A typical example is downloading MP3 files from the Internet or from RSS
feeds in IE 8. I have a "Podcast" folder in my Download folder where I want
to place this file. When I proceed to save the file, commonly by
RouteingJAWSToPC, simulating a RightMouse click, and selecting "Save Target
as ...". At this point, I normally press Shift + Tab twice to get to the
folder view where it should show a list of folders and files of the same
type within the currently selected folder. Of course, the selected folder
should be the folder saved to the last time a file was downloaded. JAWS
will currently not announce anything in that control. If mmy last selected
folder was the Download folder, it should announce "Audible", which is
currently the first folder in my Download folder. If my last selected
folder was the Podcast folder, it should announce the first file, if there
are any files.
Like I said previously, pressing Shift + Tab a third time to the tree view,
provides no help since JAWS only announces the hard drive name and not the
currently selected folder. I have been using the tree anyway to navigate to
the desired foldder even though it was probably already selected!
I wanted to see if anyone else had these problems. I installed some
software that screwed up some Windows Explorer settings that JAWS did not
like. I reset all views and am attempting to restore them to my
preferences.
I have also had problems in Windows Explorer when entering an empty folder.
JAWS does not announce 0 files (something to that effect) and seems to get
lost!
Don Marang
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From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 6:24 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 7 Save As Dialog not Reporting Folder
Could you give me an example of where this problem will happen then I can
try and duplicate this.
Chris Hallsworth
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On 03/01/2010 05:16, Donald Marang wrote:
I have noticed that when in a Save As dialog box, such as when saving a
file in Internet Explorer, JAWS will not announce other items in the
current folder or correctly report which folder is currently selected.
Perhaps I have screwed up something, but JAWS seems lost!
When the Save As dialog appears, the focus is placed in the filename
control. I normally press Shift + Tab twice to hear what other files and
folders are in the currently selected directory. Pressing Backspace here
will go up a level and I make sure I am in the desired folder before
saving the new file. If I am still confused about which folder I am in,
I can press Shift + Tab once more to get to a tree view with the current
folder selected.
My current Windows 7 and JAWS 10 and 11 will not work in this manner.
Occasionally, when on the folder control, JAWS will announce the files
and folders within that folder, but most of the time, I can not get it to
announce anything! Even worse, when on the tree view, It will just
announce the name of the hard drive even though the correct folder has
been selected!
Does anybody have the same problem? Does anybody know how to make JAWS
announce these things correctly?
Don Marang
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