[nfbcs] JAWS June update has support for Notepad++, PuTTY, and SecureCRT

Mon Jun 17 23:56:13 UTC 2019

Glen,

There is another important common question.
JAWS has a systematic problem with defining tab characters  in many editors.
For example, here are a couple of fast and light text editors:
AkelPad (version 4.x) - http://akelpad.sourceforge.net
Notepad3 - https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3
If you type a tab character in them and move to this symbol  with arrows,
JAWS say "blank" and not "tab".
This is a systematic problem that JAWS has in a pile of modern text editors.
Most likely, it is necessary to globally refine the algorithm for
determining the tab character.

However, a high level support of VS Code is incredibly important. Now it is
a very common text editor for programmers with a number of important
functions.
In my opinion, this should be as important as support of Microsoft Office in
JAWS.
Sincerely, Nikita.

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Subject: RE: [nfbcs] JAWS June update has support for Notepad++, PuTTY, and
SecureCRT

Nikita,

All very good points. JAWS currently recognizes indentation based on leading
spaces or tabs which aren't there when the line number begins the line. I
realize that we need a more elegant way of handling this but it requires
internal rework to get there.

Properly supporting highlighting schemes is also on the todo list. I can't
tell you exactly when but we do intend to improve NPP support over time.

I'll have another look at Visual Studio Code to see what can be done about
the editing experience.

--Glen

Glen Gordon
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] JAWS June update has support for Notepad++, PuTTY, and
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Hi Glen.
Thanks for your work. However, there are several problems.

If the "Display line number" is checked in the preferences, then the JAWS
does not read indents.
It is desirable that the display line number does not break the reading of
indents.
In addition, speech and sounds schemes is absolutely not working now. That
is, it is not possible to read the highlighting syntax with the speech and
sounds schemes of the JAWS.

I also apologize for the offtopic, but is it planned to improve the support
of the Visual Studio Code editor?
Now the JAWS does not work very well with this editor, for example, indents
are not read at all.
The VS Code is a very common and actively developing editor.
Ensuring the maximum level of accessibility of this editor is very important
for many professionals.

Sincerely, Nikita.

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Subject: [nfbcs] JAWS June update has support for Notepad++, PuTTY, and
SecureCRT

Hi, All,

Although I'm about to mention several features in terms of speech, be
assured that Braille supports them as well.

Notepad++ is an extremely powerful open source editor for text files, 
Notepad++ source
code, HTML and lots of other things. It's not as fully featured as an IDE
like Visual Studio, but it's far more functional than just plain Notepad.
Starting with the June update, JAWS properly supports all the expected
Notepad++ editing features, including contracted Braille input.
In addition, when Notepad++ is set to display line numbers, JAWS reads the
number prior to the contents of each line. (This can be disabled in
Notepad++ Options/Preferences on the Editing page.)
After you've enabled Notepad++ autocompletion (it's off by default), JAWS
will automatically read the active suggestion and allow you to arrow up and
down through other possibilities.

PuTTY and SecureCRT are both popular terminal emulators. PuTTY is
open-source and free. SecureCRT is a commercial product with an impressive
list of features.
JAWS support for both of these was badly broken and now works as you'd
expect.
The caret tracks correctly and newly written text is automatically spoken.
If you're in an editor and the  auto speaking of text becomes annoying, you
can temporarily toggle it off with JawsKey+s. If you want it off
permanently, go into SettingsCenter for PuTTY or SecureCRT and set
ScreenEcho to something other than Speak All Text.

We hope that many of you will find these features useful. If after
experimenting with them you find that additional functionality is needed in
these apps, please let us know or reach out to me directly.

Thanks

--Glen

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