From: Scott Erichsen scott.erich...@tandt-consultancy.com.au To: vip-l vi...@softspeak.com.au
Hi all, J-Tunes version 4.1 to support iTunes version 8.1 is now available for download from our web site. A few quick reminders: Don't forget to read the User Guide, particularly the sections on installation. The user guide can be downloaded from our web site on the J-Tunes page. Be sure to have iTunes 8.1 installed, again as stated in the User Guide. Finally, if you are upgrading from J-Tunes 3 or 4, be sure to download the upgrade program rather than the full install. This will save you time since you will not have to re-install your authorisation file. The link to the page is http://www.tandt-consultancy.com/pages/j-tunes.php Below is just a sample of some of the new features Enjoy. Extract Starts Once again, our company along with our partners serving North America and Canada (Next Generation Technologies Incorporated) have pleasure in making this upgrade available to J-Tunes version 3X and 4X customers free of charge, which we hope strengthens our commitment to ensure that visually impaired people can benefit from enhancements to the iTunes program together with iPods which have the ability to provide spoken output to users. This document contains: * A list of the new improvements to J-Tunes version 4.1; * Installation information; * A comparison table emphasising just some of the differences when using JAWS with and without J-Tunes installed. What's New in J-Tunes 4.1 Access to J-Tunes Using JAWS Version 7 J-Tunes 4.1 is now compatible with JAWS version 7! This is excellent news for people who are unable to afford upgrading to the latest release of JAWS. It must be emphasised that there are some significant limitations when using J-Tunes with JAWS version 7.0. Most notably: * You will not be able to access any of the web pages within the iTunes Store. You will therefore not be able to read reviews of albums/movies or purchase albums. You will be able to purchase individual music tracks and use the iTunes Browser to browse by genre or artist. A full explanation of purchasing individual tracks and using the iTunes Browser is given later in this User Guide,. * You may find that the responsiveness when using JAWS version 7, J-Tunes and iTunes is a little slower than with a later JAWS version. In summary, the higher the version of JAWS being used, the more responsive the J-Tunes product will be. However if you need very high quality screen-reading access to iTunes allowing you to import music from your CD collection, copy material to your iPod, create playlists, listen to and manage podcasts, hear radio stations and have some access to the iTunes Store with many useful keystrokes and help, J-Tunes for JAWS version 7 is definitely for you. It is strongly recommended that, prior to purchasing J-Tunes, you try using the demonstration copy of the program to ensure you are satisfied with its performance prior to purchase. Certainly many J-Tunes functions can be used with JAWS version 7. Focus Performance Enhancements We are particularly pleased that, when navigating items in the Item (or Track) List, JAWS is far more responsive than ever. In addition, when Dialog Boxes are brought into view (such as the Information Dialog Box or when deleting a track), focus stays in the correct position within the list. A great deal of time has been spent ensuring that focus tracking is particularly effective when using iTunes with J-Tunes. Some improvements have also been made to enhance reliability of spoken output when the screen scrolls its contents. Removal of Abbreviated Mode J-Tunes version 4.0 had a function which could be enabled or disabled entitled Abbreviated Mode. This would attempt to condense some of the information which JAWS would speak when navigating items, such as the word "Name" prior to a track name and "Artist" before the name of a group or artist. This mode could be disabled in the event that a person wanted to hear this information. We have decided to remove this mode to avoid confusion. When J-Tunes is running, the items will always be abbreviated so you will not hear the additional unwanted information as you move through the Item List. iTunes DJ and Autofill Functions are Accessible Selecting a Playlist for using with iTunes DJ or Autofilling an iPod is not possible with the keyboard or when using JAWS without J-Tunes. J-Tunes makes the selection process very easy to do. For example when using iTunes DJ, you can select a special Playlist you have prepared for your party! Status Area The new iTunes Status Area (available when playing music tracks or to give details of the currently selected Source List category) is now correctly identified. In addition, you can place the contents of each Status Area component into the JAWS Virtual Viewer by pressing the J-Tunes Key then the letter V. J-Tunes Upgrade Program It is now possible to upgrade J-Tunes from version 3.0 or 4.0 to 4.1 without having to re-install your J-Tunes Authorisation File which is currently the case. Documentation Updates The J-Tunes documentation has been updated and enhanced with new added topics. For example, now that Autofill is so accessible with the keyboard, we have spent time describing how to gain the most from it and also the new iTunes DJ facility. Scott Erichsen Customer support and product testing, Blindness Products T & T Consultancy Australia Pty Limited Level 1, 795 Pacific Highway, Gordon, NSW, 2072 Tel: (+61) 2 9499 5075 Mob: 0402 226 099 Fax: (+61) 2 9499 5073 Email: scott.erich...@tandt-consultancy.com.au Website: www.tandt-consultancy.com.au Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
