[Blindtlk] JAWS 13 is out TODAY--lucky 13

[David Andrews]

>
><http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp>Freedom 
>Scientific just released JAWS 13 today
>
>One of the biggest items is Convenient OCR--for all those nasty PDF 
>files that are inaccessible and refuse to be read...AH HAH...there 
>is a solution now
>
>Frequently, you will encounter images that contain textual 
>information. These can include a PDF file, the setup screen of an 
>application, or the menu of selections for a DVD movie. While these 
>images contain text that is readable by a sighted person, JAWS is 
>unable to read the text as it is part of the image.
>
>The new Convenient OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature 
>enables you to access any image on the screen that includes text. 
>With just a few simple keystrokes, JAWS will recognize the image in 
>a matter of seconds and activate the JAWS cursor so you can navigate 
>the resulting text. The recognized text will be in the same location 
>as the actual image on the screen. In order to differentiate the 
>recognized text from other text that may be in the window, JAWS will 
>use a different voice when it encounters the recognized text. When 
>you activate the PC cursor, or switch to another application or 
>dialog box, the text is removed, and you will need to perform the OCR again.
>
>To use Convenient OCR, the following layered keystrokes have been added:
>
>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, W. Recognizes the current application window 
>that has focus.
>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, S. Recognizes the entire screen.
>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, C. Recognizes the currently selected control, 
>such as a graphical button.
>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, Q. Cancels recognition while it is in progress.
>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, H. Speaks a brief help message describing the 
>commands in the OCR layer.
>
>Read about all the new features at 
><http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp>JAWS 13
>  More info at: <http://www.yourtechvision.com>www.yourtechvision.com
>        Denise
>
>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
>CEO, TechVision
>Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
>email:  <mailto:deniserob at gmail.com>yourtechvision at gmail.com
>Website with hundreds of lessons: yourtechvision.com