Hi Joanne, Please check the version of JAWS 8 you are using. 8.0.2173 is the latest and you can get that via the Check for Updates feature in the Help Menu. What you are describing I have seen as well but I'm sure this is corrected and I just checked in the latest 8.0 and did not experience it. What I think is happening for you is that when you ALT TAB, it is not flushing each program that you hear as you go. So after pressing it ALT TAB a few times quickly, you are hearing the items in the order you went by them rather than the current one you'll get if you release ALT. It is because you had actually ALT TABBED right by the item you want but speech had not gotten interrupted so you got fooled. Hope this makes sense. Please try to update if your not on the latest JAWS 8 and see if that is not cleared up. I also encourage you to call support if you can recreate the scenario for them over the phone.
Hope that helps, Eric Damery Freedom Scientific -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joanne Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 8:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws 8 doesn't focus where i want it to Well just couldn't think of another way to put subject line but here's what often happens with Jaws 8 and it doesn't with Jaws 7: When I alt-tab between windows I can't always get Jaws 8 to focus on the window I stop at; it decides it wants to venture to one of my other windows and just won't stay put. For instance, if Outlook Express and Messenger are open and I'm sure I'm in the typing window of Messenger because that's what it says, the focus actually jumps over to the OE window. Or even in Messenger itself the focus will often land in another tab instead of right at the typing window where it's supposed to land. I don't know if I'm making sense or if there's a fix, because even though I actually think Jaws 7 works better for most things I do think 8 works better with forms mode on websites. (Now if someone has a fix for 7 working better with forms mode I won't have to worry about 8, I guess--smile.) But I am concerned that version 8 seems to let go of focus and won't stay still. Hope someone can help. 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]
