The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now available for
everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1 upgrade remaining to
authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

New Consolidated Setup Package
Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install JAWS
for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer have to
choose the correct setup executable based on your system as well as which
language you need.
When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether you
are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you are doing
a new install and you want to use a different language other than the
default for your operating system, select the Options button on the first
installation screen and then choose a language. If you are updating an
existing installation, the Options button is not available as JAWS detects
the language already installed and updates using the same language.

I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer file is
a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.
You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to pick the
correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains all OCR
components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10 Spring
2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes the
volume
of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For example, if you
are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the volume of the music will
be slightly lowered so you can comfortably hear JAWS and then raised back to
its current level when JAWS stops talking.
By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable Audio
Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and select the
"Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking" checkbox located
on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio Ducking can be turned on
through Settings center.

Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic that
now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud video begins
to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization
JAWS 2019 introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when
JAWS first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS
would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since
Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount of
time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is not
possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization process will
now be completed simultaneously
to startup. As JAWS searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace
period" authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to
what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and braille
while authorization discovery takes place. Once the authorization check has
finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

There are many more features all of which you can read about by activating
the following link and then just use heading quick keys to find the What's
New section and read about each new feature.
What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading
Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew>

Click Jaws
2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBAD-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>
to download the universal installer, the following information is given on
that page:
Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to install
JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection, follow the link
below to the offline installer for secure environments.

If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline Installers for
Secure Environments
page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaws> to
find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since there are
also instructions to create an offline installer package using the new
installer package.

Best regards,
Siegharrd

The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now
available for everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1
upgrade remaining to authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

New Consolidated Setup Package
Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install
JAWS for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer
have to choose the correct setup executable based on your system as
well as which language you need.
When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether
you are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you
are doing a new install and you want to use a different language other
than the default for your operating system, select the Options button
on the first installation screen and then choose a language. If you
are updating an existing installation, the Options button is not
available as JAWS detects the language already installed and updates using the same language.

I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer
file is a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.
You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to
pick the correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains
all OCR components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10
Spring
2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes
the volume of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For
example, if you are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the
volume of the music will be slightly lowered so you can comfortably
hear JAWS and then raised back to its current level when JAWS stops
talking.
By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable
Audio Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and
select the "Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking"
checkbox located on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio
Ducking can be turned on through Settings center.

Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic
that now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud
video begins to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization JAWS 2019
introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when JAWS
first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS
would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since
Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount
of time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is
not possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization
process will now be completed simultaneously to startup. As JAWS
searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace period"
authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to
what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and
braille while authorization discovery takes place. Once the
authorization check has finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

There are many more features all of which you can read about by
activating the following link and then just use heading quick keys to
find the What's New section and read about each new feature.
What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading
Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew

Click Jaws
2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBA
D-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>
to download the universal installer, the following information is
given on that page:
Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to
install JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection,
follow the link below to the offline installer for secure environments.

If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline
Installers for Secure Environments
page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaw
s> to find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since
there are also instructions to create an offline installer package
using the new installer package.

Best regards,
Siegharrd

The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now
available for everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1
upgrade remaining to authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

New Consolidated Setup Package
Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install
JAWS for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer
have to choose the correct setup executable based on your system as
well as which language you need.
When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether
you are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you
are doing a new install and you want to use a different language other
than the default for your operating system, select the Options button
on the first installation screen and then choose a language. If you
are updating an existing installation, the Options button is not
available as JAWS detects the language already installed and updates using the same language.

I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer
file is a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.
You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to
pick the correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains
all OCR components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10
Spring
2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes
the volume of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For
example, if you are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the
volume of the music will be slightly lowered so you can comfortably
hear JAWS and then raised back to its current level when JAWS stops
talking.
By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable
Audio Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and
select the "Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking"
checkbox located on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio
Ducking can be turned on through Settings center.

Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic
that now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud
video begins to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization JAWS 2019
introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when JAWS
first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS
would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since
Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount
of time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is
not possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization
process will now be completed simultaneously to startup. As JAWS
searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace period"
authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to
what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and
braille while authorization discovery takes place. Once the
authorization check has finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

There are many more features all of which you can read about by
activating the following link and then just use heading quick keys to
find the What's New section and read about each new feature.
What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading
Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew

Click Jaws
2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBA
D-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>
to download the universal installer, the following information is
given on that page:
Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to
install JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection,
follow the link below to the offline installer for secure environments.

If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline
Installers for Secure Environments
page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaw
s> to find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since
there are also instructions to create an offline installer package
using the new installer package.

Best regards,
Siegharrd

The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now
available for everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1
upgrade remaining to authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

New Consolidated Setup Package
Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install
JAWS for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer
have to choose the correct setup executable based on your system as
well as which language you need.
When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether
you are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you
are doing a new install and you want to use a different language other
than the default for your operating system, select the Options button
on the first installation screen and then choose a language. If you
are updating an existing installation, the Options button is not
available as JAWS detects the language already installed and updates using the same language.

I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer
file is a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.
You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to
pick the correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains
all OCR components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10
Spring
2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes
the volume of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For
example, if you are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the
volume of the music will be slightly lowered so you can comfortably
hear JAWS and then raised back to its current level when JAWS stops
talking.
By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable
Audio Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and
select the "Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking"
checkbox located on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio
Ducking can be turned on through Settings center.

Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic
that now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud
video begins to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization JAWS 2019
introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when JAWS
first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS
would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since
Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount
of time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is
not possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization
process will now be completed simultaneously to startup. As JAWS
searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace period"
authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to
what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and
braille while authorization discovery takes place. Once the
authorization check has finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

There are many more features all of which you can read about by
activating the following link and then just use heading quick keys to
find the What's New section and read about each new feature.
What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading
Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew

Click Jaws
2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBA
D-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>
to download the universal installer, the following information is
given on that page:
Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to
install JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection,
follow the link below to the offline installer for secure environments.

If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline
Installers for Secure Environments
page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaw
s> to find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since
there are also instructions to create an offline installer package
using the new installer package.

Best regards,
Siegharrd

The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now
available for everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1
upgrade remaining to authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

New Consolidated Setup Package
Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install
JAWS for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer
have to choose the correct setup executable based on your system as
well as which language you need.
When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether
you are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you
are doing a new install and you want to use a different language other
than the default for your operating system, select the Options button
on the first installation screen and then choose a language. If you
are updating an existing installation, the Options button is not
available as JAWS detects the language already installed and updates using the same language.

I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer
file is a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.
You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to
pick the correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains
all OCR components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10
Spring
2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes
the volume of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For
example, if you are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the
volume of the music will be slightly lowered so you can comfortably
hear JAWS and then raised back to its current level when JAWS stops
talking.
By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable
Audio Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and
select the "Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking"
checkbox located on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio
Ducking can be turned on through Settings center.

Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic
that now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud
video begins to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization JAWS 2019
introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when JAWS
first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS
would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since
Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount
of time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is
not possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization
process will now be completed simultaneously to startup. As JAWS
searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace period"
authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to
what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and
braille while authorization discovery takes place. Once the
authorization check has finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

There are many more features all of which you can read about by
activating the following link and then just use heading quick keys to
find the What's New section and read about each new feature.
What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading
Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew

Click Jaws
2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBA
D-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>
to download the universal installer, the following information is
given on that page:
Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to
install JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection,
follow the link below to the offline installer for secure environments.

If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline
Installers for Secure Environments
page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaw
s> to find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since
there are also instructions to create an offline installer package
using the new installer package.

Best regards,
Siegharrd

I tested the beta, and found it to be better for my purposes than JAWS 2018. They definitely fixed some bugs, and the improved Microsoft Office support is welcome - clearly noticeable with a current installation of Office 365, as, with the release, is the faster startup.

-----Original Message-----

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of James Homuth

Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 6:34 PM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

Agreed. A new feature for every release and two more for the updates is why we only recently got decent usability out of things like Chrome in JAWS 18 or so. Focus on issues, then when you've caught up to the app and platform baseline, we can talk about new toys to play with. I haven't bothered to keep JAWS up to date since 14 explicitly for that reason, but I'll be renewing my SMA shortly because now they're doing things I might actually have a use for. Well, that and because I'll probably be retiring windows 7 sooner than later.

-----Original Message-----

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Dan Longmore

Sent: October-30-18 6:16 PM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

Yes, not a lot of new stuff but , in my opinion, this is good.  Vespiro has finally gotten around to fixing a lot of bugs and loose ends rather than new stuff.  New is good, but for too long they have not addressed known issues .  So for me 2019 is good.

Dan

-----Original Message-----

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Soronel Haetir

Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:31 AM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

So is it just me or is this year's offering particularly meager?

(Remember, with the unified setup package it has to download the rest during install rather than when downloading the setup file). The only item I find at all useful is the faster startup time.

On 10/30/18, Sieghard Weitzel <sieghard@...> wrote:

> The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now

> available for everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1

> upgrade remaining to authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

> 

> Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

> 

> New Consolidated Setup Package

> Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install

> JAWS for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer

> have to choose the correct setup executable based on your system as

> well as which language you need.

> When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether

> you are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you

> are doing a new install and you want to use a different language other

> than the default for your operating system, select the Options button

> on the first installation screen and then choose a language. If you

> are updating an existing installation, the Options button is not

> available as JAWS detects the language already installed and updates using the same language.

> 

> I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer

> file is a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.

> You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to

> pick the correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains

> all OCR components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

> 

> The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10

> Spring

> 2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes

> the volume of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For

> example, if you are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the

> volume of the music will be slightly lowered so you can comfortably

> hear JAWS and then raised back to its current level when JAWS stops

> talking.

> By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable

> Audio Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and

> select the "Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking"

> checkbox located on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio

> Ducking can be turned on through Settings center.

> 

> Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic

> that now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud

> video begins to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

> 

> Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization JAWS 2019

> introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when JAWS

> first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS

> would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since

> Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount

> of time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is

> not possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization

> process will now be completed simultaneously to startup. As JAWS

> searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace period"

> authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to

> what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and

> braille while authorization discovery takes place. Once the

> authorization check has finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

> 

> There are many more features all of which you can read about by

> activating the following link and then just use heading quick keys to

> find the What's New section and read about each new feature.

> What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading

> Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew

> >

> 

> Click Jaws

> 2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBA

> D-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>

> to download the universal installer, the following information is

> given on that page:

> Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to

> install JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection,

> follow the link below to the offline installer for secure environments.

> 

> If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline

> Installers for Secure Environments

> page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaw

> s> to find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since

> there are also instructions to create an offline installer package

> using the new installer package.

> 

> Best regards,

> Siegharrd

> 

> 

>

> 

> 

--

Soronel Haetir

soronel.haetir@...

I have downloaded Jaws2019, and find it to be much faster.  So far so good!

                Melissa

I tested the beta, and found it to be better for my purposes than JAWS 2018. They definitely fixed some bugs, and the improved Microsoft Office support is welcome - clearly noticeable with a current installation of Office 365, as, with the release, is the faster startup.

-----Original Message-----

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of James Homuth

Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 6:34 PM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

Agreed. A new feature for every release and two more for the updates is why we only recently got decent usability out of things like Chrome in JAWS 18 or so. Focus on issues, then when you've caught up to the app and platform baseline, we can talk about new toys to play with. I haven't bothered to keep JAWS up to date since 14 explicitly for that reason, but I'll be renewing my SMA shortly because now they're doing things I might actually have a use for. Well, that and because I'll probably be retiring windows 7 sooner than later.

-----Original Message-----

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Dan Longmore

Sent: October-30-18 6:16 PM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

Yes, not a lot of new stuff but , in my opinion, this is good.  Vespiro has finally gotten around to fixing a lot of bugs and loose ends rather than new stuff.  New is good, but for too long they have not addressed known issues .  So for me 2019 is good.

Dan

-----Original Message-----

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Soronel Haetir

Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:31 AM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

So is it just me or is this year's offering particularly meager?

(Remember, with the unified setup package it has to download the rest during install rather than when downloading the setup file). The only item I find at all useful is the faster startup time.

On 10/30/18, Sieghard Weitzel <sieghard@...> wrote:

> The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now

> available for everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1

> upgrade remaining to authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

> 

> Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

> 

> New Consolidated Setup Package

> Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install

> JAWS for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer

> have to choose the correct setup executable based on your system as

> well as which language you need.

> When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether

> you are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you

> are doing a new install and you want to use a different language other

> than the default for your operating system, select the Options button

> on the first installation screen and then choose a language. If you

> are updating an existing installation, the Options button is not

> available as JAWS detects the language already installed and updates using the same language.

> 

> I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer

> file is a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.

> You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to

> pick the correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains

> all OCR components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

> 

> The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10

> Spring

> 2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes

> the volume of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For

> example, if you are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the

> volume of the music will be slightly lowered so you can comfortably

> hear JAWS and then raised back to its current level when JAWS stops

> talking.

> By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable

> Audio Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and

> select the "Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking"

> checkbox located on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio

> Ducking can be turned on through Settings center.

> 

> Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic

> that now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud

> video begins to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

> 

> Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization JAWS 2019

> introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when JAWS

> first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS

> would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since

> Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount

> of time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is

> not possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization

> process will now be completed simultaneously to startup. As JAWS

> searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace period"

> authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to

> what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and

> braille while authorization discovery takes place. Once the

> authorization check has finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

> 

> There are many more features all of which you can read about by

> activating the following link and then just use heading quick keys to

> find the What's New section and read about each new feature.

> What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading

> Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew

> >

> 

> Click Jaws

> 2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBA

> D-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>

> to download the universal installer, the following information is

> given on that page:

> Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to

> install JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection,

> follow the link below to the offline installer for secure environments.

> 

> If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline

> Installers for Secure Environments

> page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaw

> s> to find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since

> there are also instructions to create an offline installer package

> using the new installer package.

> 

> Best regards,

> Siegharrd

> 

> 

>

> 

> 

--

Soronel Haetir

soronel.haetir@...

The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now available for
everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1 upgrade remaining to
authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

New Consolidated Setup Package
Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install JAWS
for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer have to
choose the correct setup executable based on your system as well as which
language you need.
When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether you
are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you are doing
a new install and you want to use a different language other than the
default for your operating system, select the Options button on the first
installation screen and then choose a language. If you are updating an
existing installation, the Options button is not available as JAWS detects
the language already installed and updates using the same language.

I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer file is
a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.
You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to pick the
correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains all OCR
components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10 Spring
2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes the
volume
of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For example, if you
are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the volume of the music will
be slightly lowered so you can comfortably hear JAWS and then raised back to
its current level when JAWS stops talking.
By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable Audio
Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and select the
"Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking" checkbox located
on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio Ducking can be turned on
through Settings center.

Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic that
now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud video begins
to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization
JAWS 2019 introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when
JAWS first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS
would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since
Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount of
time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is not
possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization process will
now be completed simultaneously
to startup. As JAWS searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace
period" authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to
what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and braille
while authorization discovery takes place. Once the authorization check has
finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

There are many more features all of which you can read about by activating
the following link and then just use heading quick keys to find the What's
New section and read about each new feature.
What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading
Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew>

Click Jaws
2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBAD-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>
to download the universal installer, the following information is given on
that page:
Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to install
JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection, follow the link
below to the offline installer for secure environments.

If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline Installers for
Secure Environments
page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaws> to
find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since there are
also instructions to create an offline installer package using the new
installer package.

Best regards,
Siegharrd

The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now
available for everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1
upgrade remaining to authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

New Consolidated Setup Package
Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install
JAWS for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer
have to choose the correct setup executable based on your system as
well as which language you need.
When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether
you are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you
are doing a new install and you want to use a different language other
than the default for your operating system, select the Options button
on the first installation screen and then choose a language. If you
are updating an existing installation, the Options button is not
available as JAWS detects the language already installed and updates using the same language.

I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer
file is a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.
You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to
pick the correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains
all OCR components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10
Spring
2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes
the volume of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For
example, if you are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the
volume of the music will be slightly lowered so you can comfortably
hear JAWS and then raised back to its current level when JAWS stops
talking.
By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable
Audio Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and
select the "Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking"
checkbox located on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio
Ducking can be turned on through Settings center.

Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic
that now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud
video begins to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization JAWS 2019
introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when JAWS
first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS
would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since
Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount
of time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is
not possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization
process will now be completed simultaneously to startup. As JAWS
searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace period"
authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to
what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and
braille while authorization discovery takes place. Once the
authorization check has finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

There are many more features all of which you can read about by
activating the following link and then just use heading quick keys to
find the What's New section and read about each new feature.
What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading
Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew

Click Jaws
2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBA
D-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>
to download the universal installer, the following information is
given on that page:
Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to
install JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection,
follow the link below to the offline installer for secure environments.

If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline
Installers for Secure Environments
page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaw
s> to find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since
there are also instructions to create an offline installer package
using the new installer package.

Best regards,
Siegharrd

Simply the fact that Jaws 2019 crashes about 80% or more less often than Jaws 18 and 2018 did is quite a big deal for me. It's also more responsive, Office support is better and improving and audio ducking finally works.

Then there is Skype 8 support, yes it was introduced already in 2018, but will continue to improve in 2019 and just as with iOS 12 I don't think a piece of software or an operating system needs to introduce a long list of new features each year only so that long-standing bugs continue.

-----Original Message-----

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Soronel Haetir

Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 8:31 AM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

So is it just me or is this year's offering particularly meager?

(Remember, with the unified setup package it has to download the rest

during install rather than when downloading the setup file). The only

item I find at all useful is the faster startup time.

On 10/30/18, Sieghard Weitzel <sieghard@...> wrote:

> The Jaws 2019 public beta cycle has ended and Jaws 2019 is now available for

> everybody, note you will need an SMA with at least 1 upgrade remaining to

> authorize Jaws 2019 for unrestricted use.

> 

> Here are a couple of the more noteworthy changes:

> 

> New Consolidated Setup Package

> Starting with JAWS 2019, there is now one link to download and install JAWS

> for all supported operating systems and languages. You no longer have to

> choose the correct setup executable based on your system as well as which

> language you need.

> When you begin the setup, the installer automatically detects whether you

> are using 32 or 64-bit and installs the correct components. If you are doing

> a new install and you want to use a different language other than the

> default for your operating system, select the Options button on the first

> installation screen and then choose a language. If you are updating an

> existing installation, the Options button is not available as JAWS detects

> the language already installed and updates using the same language.

> 

> I would add that because of this change the new Jaws 2019 installer file is

> a mere 23.5 Mb instead of the previous installers which were around 180 Mb.

> You can still download an offline installer and here you do have to pick the

> correct one, 32 Bit or 64 Bit, and that installer contains all OCR

> components and so on and it is well over 500 Mb.

> 

> The JAWS Audio Ducking feature is now supported in the Windows 10 Spring

> 2018 Creators update (version 1803) and higher. Audio Ducking causes the

> volume

> of other programs to be lowered while JAWS is speaking. For example, if you

> are listening to music and JAWS begins talking, the volume of the music will

> be slightly lowered so you can comfortably hear JAWS and then raised back to

> its current level when JAWS stops talking.

> By default, audio remains at the same level as JAWS speech. To enable Audio

> Ducking, open the Startup Wizard from the JAWS Help menu and select the

> "Lower the volume of other programs while JAWS is speaking" checkbox located

> on the Speech Settings page. Alternatively, Audio Ducking can be turned on

> through Settings center.

> 

> Finally this feature works as it does on the iPhone and it's fantastic that

> now when you open a website where some annoying and often loud video begins

> to play you can still hear Jaws as you try to find the buttons to stop it.

> 

> Faster JAWS Startup with Grace Period Authorization

> JAWS 2019 introduces a new concept to help ease the delay in response when

> JAWS first launches and looks for authorization. In prior versions, JAWS

> would not fully start until proper authorization was found. Since

> Authorization can include searching for a network license, the amount of

> time before JAWS started speaking could be significant. While it is not

> possible to speed up this period directly, the authorization process will

> now be completed simultaneously

> to startup. As JAWS searches for authorization, it enters a new "grace

> period" authorization state which provides limited functionality, similar to

> what is available on the logon screen, so you can use speech and braille

> while authorization discovery takes place. Once the authorization check has

> finished, JAWS then uses the correct feature set based on the license.

> 

> There are many more features all of which you can read about by activating

> the following link and then just use heading quick keys to find the What's

> New section and read about each new feature.

> What's New in JAWS 2019 Screen Reading

> Software<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew>

> 

> Click Jaws

> 2019.1810.64<http://jaws2019.vfo.digital/2019.1810.64.400/0E3EB9D1-CBAD-47FA-8854-10A0CA074F4B/J2019.1810.64-any.exe>

> to download the universal installer, the following information is given on

> that page:

> Note: This installer requires an internet connection. If you need to install

> JAWS on a system that does not have an internet connection, follow the link

> below to the offline installer for secure environments.

> 

> If you want one of the offline installers, go to the Offline Installers for

> Secure Environments

> page<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/OfflineInstallers#jaws> to

> find the one for your system, use heading quick nav keys since there are

> also instructions to create an offline installer package using the new

> installer package.

> 

> Best regards,

> Siegharrd

> 

> 

>

> 

> 

--

Soronel Haetir

soronel.haetir@...

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy
Sent: October-31-18 8:19 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

You do not need an SMA anymore. you could subscribe to jaws for $90 per year, $270 for 3 years, and $450 for 5 years of jaws and move your licenses between any 3 computers, authorise and dee-authorise computers all on your own with the new license platform found in the freedom scientific e-store. 

I think that’s available only in the US though. And also, please tell me you can still licence JAWS for multiple devices with this plan, or that’d be reason alone to keep the SMA.

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy
Sent: October-31-18 8:19 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

You do not need an SMA anymore. you could subscribe to jaws for $90 per year, $270 for 3 years, and $450 for 5 years of jaws and move your licenses between any 3 computers, authorise and dee-authorise computers all on your own with the new license platform found in the freedom scientific e-store. 

You get so many keys to put JAWS on multiple devices.

One thing you can do with the yearly version, is that you can take the key off of one machine you are not using, and transfer that key to another computer.

You can do all of this on the portal!

David Moore     

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I think that’s available only in the US though. And also, please tell me you can still licence JAWS for multiple devices with this plan, or that’d be reason alone to keep the SMA.

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy
Sent: October-31-18 8:19 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Jaws 2019 has been released

You do not need an SMA anymore. you could subscribe to jaws for $90 per year, $270 for 3 years, and $450 for 5 years of jaws and move your licenses between any 3 computers, authorise and dee-authorise computers all on your own with the new license platform found in the freedom scientific e-store.