What's
New in MAGic 10.5
This page contains the new features and enhancements available in version 10.5 and any released updates since its initial release in February 2007. MAGic 10.5 is a free update for all MAGic 10.0 customers.
MAGic
10.5 Features and Enhancements.
Fixes in MAGic 10.5.374 - (First update - 2 April 2007)
Fixes
in MAGic 10.5.369.
Download
MAGic 10.5.
Interview with MAGic Product Manager, Dusty Voorhees.
Features in Previous MAGic Versions.
MAGic
10.5 Features and Enhancements
Automatic
Updates
Choose Automatic
Updates Available from the MAGic Help menu to search for new
versions of the software on the Web. MAGic then checks to see if any updates
are available and displays a list for you to choose from. The list of
updates includes the file size and details about what the update contains.
You can then choose to download and install any of the new software versions
in order to keep MAGic up-to-date. Related material, such as DAISY training
materials, can also be downloaded and updated. This service will help
Freedom Scientific make minor changes and improvements to MAGic much more
frequently.
Internet access and
administrative rights are required to check for updates. Automatic updates
are available for the English version of MAGic only. At this time, Automatic
updates are only supported under Windows XP.
Tip:
If you want to disable Automatic Updates for any reason, open
the File menu and choose Preferences. In the Preferences dialog, clear
the Automatic Updates Available check box.
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Say
All Command
When MAGic and JAWS
are running simultaneously, MAGic highlights each word as it reads when
you issue the Say All command.
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New
Speech Commands
The Document and Text
Reading command that previously appeared under the Speech menu has been
divided into the new Reading Options command and the Highlight Options
command.
For more information,
refer to Reading Options or Highlight Options in the help file .
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Startup
Wizard
The MAGic Startup
Wizard is a helpful tool that allows you to configure specific MAGic parameters,
such as automatically starting MAGic when you turn on your computer, or
install training material (over two and a half hours of basic training
in DAISY format), or load various other MAGic items and functions. During
a new MAGic installation, the Startup Wizard appears after you complete
product activation. However, it can always be accessed later from the
MAGic Help menu by pressing ALT+H and choosing Startup
Wizard.
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New
Keyboard Functions in Internet Explorer
Freedom Scientific
has made a significant modification to Internet Explorer keyboard functionality.
In previous MAGic releases, MAGic followed the built-in tabbing order
of Internet Explorer, placing focus in the address bar and tool bar before
going to Web page links. With MAGic 10.5, pressing TAB
now takes you to the first link or control on the page, skipping over
the address bar and tool bar. From a usability stand point, this is much
more efficient than previous MAGic releases.
Pressing SHIFT+TAB
still allows you to move backwards to the tool bar and address bar. Also,
if you tab all the way through the page, MAGic will wrap to the address
bar from the last element on the page as expected. This functionality
is part of the Internet Explorer design and has not been altered by MAGic.
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Internet
Explorer 7 and Tabbed Navigation
MAGic 10.5 continues
to keep pace with the latest developments from Microsoft. Internet Explorer
7 introduces tabbed browsing navigation, which allows you to run multiple
Web pages within a single browsing window.
The following table
describes new keyboard commands for tabbed browsing navigation:
Internet Explorer
7 Commands
| Tabbed
Browsing Navigation Commands |
Description
|
| CTRL+T |
Open a New Tab
|
| ALT+ENTER
(on the address bar) |
Open a New Tab
from the Address Bar |
| ALT+ENTER
(on the Toolbar Search edit) |
Open a New Tab
from the Toolbar Search Edit Box |
| CTRL+ENTER |
Open Links in
a New Tab in the Background |
| CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER |
Open Links in
a New Tab in the Foreground |
| CTRL+SHIFT+Q |
View List of
Open Tabs |
| CTRL+Q |
Toggle Quick
Tabs (Thumbnail View) |
| CTRL+TAB
|
Switch to the
Next Tab |
| CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Switch to the
Previous Tab |
| CTRL+n,
where n is a digit from 1 to 8 |
Switch to a Specific
Tab Number |
| CTRL+9 |
Switch to Last
Tab |
| CTRL+W
or CTRL+F4 |
Close Current
Tab |
| ALT+F4 |
Close All Tabs
|
| CTRL+ALT+F4 |
Close Other Tabs
|
| CTRL+J |
Opens and places
focus on the Feeds tree view |
| CAPS
LOCK+F6 |
Opens the Headings list |
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Traditional
Networking Support
MAGic 10.5 reinstates
traditional network support. This traditional support places the MAGic
program, as well as all user settings, on a network server, thus allowing
users to utilize their settings from the server throughout the network.
Using the MAGic Network Administrator tool, you can setup and manage MAGic
user accounts. For more information, refer to the Network MAGic section
in the help file.
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Support
for Roaming User Profiles
A user profile contains
user settings, such as your printer configurations, e-mail and application
preferences, shortcuts, Web browser favorites, and documents. A roaming
user profile, which is configured by a network administrator, lets you
to log on to any computer within a domain and then automatically be presented
with your user settings and documents.
MAGic 10.5 and higher
now supports Microsoft's roaming user profiles model. This means that
your MAGic preferences can be copied to a shared folder and retrieved
by you as you access any computer within your group. When you log off
the computer, your profile and changes are copied from your local Document
and Settings folder back to the shared folder.
Before you can use
a roaming profile, a network administrator must complete the following
tasks:
- Create a shared
folder that will store the roaming profiles
- Configure the
user accounts to use roaming profiles
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New
FSReader Global Commands
The MAGic program
CD includes basic training materials in a digital document format known
as DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System). You can listen to and
read the training modules by using the FSReader Demo (a demonstration
version of Freedom Scientific’s DAISY reader), which is automatically
installed with MAGic. By default, at least one DAISY book (FSReader Getting
Started) is also installed.
MAGic 10.5 introduces
the following new global play, pause, fast forward, and rewind commands
when playing audio DAISY books using FSReader. These commands can be performed
from within any program as long as FSReader Demo is running.
- CTRL+P.
Press CTRL+P to begin reading the book. Press CTRL+P
again to pause reading the book.
Note: As long as FSReader Demo is running, CTRL+P
will toggle between play and pause. If you want to print while FSReader
Demo is active, you must use an application’s Print command.
- CTRL+PERIOD.
Press CTRL+PERIOD to fast forward five seconds.
- CTRL+COMMA.
Press CTRL+COMMA to rewind the book five seconds.
Note:
These commands work with both the full and demo versions of FSReader.
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Web
Resources
Web Resources is a
new command that is located under the Help menu. It provides the following
helpful links to Freedom Scientific products and resources:
- MAGic Screen Magnification
– Learn more about MAGic, Freedom Scientific's screen magnification
software.
- Technical Support
– Use this link to access support bulletins and FAQs.
- FS Activate –
Use this link to verify the number of available JAWS activation keys,
request a reset of the number of activations allowed for a registered
user, or retrieve an activation license code based on your Authorization
number and Locking code.
- Training Headquarters
– Learn more about training options and tutorials available from
Freedom Scientific.
- JAWS Headquarters
– A one-stop resource for JAWS. Use these pages to download software
updates, locate resources, and learn new ways to use JAWS.
- Surfing the Internet
– Use this link to access Surf's Up! A useful tool that teaches
you how to work with and read HTML pages with JAWS.
- PAC Mate Headquarters
– Use this link to access information, documentation, and tools
available for the PAC Mate accessible PDA.
- www.FreedomScientific.com
– Use this link to open the Freedom Scientific home page.
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New
Tools Menu and MAGic Key
The Tools menu allows
you to customize how you use your computer's keyboard with MAGic. You
can also access the Freedom Scientific Script Manager application from
this menu. The Tools menu is new to MAGic 10.5 and replaces the Keyboard
menu.
The MAGic Key, which
formerly appeared as a command on the Keyboard menu, is now a button on
the Keyboard Manager dialog. You use the MAGic Key to activate MAGic commands.
CAPS LOCK is the default MAGic Key.
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Script
Manager
The Freedom Scientific
Script Manager is a script editing program that provides all the features
necessary for you to create MAGic scripts. This feature, which is located
under the Tools menu, is only available for use with MAGic Pro Scripting
Edition.
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New
Location of the MAGic Training Folder
The Training folder
has been moved out of the MAGic folder and now appears in the following
location:
- C:\Program Files\Freedom
Scientific\Training.
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MAGic
10.5 and Supported Operating Systems
MAGic 10.5
supports the following 32-bit operating systems:
- Windows XP
Professional
- Windows XP
Home
- Windows 2000
- Windows Media
Center
Note:
Windows Vista support is coming soon. Please contact Freedom Scientific
at (800) 444-4443 or (727) 803-8000 for release information.
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Using
MAGic on Older Operating Systems
For users with older
operating systems, such as Windows ME or Windows 98, please download the
previous MAGic release, MAGic 10.0, from the
MAGic
Download page.
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Fixes in MAGic 10.5.374 (First update)
The following item was fixed in this update:
- Resolved an issue that only appeared when using Internet Explorer 6 in a Windows 2000 environment. Previously, if tabbing through a Web page while using JAWS with MAGic, JAWS would use the name of the first link it encountered for all subsequent links on the page. Also, if you were using a braille display and issued the Say Current Line command (INSERT+UP ARROW), JAWS would correctly say any link appearing on the line, but would show on the braille display the name of the first link. JAWS now correctly speaks Web links as you tab through or use the Say Current Line command on a Web page.
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Fixes in MAGic
10.5.369
The following items were fixed in this update:
MAGic 10.5 Enhancements
- When in a drop-down
combo box, MAGic now announces combo box entries once instead of twice.
- Speech no longer
lags behind when using the mouse to navigate menus and combo boxes.
- MAGic no longer
speaks menu items twice when navigating menus with the mouse.
- MAGic no longer
opens an empty application button on the Windows taskbar when the Locator
function is selected.
- The MAGic About
dialog now indicates "Remote Access: Enabled" when you are
using MAGic and you have authorization for remote access.
- Synthesizer settings
for SAPI synthesizers are now maintained in restricted user accounts.
- Speech languages
are now maintained in user created voice profiles when you activate
Restore Factory Defaults.
- When pressing
CTRL+TAB to move to the next page of a multipage dialog,
MAGic announces the page tab name once.
- Mouse movement
now stops the speaking of tool tips if this default functionality is
enabled.
- MAGic now correctly
tracks the Log Off and Shutdown dialogs when they are opened.
- The MAGic user
interface now reliably comes to the foreground when bringing it up using
keystroke or context menu.
- You can now navigate
the list of programs in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, without
hearing “list box” before MAGic speaks each item.
- When MAGic and
JAWS together, the INSERT key pressed by itself will
no longer change the insertion mode without the user knowing it. The
behavior of the Insert key now matches that of when running JAWS without
MAGic.
- Double announcements
of key toggle states such CAPS LOCK when running MAGic
and JAWS together have been eliminated.
- When using sounds
(verbosity schemes) to indicate control information, the sounds are
now played at the same time as the textual information allowing users
to gain more than one piece of information at a time.
- When navigating
a spin box control with the up and down arrow keys, MAGic now reads
the selected value.
- MAGic now reads
the selected item when navigating the Customize Toolbar dialog of Office
applications without producing double speech.
- After using the
Locator feature the entire MAGic user interface is redrawn correctly.
- Say Word command
now reads words with punctuation (such as words joined together with
a hyphen or phone numbers) as a single word.
- When adjusting
the Spell Rate Change setting under Global Voice Adjustment, the setting
is now display correctly in the dialog box.
- MAGic now announces
the correct color selection in the Font dialog of Word and Excel.
- All items in the
Verbosity Scheme dialog now have unique keyboard accelerators.
Word
- Mouse speech now
speaks text containing superscript and formatting.
- MAGic now correctly
reads the contents of nested tables that appear in Word documents. It
no longer repeats the table header several times.
- MAGic now reads
form field labels in Microsoft Word documents without double-speaking.
- MAGic now announces
a table when you navigate to the first row of a table instead of the
second row, in a Microsoft Word document.
- When using the
Autocorrect dialog in Word 2003, MAGic now correctly identifies each
field in the dialog.
- MAGic now reads
correctly the edit fields in the Envelopes and Labels dialog of Microsoft
Word.
- When you press
CTRL+TAB in the Options multi-page dialog of Microsoft
Word, MAGic now reads the title for the page you have activated.
Outlook/Outlook Express
- MAGic now reads
the selected text in an e-mail message when reading by next or previous
word (CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW or CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW).
- In Microsoft Outlook’s
spell checker, the next misspelled word and suggestion are now spoken
only once after using hot keys such as ALT+C for change
or ALT+I for Ignore Once.
- MAGic now speaks
all messages correctly when navigating the message list when the Reading
Pane is enabled.
HTML Applications
- Highlighting during
Say All in HTML pages no longer skips over bold text.
- If JAWS and MAGic
are running together with Internet Explorer 7, and you exit MAGic, JAWS
continues to track focus as text is read.
- Pressing ENTER
while composing a new Comcast webmail now properly inserts a new line.
- MAGic now reads
items in the Index list of HTML Help files.
- Links with hot keys
are now spoken correctly and are also displayed properly in the Links
List dialog.
- MAGic now reads
correctly the buttons in the Organize Favorites of Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Excel
- MAGic now correctly
reads and tracks drop-down lists that appear in Excel worksheets.
- MAGic now maintains
speech when reading through a large number of selected cells in a spreadsheet.
- MAGic now announces
the contents of populated worksheet cells when using the LEFT
ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys. Previously, MAGic
would announce the cell contents followed by the word blank.
- MAGic now reads
the contents of Excel 2003 edit fields when you use the LEFT
ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys to navigate through
dialogs.
- If you move away
from a formula entry in a worksheet, and then return to the formula
cell, MAGic now reads the formula character-by-character instead of
reading the entire formula when you use the LEFT ARROW
and RIGHT ARROW keys to navigate through the cell.
- MAGic now announces
when a new worksheet has been added to an Excel 2003 workbook using
the ALT+SHIFT+F1 command.
- When you start
typing text in a cell, whether it is a formula or not, MAGic announces
"edit" to let you know that the cell is being edited.
- Getting the list
of cells with data in the current row is now faster.
- You can now use
INSERT+TAB to read the text in Find dialog of Microsoft
Excel.
- MAGic no longer
speaks information that appears in hidden columns or rows in a worksheet.
- If you try to
use the Say All command in Excel, MAGic now responds with an error message
stating that the Say All command is not valid in Excel.
- MAGic now recognizes
the correct number of radio buttons in the Text import dialog of Microsoft
Excel.
Citrix and Remote Desktop
- Quick View frames
now work in remote desktop sessions.
- Panning now works
in remote desktop sessions.
- Smoothing now
works consistently in Citrix remote sessions.
- In a remote session,
you can now lock the computer with CTRL+ALT+DEL and
the ALT key won’t become stuck when you unlock
the computer.
Adobe Acrobat PDF
and JAVA
- Mouse Echo now
works in PDF documents.
- We have eliminated
excessive scrolling when pages were being advanced by MAGic in Adobe
Reader.
- Mouse Speech Delay
was not working in PDF and JAVA. This now works properly.
- Keystroke for
Links List (INSERT+F7) can now be used in PDF documents
that contain links.
Windows Media Player
- Windows Media
Player 10 can play DVD video while running MAGic without experiencing
instability issues.
Visual Studio
- Say All and Mouse
echo now read text in the code editor of Visual Studio 2005 applications.
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Download
MAGic 10.5
You must have the
Internet License Manager (ILM) or dongle required version of MAGic 10.0
to update to version 10.5.
 MAGic
10.5.409 - ILM release for XP/2000 (81.2 MB - FTP download)
Free
DEMO of MAGic 10.5.409 (78.3 MB - FTP download)
MAGic
10.5.409 dongle required release (73.3 MB - FTP download)
MAGic
10.0 for use on older operating systems
MAGic
9.50 and earlier
MAGic 10.5 for USB
Thumb Drives
The following files
allow you to run MAGic from a USB thumb drive. You do not need to install
JAWS/MAGic (DCM) Video Intercept on a computer that already has JAWS or
MAGic installed. For more information on running MAGic from a USB thumb
drive, see JAWS and MAGic
for Thumb Drives - Questions and Answers
 MAGic
10.5 for USB Thumb Drives (Windows XP/2000 only) (28 MB)
JAWS/MAGic
(DCM) Video Intercept (15 MB)
Dongle
System Driver (3.4 MB)
Note: Extracting
or copying the MAGic program files to your thumb drive may take up to
five minutes if you have a USB 2.0 port and compatible USB 2.0 thumb drive.
With USB 1.1 ports or USB 1.1 thumb drives, this process may take twice
as long.
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Interview
with MAGic Product Manager, Dusty Voorhees
You can download and
listen to an interview with Dusty Voorhees, product manager for MAGic.
Dusty discusses the exciting new features available in MAGic 10.0. The
interview is available in DAISY and MP3 format. If you download the DAISY
version, you'll need a DAISY reader (such as FSReader or FSReader Demo)
to listen to the interview.
"What's New" interview with Dusty Voorhees (MP3 version)
"What's
New" interview with Dusty Voorhees (DAISY version)
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Features
in Previous MAGic Versions
Features
in MAGic 10.0 version
Features
in MAGic 9.x versions
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