Hi Don, What happens if you wait a few seconds before trying to downarrow again? Do the stations appear then? Because of the number of stations, it may take a bit to populate the combobox with all that data. Normally, this shouldn't be noticeable, but who knows...
Marco Donald Marang wrote: > I like those intentional decisions. Automatic updates when you don't expect > them can be very frustrating! > > I still can't understand why the station list combo box on that particular > site (zap2it) are not available, even when pressing Alt down arrow. In IE > 7, there are 771 entries in this combo box and only one in Firefox 3 (It > says, "1 of 1"). Could it be the use of non-standard coding by the web > developers? Or is it the sheer number of entries? It certainly can't fit > on the screen. > > Don Marang > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marco Zehe"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 1:26 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Combo Boxes in Firefox 3 > > > >> Hi Don, >> >> in Firefox, it is always recommended to drop down the combobox with >> Alt+DownArrow. Make your selection using the Arrow Keys, then Alt+Up >> Arrow to accept that selection. Unlike other browsers, this does not >> automatically load a new page in dynamic comboboxes. Instead, you have >> to press Tab once to get focus away from it. This is intentional >> behavior to always guarantee full control over what's happening and not >> pull a focused item out from under you. >> >> The announcement of "collapsed" is also intentional. It indicates that >> this combobox is not dropped down and that there are items to find by >> dropping it down. >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> Marco >> >> Donald Marang wrote: >> >>> I have removed the hack to force JAWS to load the Firefox 2 scripts in >>> Firefox 3. With these scripts in place, combo boxes (drop down lists) >>> and list boxes are mostly unusable. One useful task performed in these >>> scripts is making an announcement in tab browsing. Speaking, "New tab >>> page" for immediate feedback. Overall, I would say that they break more >>> than they fix. >>> >>> Even with the scripts disabled, I still have a few problems with combo >>> boxes in some instances. One little annoyance, but not a actual problem, >>> is that in Firefox "collapsed" is announced after reading the combo box. >>> >>> On one web site I use a lot for TV listings, zapp2it, the dynamic combo >>> box for available channels only shows up with one entry, "My Stations". >>> It should be loaded with over 700 stations in my case having >>> direct TV. It loads other dynamic combo boxes, such as the date to view. >>> This box only gets filled with about 14 values. Perhaps it is simply the >>> number of values? >>> >>> The link I use in my desktop Shortcut is: >>> http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/partners/grid.asp?partner_id=paret2 >>> >>> This shows me a listing of my favorite stations for the current time. >>> There are a series of combo boxes to select other times, dates, or >>> stations. You will probably not see the series of combo boxes mentioned >>> unless you at least enter a zip code and then select a cable/satellite >>> provider. I went further and customized my listings by creating an >>> account and selecting the stations, sort order, and how I want to view >>> the grid. I don't think you need to do this. This is an invaluable site >>> for me. I found it on the Reading Eagle (PA) newspaper site. >>> >>> Don Marang >>> 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] >> >> > > > 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]
