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

[Kevin Sisco]

All I can say is, it's about time.


On 10/24/11, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
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>><http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp>Freedom
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>>Scientific just released JAWS 13 today
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>>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
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>>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.
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>>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:
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>>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.
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>>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
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>>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
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