I get that too sometimes. I don't know a work around this issue. But what I do is simply close the browser and start again. hth somewhat.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Marang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox >I have several issues with Firefox 3. Sometimes, when activating on a link > it does not seem to react. When activating a link to download a file, I > get > no immediate feedback, and the download manager only appears about half of > the time. I have set the options to show the download window, not to > close > when finished, and to ask me for a filename. I have never been asked for > a > filename. When it does work, I don't know until I manually pull up the > download manager and find it has already been downloaded. > > Similarly, I am having problems with browsing. When pressing Control > Enter > to open a tab in the background, there is no immediate feedback and it > works > only about half of the time. Very frustrating to finish with the current > page, close the tab, and find out the other tab never opened! Using > Control > Shift Enter to open a tab in the foreground never works. > > By watching this list, I reckon' that I am the only one facing these > issues. > I love Firefox 3, and would love to be able to make it my default browser! > I was a Computer Architect at Lockheed Martin before becoming disabled and > evangelized about open standards. > > To clear up any confusion, I am running Vista, Firefox 3 and the latest > release of JAWS 9. > > Don Marang > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marco Zehe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:31 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox > > >> Hi Roopakshi, >> >> Roopakshi Pathania wrote: >>> Actually, the download feature of firefox is not a download manager. >>> >> >> Well, it is much more so in Firefox 3.0. it allows you to pause and >> resume downloads, it will even be able to resume downloads that broke >> because of network connection problems. In addition, it shows you where >> you downloaded the file from, allows you to open the file or the >> containing folder. >> >> So while it may not be the download manager with all the bells and >> whistles of the real high-end ones, it certainly learned a lot in Firefox >> 3. >> >> Marco >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.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 > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.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] > > > __________ NOD32 3268 (20080715) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.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]
