I see that more and more functionality is being added to these magnification
and screen reading software, now can someone tell me why the scan and read
programs haven't yet been included.  A sort of one stop shopping for all if
you will.

Albert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Verhoeven" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 4:19 AM
Subject: Lunar, Lunarplus, Hal, Supernova version 5.2 released


> Dear list members,
>
> Dolphin has released version 5.2 of Lunar, Lunarplus, Hal and Supernova.
> Lunar is a screen magnifier, Lunarplus adds speech to Lunar, Hal is a
> screen reader with speech and braille support, Supernova is the only
> product in the AT market combining Speech, braille and magnification.
>
> What's New in v5.20?
> All products: Supernova, Hal, LunarPlus & Lunar
> Dolphin List Utility
> The List Utility allows you to bring up a list of hyperlinks, frames or
> html headings with a hot key and jump right to the item you want.  Use
> the List Utility to instantly review and navigate complex web pages or
> html help files. Sort the list in alphabetical or tab order and chose to
> right or left click, or route the virtual focus for instant access to
> the information of your choice.  The List Utility is a powerful
> replacement for the Links Navigator.
>
> Screen readers: Supernova & Hal
> Verbosity controls
> Choose how much speech feedback you want to hear by selecting minimum,
> low, medium or high verbosity. Alternatively create and save your own
> custom settings - choose whether and how an object is announced, select
> announcement before or after the focus, and create your own prompts.
> Tables
> Speech and Braille support for tables on the Internet, html help and or
> other html applications now includes navigation by row or column, and
> position information. Multiple tables or nested tables are also
> detected.
> Tree View
> Browse through tree view diagrams in applications such as Windows
> Explorer with greater ease. Supernova will tell you the current tree
> level in a tree view and the number of items in a list view.
> Braille Options
> Full control over Braille verbosity - choose how much information you
> want and how it is displayed.  Select minimum, low, medium or high
> verbosity or create and save your own custom settings
>
> Choose the Braille hooks you want for each application and switch off
> those you don't!
> Console and Terminal Windows
> New support for console and terminal windows. Also includes improved
> support for instant messaging software such as MSN Messenger with 'Read
> new text' feature.
> Monitor Markers
> Choose the monitor markers you want for each application and switch off
> those you don't!
>
> Screen Magnifiers: Supernova LunarPlus & Lunar
> Line View
> Start Line View in live or virtual focus.  Exit line view anywhere and
> jump instantly to the same position in your original document. Makes
> reviewing and editing long documents much easier!
>
> Professional products: Supernova & Hal Professional
> Training mode: Highlight similar objects
> 'Highlight similar objects' checkbox now includes
> a) objects with the same target
> b) virtual objects using the same Situation rule, and
> c) similar untrained objects which use the same Detection Atlas.
> List utility operations
> Build your own list of objects or areas then use the new list utility to
> click or route the virtual focus to the item of your choice.
> 'If' operation
> New 'if' parameters include:
> a) Test the visited state of an object.
> b) Test if a monitor marker is in the current window.
> New text filter
> Create a text filter for newly written text on the screen - useful for
> instant messaging applications.
> Text size
> Specify the size of an area to move to in the 'Move VF To Area'
> operation in lines or characters - useful for jumping to a body of text
> a web page.
> Add Help prompts
> Add your own control specific help or training prompt for an area in the
> Target dialog.
> Embedded Actions
> New operation to run one action inside another. Any temporary parameter
> changes within the embedded action last only for the duration of that
> action. The overall action will continue with it's own parameters.
> Right to Left
> The context "RTL System" has been added (for testing in the Target
> dialog).  This context is set when the current system language is Arabic
> or Hebrew.
>
> The Floating focus rule now has a "Right to Left" (RTL) option to enable
> detection when they are flipped horizontally.
> Find in Virtual Focus
> A new searching scope 'Inside the current VF', for the 'Move VF To
> Marker' and 'Move VF To Area' operations is now included.
>
> Kind regards Peter Verhoeven
> Internet : http://www.magnifiers.org (The Screen Magnifiers Homepage)
>
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