Hi Arvind sir, I have just tested it with Jaws 11. Press enter on the combo box, then Press alt+down arrow, Jaws says open list box. Then use down arrow to select Mumbai and then press enter or tab. Task will be completed.
-- G. Vamshi PH Res : +91 877-2243861 Mobile: +91 9949349497 E-mail ID: [email protected] Skype: gvamshi81 www.retinaindia.org >From darkness unto light On 1/21/11, prateek aggarwal <[email protected]> wrote: > Sir, it will be of more help if you can write the names of the > websites where you are facing problems. > To my understanding, there certainly are different kinds of > comboboxes, and unfortunately not all of those are accessible with > jaws. > Those who have worked with software development domain will agree that > the ajax controls are sometimes weird with screen readers, and unless > you apply extensive accessibility APIs, its generally hard to access > them for the end users. > There, however, are several work-arounds with jaws too, which can make > it possible to access those controls. > Kindly share the websites where in you are facing the particular > problem, me and experts on this list might try to suggest how to work > with them. > > Regards, > Prateek agarwal. > Website: > www.prateekagarwal.webs.com > | > www.prateekagarwal.tk > > the best way to get your softwares and websites developed, > you tell, i’ll build. > > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: "Zujar" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:06:52 +0530 > Subject: Re: [AI] Difficulty with combo boxes > It's possible that the web page refreshes when you select an item in the > combo box depending on your selection. Some developers make the combo box to > respond to user selection automatically. You can avoid this automatic > behavior and check the list of items in the combo box by opening the list > using ALT+DOWN arrow key. Forms mode is turned on if it is off. Arrow > Up/Down through the list and once you are on an item to select, press ENTER > or simply tab to the next element. Note that you should not use Letter > navigation in the list, if you do so the first item starting with the > specified letter is considered as your selection and the page refreshes. > > hth... > > Best Regards, > Zujar... > > An optimist laughs to forget while a pessimist forgets to laugh!!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arvind Bhartiya > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:14 PM > To: accessindia > Subject: [AI] Difficulty with combo boxes > > Hello! > I am facing a problem with some combo boxes. On some websites when I > try to select a particular choice, the first one gets automatically > selected, not gibing me a chance to go through the entire choice list > and selecting the one I want. > I use Jaws 9 and windows xp. > Please suggest me a solution. > . > Thanks > Arvind > >
