[Electronics-Talk] FW: Re: [GTTsupport] First Public Beta of JAWS 2020 Posted with Improved OCR, Form Control …

[Eric Calhoun]

Knowing my NFB friends might use Zoom, that is definitely use-ful
information.


Original Message: 
From: "Albert Ruel" <albert.gtt at ccbnational.net>
To: GTTsupport at groups.io
Subject: Re: [GTTsupport] First Public Beta of JAWS 2020 Posted with
Improved OCR, Form Control.
Date: 
Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:12:59 -0700

Hi all.  In the below article there is some mention of free scripts which
allow JAWS to work better with the Zoom Conferencing platform, and that
they'll be included in the JAWS 2020 upgrade.  For those who want that
functionality now here is where you can go to download them.  Note that
Hartgen also offers a paid version of the JAWS Zoom scripts along with
tech
support and future updates, which I recently purchased for $51 CDN.

http://www.hartgen.org/zoom


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Albert A. Ruel, GTT Coordinator, CCB National
Albert.GTT at CCBNational.net  iPhone: +1-250-240-2343


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First Public Beta of JAWS 2020 Posted with Improved OCR, Form Control
Handling, More
Author: J.J. Meddaugh
Date Written: Sep 17, 2019 at 4:38 PM
Date Saved: 9/19/19, 11:33 AM
Source: https://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=20489
The first public beta of JAWS version 2020 has been posted. It's free for
JAWS 2019users.
This version includes a variety of enhancements, including several
improvements for web users. Many websites will double-speak names of
controls because of the way they were programmed. This beta aims to reduce
much of this double-speak as you move through forms. Improved support for
modern web apps which use their own keyboard hotkeys is now included, with
JAWS remembering the state of the virtual cursor across tabs in Chrome.
This
is especially useful for sites such as Gmail. Other improvements will
benefit users of Microsoft Word, the Zoom conferencing platform, and the
Convenient OCR feature. Check the source link to get yur beta copy. Here's
a
list of what's new, taken from the public beta page:
New Features Added in JAWS 2020
The following features are new to JAWS 2020.
Reduced Double Speaking of Form Control Prompts When navigating and
filling
out forms on the web, it has become increasingly common for web page
authors
to include the prompt inside the control in addition to assigning an
accessible Tag for the control. While non-screen reader users only see the
written prompt, those using a screen reader are getting both the Prompt
and
accessible Tag in Speech as well as Braille if a display is in use. Often
times, the web page author has assigned the same text for each, so it
appears the screen reader is double speaking. In JAWS 2020, we have
greatly
reduced the amount of double speaking of form controls as you navigate
using
speech and Braille by comparing the prompt and these tags, and only
speaking
or brailling them both if they are different.
Note: For Public Beta 1, only the double speaking of prompts has been
completed. The Braille representation will be corrected for Public Beta 2
in
early October.
Zoom Meeting Scripts Added for an Improved Experience Thanks to Hartgen
Consulting, basic scripts for Zoom are now included directly in JAWS and
Fusion to improve the experience when attending Zoom Meetings. This
platform
is used for our quarterly FS Open Line program as well as the free
training
webinars we hold each month. These scripts offer a more pleasant
experience
by giving more control over what you hear, without interrupting the flow
as
users enter or leave the room or make comments. Press INSERT+H to view a
list of JAWS keystrokes available in Zoom such as turning off alerts,
speaking recent chat messages, and more. You can also press INSERT+W to
view
a list of Zoom hot keys.
Hartgen Consultancy also offers more advanced scripts for Zoom Pro if you
are interested.
Enhanced JAWS and Invisible Cursor Support for Windows 10 Universal Apps
For
years, JAWS users have relied on the JAWS cursor (NUM PAD MINUS) and
Invisible cursor (NUM PAD MINUS twice quickly) to review and interact with
areas in an application where the PC cursor cannot go. This includes
reading
textual information which is on-screen but not focusable, and interacting
with controls which are only accessible using a mouse as the mouse pointer
will follow the JAWS cursor and NUM PAD SLASH and NUM PAD STAR will
perform
a left and right click. However, the Off-Screen Model (OSM) which has
traditionally been used to support the JAWS and Invisible cursors is
becoming less and less available as newer technology such as UIA, found
especially in Windows universal apps like the calculator or the Windows
Store, is now being used exclusively for accessing screen content. This
results in the JAWS and Invisible cursors becoming unusable when
attempting
to navigate in those windows. All you would hear in those cases was
"blank"
as you reviewed the screen. This is because the modern technology
currently
in use is not able to be captured by the traditional Off-Screen Model. In
those cases, the only solution was using the Touch Cursor, something most
users are not as familiar with.
JAWS 2020 now detects when focus is in an application where the OSM is
not
supported and will automatically use the new JAWS Scan cursor in these
situations. You will use all of the same navigation commands as you would
with the traditional JAWS cursor or the Invisible cursors.
For example, if you open the Calculator or Windows Store in JAWS 2020 and
press NUM PAD MINUS, you will now hear JAWS announce "JAWS Scan Cursor" as
these are apps that do not support the OSM. You can then use the ARROW
keys
like you always have done to move by character, word, line, as well as
INSERT+UP ARROW to read the current line, or PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, HOME, and
END. The mouse pointer will also continue to follow as it always has. The
only difference is that the cursor does not move from top to bottom or
left
to right. Instead, it moves by element the way the developer laid out the
app.
While this works in many places, there are still some areas where more
work
by Freedom Scientific is required. For instance, if you use Office 365,
and
try to read your Account version information with the JAWS cursor
commands,
it is still not possible to navigate and read in these places. That work
is
underway and we plan to have an update for this area in the 2020 version
soon. Stay tuned.
Convenient OCR Updated to Use the Latest OmniPage The recognition engine
used by the JAWS Convenient OCR feature has been updated to Kofax OmniPage
20, formerly owned by Nuance. This offers greater accuracy when
recognizing
the text from on-screen images as well as text from images captured with
a
PEARL camera or scanner.
For users needing to OCR using Hebrew or Arabic, these languages will be
included in later public beta builds or by the final release at the
latest.
Once these languages are working, they will be installed with any English
or
Western European download of JAWS and Fusion.
Virtual Cursor Toggle Now Tab Specific in Google Chrome Today, there are
many web apps where using the Virtual Cursor is not the best approach. An
example of this can be seen if you use Gmail in the Chrome Browser. In
these
cases, it makes sense to toggle the Virtual Cursor off by pressing
INSERT+Z
and then use this application with the PC cursor. Many users also
regularly
open multiple tabs (CTRL+T) so they can easily access different sites
such
as GMail plus one or two other pages by moving between the open tabs
using
CTRL+TAB. This can become frustrating as you need to constantly press
INSERT+Z to get the right cursor in use as you switch between tabs.
Beginning with version 2020, we are introducing an option to help JAWS
automatically remember the state of the Virtual Cursor for each tab once
you
set it. It will also announce whether the Virtual Cursor is on or off as
you
move between various tabs. Once you close the browser, or restart JAWS,
it
will default back to its default behavior so you will need to set this
each
day as you use it.
For the Public Beta, this feature is not turned on by default. It will be
enabled by default In later Beta builds. If you would like to try it out
in
the first Beta, do the following:
1.    Press INSERT+6 to open Settings Center.
2.    Press CTRL+SHIFT+D to load the default file.
3.    Type "Tab" in the search field.
4.    Press DOWN ARROW until you locate "Virtual Cursor On/Off based on
Browser Tabs."
5.    Press the SPACEBAR to enable the option and then select OK.
Note: If you choose to enable this feature in public beta 1, you will
hear
the announcement of the Virtual Cursor state in certain situations as you
navigate. This will be corrected in subsequent builds. Contracted Braille
Input Enhancements For ElBraille users as well as those who regularly use
a
Braille display with their PC, JAWS 2020 offers significant improvements
when typing in contracted Braille. In particular:
. You should now be able to enter and edit text in numbered and bulleted
lists in Word, WordPad, Outlook, and Windows Mail.
. Contracted Braille input is now supported in more applications
including
PowerPoint and TextPad.
. Improved Contracted Braille input in WordPad, especially when editing a
numbered or bulleted list created in Word and opened in Wordpad. This
includes properly handling wrapped items which previously showed the
number
or bullet on subsequent wrapped lines, rather than indenting the text.
. Improved Contracted Braille input in Chrome, Google docs, and other
online
editors which can create bulleted and numbered lists.
. Typing rapidly using Contracted Braille in Microsoft Office as well as
other applications should no longer result in text becoming scrambled.
General Changes in Response to Customer Requests . While browsing the
internet, JAWS will no longer announce "Clickable" by default as you move
to
various content.
. You should no longer hear the message "Press JAWS Key+ALT+R to hear
descriptive text" as you navigate form controls and certain other elements
on the web.
. By default in Word and Outlook, JAWS will no longer announce "Alt SHIFT
F10 to adjust Auto Correction" when you move to something that was auto
corrected previously.
. JAWS and Fusion will no longer gather a count of all the objects,
misspellings, grammatical errors, and so on when a document is opened in
Word. This will enable documents to load much faster, including very large
documents containing a lot of these items. You can always press INSERT+F1
for an overview of what the document contains.
. Improved responsiveness when closing Word after saving a document.
. The AutoCorrect Detection option, previously only available in the
Quick
Settings for Word, can now also be changed in the Quick Settings for
Outlook
(INSERT+V).https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWSPublicBe
ta
Source: JAWS Public Beta
Category: News
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J.J. Meddaugh is an experienced technology writer and computer
enthusiast.
He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a major in
telecommunications management and a minor in business. When not writing
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Blind Bargains, he enjoys travel, playing the keyboard, and meeting new
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Thx, Albert



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