thank you. a very good explanation of the jaws curser function On 2/21/13, Mike B. <mb69ma...@charter.net> wrote: > Hi Melissa & Tom, > > Below are explanations of the PC & Jaws cursors & below that explanations of > > all 4 Jaws cursors. The keystrokes for routing PC & Jaws cursors are: > > Insert + PC cursor key, = Moves / routes the PC cursor to the Jaws cursor. > > > The PC cursor is the equivalent of the insertion point, or the carat. > Whenever the focus changes, for example when you enter a menu bar with > the alt key, the PC cursor moves to that location. The JAWS cursor, on > the other hand, imitates and actually causes, the mouse pointer to move > everytime you arrow with the JAWS cursor. It also offers commands to > simulate a left and right click, which can also be used for double > clicking. You can also use commands to drag and drop by locking a mouse > button down, moving to another part of the window, then unllocking it. > Hope this helps. > > About JAWS Cursors > Navigating through Windows with JAWS is accomplished with cursors. These > cursors determine the focus of JAWS speech and are often directly linked > with Windows cursors. > > The PC Cursor - Follows Keystrokes > This cursor is linked to the keyboard functions of Windows and > applications. > This is the cursor that is used when typing information, moving through > options in dialog boxes, and selecting options or icons. As you type > information, the PC Cursor follows along with each key you press. If you > are > making a selection in a menu or dialog box, the PC Cursor highlights the > currently selected object. The PC Cursor is activated by default when JAWS > starts. If you are using a different cursor, pressing NUM PAD PLUS returns > you to the PC Cursor. > > The JAWS Cursor - Follows Mouse Pointer > The JAWS Cursor is linked to mouse pointer functions in Windows and other > applications. It is used to read information the PC Cursor cannot read, > such > as toolbar information. The mouse follows along with the JAWS Cursor when > it > is moved, and you therefore have access to information in an application > window that is beyond the scope of the PC Cursor. To activate the JAWS > Cursor, press NUM PAD MINUS. > > The Virtual PC Cursor - HTML Environment > The virtual PC Cursor mimics the functions of the PC Cursor, but is > activated by default when entering an HTML document. The virtual PC Cursor > speaks the number of frames in a document, and the number of links in the > frame. You can switch between frames, and JAWS reads graphics labeled by > alt > tags in the HTML code. > > Invisible Cursor > The JAWS cursor is basically the mouse cursor that is visible on screen. > The invisible cursor can be moved around just like the JAWS cursor to view > information. It works like the mouse cursor but can not be seen on screen > or effect objects. Therefore you can not use the NumPad / (left mouse > click) or NumPad * (right mouse click) on an object. It is useful to read > information without disturbing the mouse cursor. It is also useful to > determine colors or whatever might change when the mouse is over an object. > It will not cause ToolTips to pop up. > > > Insert + Jaws cursor key, = Moves / routes the Jaws cursor to the PC > cursor. > > Take care. > Mike > This email was sent from my, iBarstool. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Melissa > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] jaws/pc cursers > > > Yes, I get confused there as well. I've never gotten the hang of routing > one curser to another. Does someone have a clear explanation on how to do > this? In particular, how does one route the PC curser to the JAWS curser? > Kind regards, > Melissa > > Melissa Riley > jamand...@izoom.net > riley...@umn.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Blind-Computing [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Tom Clary > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 11:09 AM > To: blind-computing-join > Subject: [Blind-Computing] jaws/pc cursers > > i'm a little confused on some of the instruction steps i've heard a > few times. they will start off with: go to the pc curser, and this is > where i'm confused...aren't we always in the pc curser, except for > when we need to use the jaws curser to navigate a page? > > 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/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >
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