Adrian, I most definitely agree with you that the number of combinations we have to go through sometimes to get the results we need can be very frustrating, especially when it is necessary to get something done quickly. As you brought up, I had forgotten the need to sometimes go back to prior versions of JAWS to get something done. There is a website I need to go to weekly to fill out my timesheet, and it has a checkbox which needs to be checked that JAWS 18 does not seem to recognize. I have to load JAWS 17 in order to be able to check this box. Having to have all of these tools gets kind of crazy, but seems to be necessary these days.
Pam ________________________________________ From: JAWS-Users-List [jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] on behalf of Adrian Spratt [adr...@adrianspratt.com] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 5:03 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] migrating to a different web browser I agree that it's necessary to have all three browsers installed, but this increasing complexity is a little nuts. People are suggesting that we should also have the two screenreaders, JAWS and NVDA, on board, which I do. But that means we may need to try six combinations before we can access certain websites. Then there's the question of which version of JAWS will work. To give an example, a certain website I use is accessible to IE11, but it moves painfully slowly after the log-in page. Chrome gets to this page right away, but later there's a critical page on this same website that Chrome can't even open. For a while, I was trying to access this website with Firefox, but Firefox couldn't locate the edit fields for the username and password fields, and so obviously I couldn't log in. Then, on a whim, I switched from JAWS 2018 and 18, which I already need to alternate between, to JAWS 17. Lo and behold, the edit fields appeared. After that, Firefox and JAWS 17 seem to move seamlessly through the entire website. This is a website that requires logging in to test, which is why I'm not posting the address. The amount of time and distraction involved for screenreader users in working on the Web lately is getting ludicrous. Maybe VFO's efforts to work with MS on Edge will bring us back to a single universal browser. Until then, the lives of screenreader users are complicated. My ambition is to work as fast on a computer as fast as a non-techy sighted user, but all this browser/screenreader/version number switching is an obstacle to fast, distraction-free browsing. I can't imagine what it's like for a new screenreader user. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 4:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] migrating to a different web browser I use Chrome and IE 11 but have suspended using Firefox until accessibility issues are cleared up. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Jones" <sonshine...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] migrating to a different web browser > Amen to all that, I also have NVDA, and it seems to get better and better. > > Judy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 11:54 AM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] migrating to a different web browser > > I couldn't agree more with having multiple browsers. There are certain > web > pages that just don't work well with a certain browser, but will work much > better with another. > > I have Firefox, Chrome and IE on my PC and use them all depending on the > circumstance. I also have NVDA in addition to JAWS, for the same reason. > > The more tools available, the better, in my opinion. > > Pam > > > ________________________________________ > From: JAWS-Users-List [jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] on behalf > of > JM Casey [crystallo...@ca.inter.net] > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 2:48 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] migrating to a different web browser > > HI. > > My primary browser is Firefox and has been for the last few years. I also > have Chrome on this machine and have used it a little. They both work > well, > but I'd still give the edge (hah) to Firefox. I think Chrome support has > gotten really good in JAWS 2018, latest build. I do not have this. The > Firefox interface is a little more like that of iE, so you would probably > find that switch simpler. But really, there's no reason not to have both > on > your machine. Keep your options open. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Karen Schrade > Sent: February 23, 2018 2:43 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] migrating to a different web browser > > I suspect this may be a lot of personal preference but, if I want to > switch > from IE11 to another browser... > Of Chrome and Firefox, which works better with jaws? Then, which has a > smaller learning curve. I'm almost 70 and don't really want to change but, > some websites I frequent are making it necessary. ARGH! 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