[blindlaw] Update on Jaws and Track Changes

Tue Apr 23 10:28:43 UTC 2019

I somehow missed this threat.

Excellent work, Laura. Just an addition, Jaws does not announce formatting related changes in track, it just announces ‘revised property’. Request if we can get this addressed as well.

Regards,
Amar Jain

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> On 23-Apr-2019, at 3:15 PM, Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear Laura
> 
> Just a note to thank you and all those who have worked on this very
> much indeed. The tip you have shared for quick access keys seems
> useful, I will try it.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Ger for all your work on this
> 
>> On 4/12/19, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Sorry for the cross-post, but in case some folks are following one
>> thread and not another:
>> 
>> VFO is planning on issuing a new release some time in the next month
>> to address as many of these concerns as possible.  I will be working
>> with them on their Beta test to make sure they are actually addressed.
>> Microsoft will also be working on things from their end, but they will
>> primarily be implementing them in the latest build, so I anticipate
>> that we will need to advocate for upgrades to the latest version of
>> office as accommodations in our job.
>> 
>> Here is the list of issues about which Vfo and Microsoft are aware.
>> Please let me know if anything that you are encountering is not on
>> this list.
>> 
>> 1. virtual viewer does not show more than approximately 150 revisions.
>> Also impacts the list tracked change feature.
>> 2. Jaws occasionally reads both the old and the revised text.
>> 3. Revisions of footnotes don’t show up in virtual viewer at all.
>> 4. Jaws becomes sluggish when editing footnotes, headers and footers,
>> comments.
>> 5. Reliably being able to select text in footnotes, headers and
>> footers, comment bubbles.
>> 6. Always showing dots 7-8 on the display in footnotes.
>> 7. Braille cursor routing keys do not work correctly when editing footnotes.
>> 8. If footnotes are long, Braille display will stop advancing after a
>> certain point.
>> 9. Jaws will report a revision at the beginning of the line, rather
>> than announcing the revision exactly where the revised text occurs.
>> 10. call numbers of footnotes not being read in the footnote pane.
>> 11. When switching from show all mark-up to no-markup, hidden
>> properties are still read, requiring a manual refresh.
>> 12. General sluggishness/lagginess when navigating the ribbon.
>> 
>> Thanks everyone!
>> 
>> Laura
>> 
>> 
>>> On 4/11/19, Steve Jacobson via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Laura,
>>> 
>>> Perhaps you have already heard this elsewhere, but on a recent Podcast,
>>> Eric
>>> Damery made reference to some major changes to the process JAWS uses to
>>> track Word changes and revisions were being made, and I believe he said
>>> that
>>> they would likely be in the May release.  Perhaps this will also help.
>>> 
>>> The Quick Access Toolbar is very handy for tasks, I am glad it is helping
>>> in
>>> this situation.
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> Steve Jacobson
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via
>>> BlindLaw
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 7:26 PM
>>> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Laura Wolk <laura.wolk at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Update on Jaws and Track Changes
>>> 
>>> Hi Josh,
>>> 
>>> Hit alt+f, then t to get to options.  Arrow down until you hear "quick
>>> access tool bar."  Then tab over until you hear "customize quick
>>> access tool bar list box, save as one of nine."  If you arrow down
>>> through that list box, you will hear what the defaults are.  I hope
>>> that helps.
>>> 
>>> Laura
>>> 
>>>> On 4/11/19, Josh Loevy via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the update Laura!
>>>> I have been looking for the default quick access commands, do you happen
>>>> to know where I can find them?
>>>> 
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