Try opening the combo box and hitting n e w really fast and see what happens. marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Another One of Those Frustrating Combo Boxes
: : When I open this bombo box and hit "N" for New York, I land directly on : Nevada, the first state that begins with the letter "N", and it is : automatically selected. There is no way to freeze the combo box so that I : can keep hitting "N" repeatedly until I land on New York. : : Gerald : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "tim" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 10:05 AM : Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Another One of Those Frustrating Combo Boxes : : : > Just open it up and hit litter of your state. : > : > At 09:04 AM 11/12/2011, you wrote: : > : >>Hi list. I just encountered one of those tricky combo boxes that JAWS has : >>trouble dealing with. I'm trying to purchase new foam cushions for my : >>sofa from buyfoam.com, but when I get to the page to calculate shipping : >>charges, there is a combo box with a list of states. But when I focus on : >>this combo box and hit Enter to open it and then try to scroll through it : >>with down arrow or use first letter navigation to select New York, the : >>first state on the list, Alabama is automatically selected. If I open the : >>combo box by hitting Enter and then try Alt-down arrow to scroll down the : >>list of states, I remain stuck on Alabama. There does not appear to be : >>any way to "freeze" this list so that you can scroll through it to select : >>the state you want. As soon as you press the down arrow key, forms mode : >>is turned off and the first state is selected. Alt-down arrow does not : >>seem to work. And Insert-F8 just brings up the tool bar. Is there any : >>work around for this problem? Interestingly, the other combo boxes on : >>this site seem to work normally. I'm using JAWS 9 with XP. Thanks for : >>any help. : >> : >>Gerald : >> : >>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : >>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > : > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
