[gui-talk] Latest Jaws update. Worth the bother to downloadand install?

[Doug Lee]

Oh honestly, hehehe.  Windows updates generally fix security issues.
JAWS updates usually fix end-user features.  A security flaw is more
likely to affect everyone than a feature bug, because by definition, a
feature bug affects only those that use that feature.

That said, there's no guarantee that a JAWS update won't fix more than
the release notes manage to explain, just as there's no guarantee that
a programmer (that's me!) will never forget to mention something he or
she did. :)

So if you install, you'll probably get some things fixed, and they may
or may not affect you personally.  If you don't, you won't, with all
that this implies.  But I don't think it's fair to characterize a JAWS
update as being as essential for safe computing as a Windows update.

There is one fair point to make though:  If ever you need tech support
from Freedom Scientific, I'm sure they'll want to make sure first that
you're running the current JAWS version, all updates included, just
like about any other software company out there.  You of course can
decide how much weight to assign that one.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 09:59:07PM +0100, Chris Hallsworth wrote:
> Also, try to remember that JAWS updates are like service packs for 
> Windows, so they'll just be as important as Windows service packs. If you 
> do not wish to update then consider the consequences.
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> From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:19 PM
> To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Latest Jaws update. Worth the bother to downloadandinstall?> All jaws updates are worth the bother to install.  They are to fix things
>> that are wrong with the present version or to add important features.  
>> It's
>> very easy to use the update feature so installing the update won't take
>> anyone more than a few minutes.  Try to remember Freedom Scientific  
>> doesn't
>> put these out for no reason.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:43 PM
>> To: GUI-Talk
>> Subject: [gui-talk] Latest Jaws update. Worth the bother to download and
>> install?
>>
>> I've just been to the FS page where they talk about the bug fixes and
>> improvements in succeeding releases/builds of Jaws 10, and the two things
>> below are all that seems is new this time around. let's be practical,
>> though. If I don't bother to install this update, will having failed to do
>> so cause me some trouble later when another update is posted, or when it's
>> time for me to install Jaws 11? I don't want to inconvenience myself like
>> that, but still I'm leery of dutifully installing each new update without
>> question when I hear someone complain that doing so screwed them up in  
>> some
>> way. Here are the only two items I found that look like changes in this 
>> new
>> build, and neither of these things is of any use to me:
>>
>> a.. Resolved an issue where JAWS would not properly read the playlist  
>> window
>>
>> in the latest iTunesR 8 automatic update.
>> a.. Resolved a reported issue with how JAWS worked with the Track Changes
>> feature in Word. Speech and braille were not working correctly for any
>> markups once the view was set to Final.
>> any comments from anybody who's already installed this build? 
>> Personally, I
>> always download from the site, and never use the update feature on the  
>> Help
>> menu. I've heard too many people say it doesn't work well for them, and I
>> feel safer just doing it myself. Don't want to get into an argument about
>> this if there are several passionate opinions. thanks for understanding.
>> civility is everything.
>>
>>
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