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Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3.0.30 is now available. Here are the new features and bug fixes from the latest software update:

New features

• The Quick write and Write commands have been merged to to make editing easier. The new, simpler Write command enables you to switch Same as cell label on and off and use grammar
• New ‘Last suggested’ option for populating prediction cells when using Word lists. Cells will remember the predictions when you return to a grid after jumping away
• Language support for Brazilian Portuguese
• Performance improvements for chat history, editing and faster saving
• Ability to check grid set compatibility with Grid for iPad

Bug fixes

• Dropbox no longer requires attention when waking a device from standby
• Grid 3 Tobii calibrations were not persisting across sessions
• EyeTech camera usability improvements
• The eye gaze monitor would show the face rather than an empty cell, when a camera is not configured
• Prediction cells would go blank after completing a word when using a Word list
• Suggested words could sometimes be slow to appear

Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3.0.29 is now available. Here are the new features and bug fixes from the latest software update:

New features

• New Record message command for Message banking. You can now record messages directly in Grid 3 by adding the command to a grid set, as well as by going to Speech settings
• Grid 3 now supports the Irisbond Duo eye gaze camera. You can find out how to set up your Irisbond Duo camera with Grid 3 here

Bug fixes

• Message banking recordings imported from zip files were not appearing in grids, only in Speech settings with no categories assigned to them. They are now assigned to the Top-level messages category by default.
• Writing area could temporarily freeze when Chat History messages were chosen in quick succession
• The Change camera toggle cell would not change colour when supposed to
• Auto-replace would incorrectly trigger the “Speak whilst typing sentence” command
• Write time and Write date commands were not adding a space after the time / date in the writing area
• Selecting Change label twice no longer deletes text
• Updated Facebook and Fast Talker 3 grid sets, to fix an issue where it was not possible to post Facebook statuses. Re-add these grid sets from Online grids to resolve this issue

Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3.0.28 is now available.

New features

• Message banking is a new way to communicate using Grid 3. Message banking enables you to record meaningful phrases and play them back at any time. You can record and manage your messages in Speech settings
• Fast Talker 3 has been updated to include a new ‘Message banking’ section.  You will need to add Fast Talker 3 to Grid Explorer (even if you already have a previous version)
• New highlighting options for switch elimination, enabling you to choose between a border or background highlight
• New ‘Play sound when activated’ setting for Voice access, giving audio feedback to people with visual impairment

Bug fixes

• Prediction cells no longer display symbols for your ‘Small words’
• Music volume correctly starts at 50% when opening a grid set
• Sleep screen is now compatible with custom Windows power plans
• Mouse control glide lines were not always visible
• The Suggest words command sometimes displayed an incorrect symbol

Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3.0.27 is now available.

New features

• Two-point calibration option is now available for EyeTech cameras. Like one-point calibration, this is a quick way to get started with eye gaze but with better accuracy near the edges of the screen
• New larger font sizes, from 106pt – 570pt, requested for creating flash cards
• New cell shape with a coloured corner, to provide another style option
• Performance improvements to switch scanning and opening grid sets

Bug fixes

• Fixed missing border on Alea camera monitor, to give you a better sense of position
• Alea monitor could appear over the top of the menu bar
• Breaking eye contact with the camera could cause Alea to make accidental selections
• Letter commands were not symbolising in writing areas
• Auto replace could sometimes cause corrected words not to be spoken

Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3.0.26 is now live.

New features

• New option for the Eye gaze Calibration to view the video feed from EyeTech cameras
• You can also add this option to a grid set using the new Eye gaze monitor video command
• New setting to turn off the tracking indicator lights for EyeTech cameras. This is useful if the lights are distracting for users
• One-point calibration option for EyeTech cameras. This is a quick way to get a new user started without requiring a long attention span
• You can now add more actions to the following Environment control accessories: Alarm, Blind, Set-top box, and Television
• Brand new ‘Relay’ Environment control accessory
• New button to open the Windows game Controller settings when setting up switches – useful when your switch is not working

Bug fixes

• Cursor is now shown when using the Move the mouse Computer control option on touch screen devices
• Switching between eye gaze click methods sometimes required multiple selections to switch
• Clicking an empty writing area could sometimes cause prediction cells to change
• Long hold can now be used with Hold to advance scanning
• Grids with only Music auto content cells would sometimes show a “This grid set is empty” message
• Some music auto content cells could be scanned during the initial scan activation

Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3.0.24 is now live.

New features

• New Windows volume commands, enabling you to control the master volume for default audio devices
• Mouse cursor is now shown on tablet devices for pointer control commands
• New options to change voice speed and pitch, when creating a new user
• Improved grammar support for questions in Dutch
• Austrian language support

Bug fixes

• Rest cells will no longer cause self-closing grids to close
• Sleep screen would sometimes activate immediately after opening a user
• When Remote Editing, copy grid set didn’t always include the user’s grid sets
• Web search image results could show empty results with slow Internet connections
• Read cell commands could stop before all text had been read

Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3.0.23 is now live.

New features

• You can now Apply a background to all grids
• There is a new Grid Player compatibility score under grid set analysis
• The Modify written verb cell now includes a toggle, to Display modified verb in the cell. This lets you choose the way the verbs are displayed – handy for symbol users
• Support for symbolised verb suggestions in Italian

Bug fixes

• The tails of letters like ‘g’ and ‘y’ were being cut off in cells in comic sans
• The voice test sentence was always spoken in English
• Hebrew Symbol Communication subcategories were showing for English users
• YouTube and Facebook pages sometimes displayed as a narrow column
• There was a delay when trying to start a second calibration with Alea
• The Web browser would not work if Visual C++ Runtime was not installed
• Configure printer did not work for shared printers

Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3.0.22 is now live.

New features

• You can now create Smartbox accounts for all users, not just the Primary user.
• There is now an Improve calibration option for Alea cameras
• m4a audio files are now supported when browsing for Sounds
• Grid set file size is now displayed in the grid set analysis
• Greek and Slovakian language support

Bug fixes

• The Battery cell was not appearing on Tobii I-Series devices
• Alea eye gaze calibration was failing with Intelligaze software earlier than version 4
• If you are deleting the last jump to a grid by pasting over it, Grid 3 now warns you and offers to cancel or delete the orphaned grid
• The cursor in the Document Editor cell would move to the beginning of the first line after entering / exiting editing mode
• Available Audio devices was not refreshing when plugging in an audio device
• There was an issue where the colour picker would always choose ‘black’

Release notes from the latest Grid 3 update

Grid 3 version 3.0.21 is now available.

New features

Bug fixes