I have that happen occasionally on pretty much any computer I've used Jaws
on. I skipped over version 8 so I don't have any direct experience with it.
However, here are a couple of things I've found helpful. You can try
minimizing everything and then going back to internet explorer. That works
sometimes. What I found worked most consistantly is to use the jaws links
list to move right to the link in question. After that, you route the jaws
cursor to the pc cursor and then do a right click. I'm fairly certain that
your netbook wouldn't be the problem here.
Michael Feir
Author of Personal Power:
How Accessible Computers Can Enhance Personal Life For Blind People
2006-2008
www.blind-planet.com/content/personal-power
A Life of Word and Sound
2003-2007
http://www.blind-planet.com/content/life-word-and-sound
Creator and former editor of Audyssey Magazine
1996-2004
Check out my blog at:
www.michaelfeir.blogspot.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 12:30 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Trouble With New Netbook and JAWS
I recently purchased a new netbook. It is an Acer Aspire One. It has JAWS 8
with Windows XP Home installed on it. I tried to download several files
this evening and neither the Applications key nor the right mouse button
would work properly. Instead of displaying the option to download a file,
it would merely allow you to save the web page and not the file being
linked to. I had my dad, who is sighted, use the touch-screen mouse pad and
download several files. He was able to do it without problems. Every time I
used the arrow keys, pressing the Applications key or the right mouse
button only resulted in pulling down a menu to change the background
display. Are there certain netbooks that JAWS does not interface well with?
Any help would be appreciated.
T. H.
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