Nyheter i Zoomtext och Fusion 2025

Publicerad: 19/12, 2024

ZoomText 2025 Features

 

Update to ZoomText and Fusion 2025

To enhance the update process, we made sure that moving from the 2024 to 2025 version is smooth. Upon updating, your startup settings will automatically transfer to 2025. You can check if you are using the latest version by looking at the ZoomText or Fusion toolbar, which now displays the version year.

Performance Improvements

With the 2025 update, we have implemented key adjustments to enhance performance, particularly in Fusion, but also affecting ZoomText. Some of the most notable improvements include:
• Better Performance in Office 365 Apps: Navigation and typing in Word are smoother, as well as opening and composing emails in Outlook. Copying and pasting large amounts of text in Word is also much quicker, reducing delays.
• Enhanced xFont Performance and Reliability: Ongoing improvements to xFont with Fusion continue to deliver a more responsive experience.
• Faster Start Times: Startup times have improved significantly, especially for users who launch ZoomText or Fusion automatically with Windows.
• Improved Stability in Windows File Explorer: Both ZoomText and Fusion now offer greater stability when running File Explorer, minimizing slowdowns.

Multi-Monitor Changes

When operating in multi-monitor mode, ZoomText can signal a monitor switch or insert an artificial boundary between the monitors to help users identify where their mouse is located. Although some found these features beneficial, we discovered that a majority of users preferred retaining the original behavior. Hence, these features are now off after the first installation.
The default values for two “Multiple Monitor Options” settings have changed.
• The “Keep the pointer from crossing the border for” setting is now off. This means you can move the mouse pointer smoothly and instantly between desktops and displays without any delay. Previously, there was a delay (ranging from 0.25 to 2 seconds) when moving the pointer between displays.
• The “Play sound cues when the pointer touches and crosses the border” setting is now off. You will not hear a sound cue when moving between desktops and displays.
If you want to restore these settings, do the following:
• On the Magnifier toolbar tab, click the Window button and then choose Settings.
• In the Multiple Monitor Options dialog box, choose Multiple Monitor Options.
• Select the border crossing and sound cue settings.
• Click OK.

AppReader

• You will notice improved performance when switching among the different tabs in the AppReader Settings dialog box while running Fusion.
• If you are using AppReader to read a Word or NotePad file and you press CTRL or ENTER to stop reading, AppReader will now continue reading when you double click on text in the document.
• In Fusion, the Reading Rate settings in AppReader's Shared Settings tab are disabled. These settings are unavailable in Fusion.

Other Enhancements

• ZoomText has now migrated from .NET Framework to .NET Core 8.
• Some ZoomText users had trouble turning on magnification after they upgraded from Windows 11 version 23H2 to version 24H2. This has been fixed.
• Mouse echo in ZoomText and Fusion will now read browser tabs in Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome correctly when you hover your mouse over them.
• xFont now correctly appears in the Windows Settings dialog box.
• A system freeze is fixed when a camera is in use on the secondary display during ZoomText or Fusion startup.
• A shortcut for List Zones, which is part of the Reading Zones dialog box, can now be added to the Quick Access Bar.
• Freeze Views now have a minimum window size when drawing a Freeze View window around an area on the screen. This eliminates the possibility of accidentally creating a window that is too small to use.
• Command Search is a feature available in both JAWS and Fusion. It allows you to enter a full or partial description of a command whose keystrokes you do not remember. Commands that match your search are displayed in a window along with a description of the feature and associated keystrokes.
For Fusion, Command Search has been expanded to include more magnification commands and other functionality typically used by ZoomText. For example, if you have forgotten the keystroke to toggle xFont bold on and off, you can do the following:
1. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, J to open Command Search.
2. Move focus to the Search box, and type a term like “xFont.”
3. A list of related results is displayed showing the command, keystroke, and description.

 

ZoomText and Fusion 2025 - December 2024 Update

FSCompanion: Your AI-Powered assistant for Learning ZoomText, Fusion, and Microsoft Applications

With so many features and keystrokes available between ZoomText, Fusion, Windows, and the various Office apps, it can be challenging to locate the information you need to perform a specific task or even look up a setting or keystroke you no longer recall. The new AI assistant, FSCompanion, lets you ask questions about ZoomText, Fusion and other applications and quickly provides the information you need without you having to search through multiple documents and web pages to find it. Want to know how a particular feature works, or the sequence of keystrokes to perform a specific task in Word? Ask FSCompanion, and the AI searches through various help and training resources in a matter of seconds, and provides the key details in a concise step-by-step format.

FSCompanion has been trained using ZoomText help and training data, as well as support content from Microsoft.

To open FSCompanion, do one of the following:

• Click the blue Sparkle button in the upper right corner in the ZoomText or Fusion toolbar:

• In the ZoomText or Fusion menu, choose Help > FSCompanion.

• You can also access FSCompanion directly in your web browser by going to FSCompanion.ai.

Once the FSCompanion page opens, focus is placed in an edit field where you can immediately type a question. After typing a question, press ENTER, and ZoomText or Fusion will automatically read the response as soon as it is displayed. Focus remains in the edit field, so you can ask any follow-up questions. Select the New Conversation button to start a new topic, or select the Feedback button to submit any comments about a response.

Here are a few example questions to help get you started.

• How do I change magnification?
• How do I toggle speech on and off for Fusion?
• How do I turn on AppReader?
• How do I select color modes?

Please ask as many questions as you like, and don't hesitate to give feedback on your experiences. The types of questions you ask and the feedback you provide are important as it helps our team train the model to be more accurate.

Note: FSCompanion is optimized for English, as it has been trained with English documentation. This means that the answers it gives are based on English keystrokes and terminology. For the best experience, please use it in English. If you ask questions in another language, the keystrokes and descriptions it provides might not be accurate. We are working on supporting additional languages.

Other Enhancements

• After upgrading to Windows 11 version 24H2, some users found that they no longer had magnification or a mouse pointer after starting ZoomText and Fusion 2025. This update solves the problem.
• AppReader Text View now opens and works correctly when reading Word 365 documents.
• In AppReader's App View, the UP and DOWN Arrow keys no longer navigated to the previous and next paragraphs in Word 365 and other apps. This update solves the problem.
• All text is correctly displayed and spoken in App View and Text View when running AppReader in Edge, Chrome, or Firefox.
• When using Quicken, a personal financial app, transaction fields and menus now read correctly when using mouse echo with ZoomText 2025.
• Made it easier and faster to use the TAB key to move through and enter a Fix-It command. You can find Fix-It commands in the ZoomText menu under Help > Advanced > Tools.
• ZoomText has been updated to use .NET 8.

 

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