Hi, Yes, I did try pressing INSERT + F7 to get the list of links and pressing TAB twice to activate the link from this dialog box. Unfortunately, it did not work.
I did mean INSERT + 3. This JAWS hotkey allow the next keystroke to be pass through the application or operating system without it being intercepted by JAWS. Normally, the ENTER key simulate a left mouse button click when you use it to activate a link. According to one document I read, a person should use INSERT + 3 and then ENTER to activate the link without simulating the mouse click, whenever just simply pressing ENTER does not work. AS I mentioned, this technique did not work. Regardless, I appreciate your suggestions. I was just hoping someone have learned a workaround that is different from the usual techniques. Thank you. ________ Darren -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 19:50 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Activate Links on a Web Application inFirefox Using the JAWS (Insert+F7) links list, and there finding and then activating the required link by tabbing twice and then pressing ENTER or SPACE, usually works, when entering from the actual page doesn't. (I think you meant Insert+F3 rather than Insert+3.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Gilchrist" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 10:49 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Activate Links on a Web Application inFirefox > Hi, > > I am working with a Web front end for managing DNS and DHCP servers > and have encountered acatch-22. This Web front end has a series of > menus that must be activated to access the various screens to perform > the tasks related to DNS and DHCP. > > When I use Internet Explorer (IE 10), the menus are both links and > MouseOver elements,, but I cannot get consistent results using the > virtual PC cursor. However, I can activate these menus by using the > JAWS cursor to place the mouse cursor over a menu and clicking it with > the right mouse button. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer is having > difficulty rendering some of these screens properly. > > I tried Mozilla Firefox (latest version, whatever version that is). > JAWS reports these menus as links, but any attempt to activate these > links using the virtual PC cursor do not seem to get any response. I > attempted to activate the links by pressing INSERT + 3 and then > pressing ENTER, but got no response. While using the JAWS cursor, JAWS > does not report that these menus exist. > > In the past, I have notice pressing the ENTER key does not always > activate links. At times, some links simply cannot be activated using > the ENTER key. I am forced to find a workaround. As with this > situation, the workarounds do not always work. > > Does anyone has any suggestion on how to activate such a links? Is > there any JAWS keyboard shortcut for such a situation? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. > ________ > Darren D. Gilchrist > > 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/
