I changed the option to block popups to "off", so firefox will not try to alert me but simply open the window. Now the window does open, but it's some kind of javascript (I think that is what a jsb file is?) that seems to be intended to generate some content, maybe that will then return the PDF file with some of my personal information filled in from the bank. I think all this is supposed to happen automatically without input from the user. But, nothing happens when this window opens ... I just see a url pointing to the .jsb file. Interesting. I think I was able to find the info I need by other means, now, but this is still an odd little thing.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 8:51 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Trying to get firefox to download a form and feeling bemused Hi! Since some versions ago, Firefox includes its own PDF viewer by default despite the possibility of using the Adobe's one if you want. As a result, when you open a PDF, you have to press the Download button to download it; this button is in the viewer's page, so you can quickly find it by pressing the JAWS quick key navigation b (for button); if the Download button does not appear, sometimes it is necessary to press the Tools button first. I prefer, however, to view the download dialog when activating a PDF link instead of a previous viewer. To do this in Firefox press ALT+T to open the Tools menu, select Options, and in the first list box choose Applications. Tab to the search box and type PDF, then press ENTER and tab to the result list. When you find the mimetype for PDF files, press TAB once more to go to a combo box where you can choose the Ask Me Always option and press ENTER. Exact options names may vary, because even in English Firefox is available in multiple variants (U.S., British, South African and perhaps Australian). Hope it helps! -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of JM Casey Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 6:31 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Trying to get firefox to download a form and feeling bemused Hello folks. I'm usually pretty good at this stuff, but I'm stumped for the moment and maybe someone here could offer a suggestion. I'm trying to download a direct deposit form from my bank. This is a pdf file. I mostly just need some of the info from the form and may not actually be filling it out online. At any rate, I am using Firefox, JAWS 18 and Windows 10. When I click on the link to the form, it is supposed to open a pDF in the Adobe viewer, perhaps in its own window. JAWS reads a message that Firefox has blocked the website from opening a popup window, and I hear it say "alt-o for options", and also "click to close this message". Obviously, I want the file to open. I've come across dialogues like this before, such as the standard file download one, and don't generally have a problem with them. However, here, pressing alt-o doesn't seem to do a damn thing. I can't re-click the link at all; if I try doing it again, I don't think that initial alert even pops up . not until I re-log-in to the bank site. I've tried saving the link to my drive, but it's just an html file that probably generates a part of the pdf content, and I can't access it this way. Any ideas? Why am I not able to interact properly with this dialogue box? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ --- El software de antivirus Avast ha analizado este correo electrónico en busca de virus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
