On 5/28/2009 12:52 PM, David wrote:
Try for instance, go to EBay, then do a search for whatever product, and
scroll down the list. When you find one that you want - let's say item
number 10 on the list - and then press enter, you are taken to the ad of
that product. So far, Yes, everything is perfect. BUT! Now, try to press
either the Backspace key, or the ALT-LEFT ARROW, to go back to the prior
page, and see what will happen.
I'm not surprised by this, and, to be honest, it's actually by design in
the current implementation of browse mode. Here's what happens: when you
visit a web page, Window-Eyes calculates a value based on data about the
page (number of lines, cursor position, etc.), and stores that value in
memory. If you navigate away from that page, and then come back,
Window-Eyes will again calculate the required data, and if it matches
what was stored in memory, you're placed back on the line you were on
when you left.
If, however, the data differs at all, even the slightest bit, you are
placed back at the top of the page. We do this on purpose; if the data
differs, that means the page has changed and, because we don't want you
to miss any potentially important information, we put you back at the
top. In the past, this was the accepted, nay desired, behavior for
pretty much any page.
But times have changed. You see, browse mode didn't break; the web just
got busier.
As today's web pages become more dynamic and fluid, the values of the
data calculated for a given page often don't match the values stored for
the same page. Even a single ad changing on a page can make this happen.
Say you have an ad for apples when you leave the page, but when you go
back, the same ad is for oranges. Even if the rest of the content of the
page is exactly the same, that's enough to make the values of the data
different.
The page could change even before you leave it. Sometimes there are
dynamic areas that update with latest news, latest wheels and deals,
updating weather information, etc., that would cause the value of the
page to be different were you to leave it then come back again.
What you are experiencing is an ever changing web landscape that browse
mode is not designed for. Browse mode hasn't gotten worse, and it didn't
break. Instead, web pages have begun to change more often than in the
past. And this feature of browse mode, created in an attempt to provide
the most relevant content with every visit to the page, has
unfortunately become an aggravating hassle.
Aaron
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