I have occasionally had issues with the Alt-Tab and JAWS not reading the programs as I executed the command. I do not have hard data to prove what I am about to say, it is only a hunch.
Let's say you are working in Word, and then you open Outlook. Now 2 programs are open and you are able to use Alt+Tab to move between the programs. At some point when you are working in Outlook, some type of dialog box pops up to warn you about something. This could be something like "do you want to save changes you made to this message". You go ahead and select your answer by clicking on the yes or no button, and continue working in outlook. Now you use Alt+Tab to jump back to Word, and it does not appear to be the next program in the list, or JAWS does not even read it. I think that the dialog box messed up the virtual layers of the programs that are running, and JAWS has to readjust to find the next program that is open. I think that this is also the case when you have 2 or more programs open and you close one. You expect that you will land in the other program, but instead JAWS is focused on nothing. I think that my dialog box theory has yet once again messed up the virtual layering of the programs. This is just a theory. Annette -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ricque Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 5:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and Alt-Tab Hi Patricia, I've experienced the same thing, in several versions of Jaws, but don't know why. Richard Justice www.blind-computing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "jaws list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 1:28 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and Alt-Tab Hi List, Is there a setting or is it just a glitch with Jaws 8 when I alt-tab to a different window or program opened and close it out, I hear nothing. Jaws is not apparently going to the back to the previous left opened application. I have to alt tab to it. Anything to be done? Thanks, Patricia Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
