Thank you. That is good to know! Unfortunately, when I use the JAWS cursor in the Windows Explorer window, I just get garbage at the bottom of the window! Would changing the screen resolution make a difference? It is currently set at the hardware's recommended resolution of 1366 x 768. Interestingly, the Insert + PageDown still properly reads the bottom line.
*Don Marang* Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org <http://www.vinuxproject.org/> On 11/5/2012 12:53 PM, Mike O'Brien wrote: > Hi > > From what I have experienced, in Windows 7, the status bar when you're in > Windows Explorer, or just an open folder, has 2 lines. So the information > you got in XP is now split. JAWSkey+pagedown invokes the > SayBottomLineOfWindow script. The script that comes from FS only reads the > actual bottom line of the window. But if I read both lines with the JAWS > cursor, all the information appears to be there. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Don Marang > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 01:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Reading File Size on the Status Bar > > In the old days, especially in XP, it was possible to hear the number of > items selected and the total size in Windows Explorer shown in the status > bar. In Windows 7, if I press Insert + PageDown, I just hear the number of > items selected. I think the normal behavior in Windows 7 is the total size > appears in a pop up if the mouse hovers over the status bar. On my > computer, the JAWS cursor can not pick up that text either. > > Does anybody know of a Windows 7 or JAWS setting that will place the total > size on the status bar? > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
