). > >* JAWS now reads static text in various Outlook 2007 dialog boxes. > > > >* If you must enter security credentials when logging on to > >Outlook 2007, JAWS now allows you to easily navigate between the User > >Name and Password edit boxes. > >* When using TAB or SHIFT+TAB to move between next or previous Web > >links in an Outlook 2007 e-mail, JAWS now announces the links. > >* You can now open or close an Outlook 2007 e-mail message when > >using the right ALT key and the F4 key together. > >* JAWS can now successfully activate hyperlinks in read-only > >Outlook 2007 e-mail messages. > >* JAWS can now switch between applications if Navigation Quick > >Keys are on while using ALT+TAB to cycle from an open Outlook 2007 > >e-mail message to other applications. > >* Keyboard help is now available for Outlook Header keystrokes > >when using the Outlook 2007 Keyboard Manager (INSERT+8). > >* JAWS no longer announces items twice when you use the UP or DOWN > >ARROW keys to navigate the Font dialog box in Outlook Express. > >* When using the Laptop Keyboard Layout in Outlook, there is no > >longer a conflict between the Say All keystroke assignment (CAPS >LOCK+A) > >and the Move to Attachments keystroke assignment (INSERT+A). > >* When the Messages Automatically Read option is enabled > >(INSERT+V, R, M, M, SPACEBAR), JAWS now retains this setting so that > >e-mail messages are read when opened in Outlook 2007. > >* JAWS now announces the titles of all open dialog boxes in > >Outlook 2007. > >* When you press INSERT+A to move to attachments in an Outlook > >2007 e-mail message, JAWS correctly announces that you moved to an > >attachments list and not a categories list. > >* When creating a new e-mail message in Outlook 2007, the word > >from is no longer spuriously announced by JAWS as you press TAB to move > >through various edit boxes and message text. > >* JAWS now announces and shows in braille all edit boxes when > >creating a new Contact card in the Outlook 2007. > > > > > >Microsoft Project 2007 > > > > > >* JAWS now functions correctly in Microsoft Project 2007 when you > >open the Tools menu and select commands. > > > > > >Microsoft Word > > > > > >* JAWS now announces binding hyphens and binding spaces that > >appear in Microsoft Word XP documents when navigating using ARROW keys. > >* Resolved an issue where accented characters could not be typed > >into Word documents. > >* Navigation Quick Keys in Word now function correctly when text > >is copied. > >* JAWS now correctly announces the next or previous field when > >using F11 or SHIFT+F11 to navigate between fields in a Word document. > >* When you press CTRL+SHIFT+UP or CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN to select a > >paragraph in Word, JAWS now announces the selected paragraph. > >* In Word, the ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+A keystroke states the language that > >is in use. This keystroke is not available when in a protected Word > >form. If the keystroke is issued in a protected form, JAWS now >announces > >the following message: This function is unavailable when the document >is > >protected. > >* JAWS now correctly announces the numbers of a numbered list when > >using the ARROW keys to move through the list. > >* Resolved an issue reported by a public beta tester where the > >values for the Column Titles Row Set option and the Row Title Column >Set > >option were not being saved for tables in a Word document. > > > > > >Mozilla Firefox > > > > > >* When using Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.7, the JAWS Find > >function (CTRL+F) works correctly. JAWS no longer says unknown function > >call when searching for a term on a Web page. > > > > > >Nero > > > > > >* JAWS now works correctly when burning files to a CD using > >Nero(r) Burning ROM 7.10. > > > > > >Windows Vista > > > > > >* JAWS now reads the CTRL+ALT+DELETE prompt when Secure Log On is > >enabled on a Windows Vista computer. > > > > > >WordPerfect > > > > > >* Resolved a reported problem with Corel(r) WordPerfect(r) Office > >X3. 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