Changed the subject line.
Here is an example of why I won't upgrade and why I need to run an earlier
version of Jaws. Jaws 16 will not read hidden text attributes in Word. I
must, must, must have that functionality for my work, as I use the Duxbury
Word template, which uses hidden text for text markup in Word. Jaws 15 reads
this, so I need to stay with Jaws 15 until FS gets around to fixing this.
Yes, I have reporrted it, with no resolution. I ultimately will need someone
to verify for me that it does work in a future Jaws release before
upgrading. With no option to simply load a previous version that works for
this feature, I don't want to destroy my work productivity. For those
interested, Hidden text can be turned on or off just like paragraph marks.
Its under the Tools, Options, Display, where you can check show hidden text.
Jean
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hamilton via Jfw
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:30 AM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'
Cc: Jim Hamilton
Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Don't mean to be "smart"; but, why would you want to use previous versions
of JAWS if you have the latest version running successfully. I'm sure that
there is a really good reason for it! :) :)
Jim H
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of john.falter
via Jfw
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 11:19 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]>
Cc: john.falter <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
What I lose is the ability to use previous versions of JAWS.
On 8/9/2015 8:21 PM, Gary King via Jfw wrote:
The free feed is to lure the deer into the killing ground. I don't
think the free Windows 10 upgrade offer is quite that sinister
though. Just good old Microsoft's way of trying to keep it's dominant
position.
Gary King
[email protected]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Spratt via Jfw"
<[email protected]>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]>
Cc: "Adrian Spratt" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 10:06 AM
Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Are you saying Win10 smells? Hard to make out the meaning of this,
um, adage.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel
McBride via Jfw
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 10:05 AM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'
Cc: Daniel McBride
Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
As I pointed out earlier, a deer gets free feed at his local deer stand
feeder.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian
Spratt
via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 11:05 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Cc: Adrian Spratt
Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Windows 10 won't be free after a year. I believe the 2020 date refers
to the
end up MS support. But for now, as Brad says, who has the time? I'm
waiting
for the first service pack (MS always comes out with one) and FS's first
rounds of fixes, all of which I expect will appear within the year.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill
White via
Jfw
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 11:49 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Cc: Bill White
Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
What you gain is that, in 2020, when you finally decide to upgrade,
Windows10 won't be free anymore.
Bill White [email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Martin via Jfw" <[email protected]>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]>
Cc: "Brad Martin" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 7:03 PM
Subject: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Hi,
I've been following all this Windows 10 stuff with great interest, and
I just have a question (with a lot of background first):
So FS says you shouldn't use Edge, you should use Firefox or IE. (I'm
doing that now in Windows 7.) You can't use the built in mail program;
you should use something like Thunderbird or Outlook. (I'm doing that
now in Windows 7.) And you should use Adobe Reader for PDF documents.
(I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) Reviews I've read all seem to
indicate that Cortana is iffy at best.
So why should I upgrade again? I'm not being smart; I'd really like to
know if I'm going to gain anything other than having a new operating
system that I have to use in the same old ways. The only benefit I can
see is that Windows 10 will be supported beyond January of 2020, where
Windows
7 will not. Am I overlooking some wonderful new feature that should
cause me to want to hurry and upgrade? Or does the old saying, "If it
ain't broke, don't fix it," apply here? I'd really honestly like to
know if JAWS users in particular are finding anything beneficial in
the upgrade, or if it's just something fun to do to your functioning
computer to see if it will still function.
P.S. Anybody on this list from Louisiana and thinking Cortana, as in
mall?
--
Brad Martin
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> My Facebook page
where I post online shopping coupons and deals:
facebook.com/ucoupons <http://www.facebook.com/ucoupons>
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