It does sound similar, but I think mine is a WE issue and here's why: While I have outlook running, and window eyes running, and I'm having the problem, I can close window eyes, but leave outlook running, and start jaws, and jaws will read the list of messages in outlook without any problem.
That says to me it's not an outlook focus issue. Also, I used the focus control script as you suggested, and I could not get it to move me to any control that allowed window eyes to read the messages. I admit though it does sound similar enough to make you wonder. Unfortunately for me and a few others, it happens say 80% of the time when we open outlook. At least one of the other users just went back to jaws permanently because he did not know if you kept closing and restarting outlook, that it would eventually come up where window eyes could read the outlook messages. I think I've written him about this. I'm actually wondering if there's a scripting possibility around this; maybe a script could detect that window eyes can't see any messages, and automatically keep closing and reopening outlook until it could? This is the real power of scripting: to work around screen reader bugs (or whatever) until a new version can be brought out. And of course, the fact that we all can contribute ideas and effort toward this. thanks for your help. Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission [email protected] (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Grimsby Jr. [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:49 PM > To: Chip Orange > Subject: RE: WE Not reading Messages in Outlook > > No that is the strange thing about this. When this happens > focus appears to > be stuck. according to the Window-Eyes read focus title > hotkey, it is stuck > on the taskbar. The focus title is running applications, > which is the title > of the taskbar toolbar. pressing tab has no effect. Like I > said, the only > way I have been able to work around this problem. is by > using the focus > control script. > With Jaws for Windows. I am sometimes able to click on a > message than focus > will move to the table view. More often than not, however. > I am forced to > exit the program and restart the program until focus is where > it should be. > This is why I thought we might be having a similar problem. > I have been > fortunate, however, to encounter it infrequently. Also > considering I have > had it with both window eyes and Jaws for Windows. I > concluded that it > wasn't Outlook issue and not an issue that pertain to any > particular screen > reader > I hope that this information is helpful and useful. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chip Orange [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 3:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: WE Not reading Messages in Outlook > > ok Jim; I will try the focus control script. > > Although, I have tried pressing the tab key, and it has not helped. > Wouldn't pressing the tab key do the same thing as the focus control > script, although perhaps it would take more keystrokes if you had to > make your way through a lot of controls? > > In my case, the only control I have which is able to be > reached via the > tab key is (should be) the list of messages (which you said was a > reclassed table view). > > What message do you hear when you have your problem with 2007? I hear > something like "no text selected" as I try to up/down arrow and press > the tab key; however, if I press the enter key, I will open a message. > > thanks. > > Chip > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Chip Orange > Database Administrator > Florida Public Service Commission > > [email protected] > (850) 413-6314 > > (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Grimsby Jr. [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 5:24 PM > > To: Chip Orange > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: WE Not reading Messages in Outlook > > > > No I don't use outlook express never have never will. > > My problem and it only happens once and a whole is with > > outlook 2007 using > > vista sp1. So you see my problem couldn't be with outlook > express. > > Besides outlook express uses a list view not a table view > > control that is > > then reclassed as a list view. > > Hth. > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. 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