It can't hurt to contact Mazilla and let them know, politely, the problems they are creating for the blind and ask them to aid in better solutions.
Wayne -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Pursley Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox Quantum is coming, and it doesn't like screen-readers Helpful. FSBlog a good resource. On 10/26/2017 4:56 AM, Dennis Long wrote: > This should help. > http://blog.freedomscientific.com/2017/10/25/important-information-for > -users > -of-mozilla-firefox/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Justin Williams > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox Quantum is coming, and it doesn't > like screen-readers > > Where do I get the ESR extended support? > Justin > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of cheez > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox Quantum is coming, and it doesn't > like screen-readers > > it figures. Every time you take 3 steps forward, they push you back 2. > > Vince > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 8:46 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox Quantum is coming, and it doesn't > like screen-readers > > >> Hi, >> And Narrator won't work with it either. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of cheez >> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 8:45 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox Quantum is coming, and it doesn't >> like screen-readers >> >> You think Windows Narrator will work, since Narrator works with Edge? >> >> Vince >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "JM Casey" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:57 PM >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Firefox Quantum is coming, and it doesn't like >> screen-readers >> >> >>> So.. >>> >>> Has anyone Hey folks. Haven't seen any discussion about this yet. On >>> another list, someone posted an article about this, which I cannot >>> seem to find the URL for, but if people are interested I guess I >>> could cross-post it. In >>> brief: Firefox Quantum has a new "multiprocessing" approach that >>> means it will be twice as fast for everyone else, but it will not >>> play nicely with JAWS or other screen-readers. We're essentially at >>> the same stage now (or will be come November) as we are with Edge, >>> in that it's going to be a work in progress for quite some time, and >>> from what I've read, it may be difficult to continue implementing >>> the virtual buffer concept. This is, to me, annoying to say the >>> least, as I use Firefox all the time and have been really happy with >>> it up til now. I also think the virutal buffer a great innovation >>> for web browsing and would hate to give it up, unless a better >>> alternative was > developed. >>> >>> >>> Has anyone thoughts on this? I used to laugh at "old people" (in >>> quotes there, in case you have punctuation set to "some" or "none") >>> who moaned about things changing too fast and that they couldn't >>> keep up. Now, at 37, I'm feeling the bite. I'm happy to no longer be >>> using Windows XP, yet it seems like every month (since getting >>> Windows 10 and JAWS 18 in particular), there's some new thing I have >>> to fix that wasn't broken before; some time I have to spend figuring >>> a workaround to one thing or another, or a doomful press release >>> about how I won't be able to use this-or-that once a certain update happens. >>> >>> >>> >>> Fortunately, for us Firefox users, I guess we can still install the >>> ESR (Extended Support Release) of the browser, and get security >>> updates, without a Quantum upgrade, until sometime in 2018. Guess >>> I'll be doing that, then! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 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/ > > 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/ > > -- James C. Pursley Chief Investment Officer Gaia Capital Management Underpinned by sustainably growing cash dividends from quality companies, we seek long term client account growth 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/
