[Pibe-division] JAWS 13 is out TODAY--lucky 13

[EricGuillory at aol.com]

This is indeed big news. I'm sure improvements to text recognition will  
need to be made and adjustments implemented to fix potential bugs. But the  
access this gives us is truly fantastic, and the time-saving possibilities are 
 exciting to consider.
 
EG
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/24/2011 5:49:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com writes:

 
_Freedom  Scientific just released JAWS 13 today_ 
(http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp) 

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 _JAWS  13_ 
(http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp)  
 More info at: _www.yourtechvision.com_ (http://www.yourtechvision.com/) 

Denise 
 
Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
CEO, TechVision
Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
email:  _yourtechvision at gmail.com_ (mailto:deniserob at gmail.com) 
Website with hundreds of lessons:  yourtechvision.com 


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