Thanks for this description! What is the difference with hitting enter and using the alt. down arrow? It sounds like you have to do both. Is the alt. down/up arrow like a switch? and one does not have to use this combination when navigating the particular list? Is a combo box only present for using forms?
Thanks again. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Marang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Reading links with S, vs down arrow >A combo box to a sighted user appears as a drop down list that all of the > entries appear when they click on the box. they then move the mouse to the > entry they want and click again. The box then collapses and the selected > entry is shown. > > In JAWS, first you need to press Enter in the combo box to enter forms > mode. > Then press Alt down arrow to have the entire list open or "drop down". > Use > the down and up arrows to select the entry you want. Then press Alt up > arrow to close the combo box. > > Sometimes, a page is designed to change immediately based on their > selection > as soon as the value is selected. This is a problem for JAWS users in > that > if you just arrow down through the selection, the page will update > immediately on a selection that is probably not desired. To prevent this, > you absolutely need to use Alt down arrow to open the list and Alt up > arrow > to close the combo box. The page will update at this point on these > dynamic > pages. > > Don Marang > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rcham27" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 3:52 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Reading links with S, vs down arrow > > >>I have 9.0 and XP home. >> I noticed when reading the list of links on a web page, that when using >> the >> letter S, to move down the links, that JAWS misses some of the links. >> If I use the down arrow, I get all of the links. >> >> Is this right? >> Also, I was listening to the audio tutorial mentioned a few weeks ago >> regarding the internet and there was mention of using the alt down arrow >> when in a combo box. >> Could someone explain this more? >> >> Thank you. >> >> Rich >> >> >> 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]
