Ed, I use it only when necessary. Four instance, my banking site I have to use it to get to certain functions but normally I don't use it unless it is something I really need to. It is not that bad once you get used to it.
> On Nov 6, 2015, at 16:01, Pinky <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just curious how many people use this mouse over function? > > Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mike B > Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 8:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and mouse over > > Hi James, > > Take a look at the following. I got this from the FS website: > OnMouseOvers > > Use the keystroke INSERT+CTRL+ENTER to explore OnMouseOver events whenever > you stop on a link where JAWS reports one. > > EXERCISE: Open the > MouseOver page of the Surf's Up Web site and follow along with the > instructions below. > > Web page authors use OnMouseOvers to display text or images when a visitor > moves the mouse pointer over a particular part of the page. On this sample > page, when a user moves the mouse pointer over one of the product names, > which are actually graphic links, the page displays a brief summary of the > product. > When the user clicks the graphic, the page takes them to the Freedom > Scientific Web site to provide additional resources. > > NOTE: Two different things happen here depending on whether you simply move > the mouse cursor over the graphic or actually activate the link. > > JAWS says, "OnMouseOver" when you move to an element with an OnMouseOver. > OnMouseOver is an attribute that Web page authors add to HTML elements to > enable OnMouseOver functionality. > > Open the > MouseOver page of the Surf's Up Web site sample page. Read through the page > first. It is relatively short. Notice that after the first heading, there > are four OnMouseOver links which JAWS identifies. > Continue reading and you will hear a brief bit of text that begins "This > page is designed to demonstrate the use of the OnMouseOver attribute. When a > mouse user moves the pointer over the image links ..." Go ahead and read > through this text. When you activate an OnMouseOver in the next series of > steps, this text will change on the screen. > > Activating an OnMouseOver with JAWS actually moves the mouse cursor over the > graphic link for you. You do this by pressing INSERT+CTRL+ENTER when you > hear JAWS announce OnMouseOver links. To see how JAWS interacts with > OnMouseOvers on Web pages, do the following: > > list of 7 items > 1. Go to the > MouseOver page of the Surf's Up Web site sample page and press DOWN ARROW > until you move to the one of the graphic links with an OnMouseOver. > 2. Press INSERT+CTRL+ENTER to activate the OnMouseOver for that link. > 3. JAWS announces that the page has changed at a certain line. On the > screen, the brief descriptive text that summarized how to use the page with > a mouse is replaced by text that describes the product. > 4. Press J, type the line number JAWS spoke, and press ENTER. JAWS moves you > directly to the place on the page where the new text is displayed. Using the > Jump To Line command (J) in this manner allows you to read new information > that appears on the page when you activate an OnMouseOver. Take a moment to > read through the new text. > 5. Press SHIFT+J to move back to the graphic link. Holding down SHIFT when > using the Jump To Line command moves you back to your previous location on > the page. > 6. Press ENTER to activate the link. This takes you to the Freedom > Scientific Web site. You can press BACKSPACE to return to the previous page. > 7. Try moving to the other OnMouseOver links and following these same steps > for more practice. > list end > > JAWS Tip: Notice how pressing ENTER and pressing INSERT+CTRL+ENTER can > produce very different results with some Web page elements. Pressing > INSERT+CTRL+ENTER > simply moves the mouse pointer over the element, while pressing ENTER > actually clicks the element and moves you to the new page, or a different > spot on the current page depending on the web page author's intent. > > Take care. > Mike > This email was sent from my, iBarstool. Go Dodgers, next year anyways! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: james hooper > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 5:18 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws and mouse over > > > are their any tutorials onusing jaws and mouse over? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Moore" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 6:14 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Purchasing computer with Windows 10;Installing > JAWS & MS Office on it. > > >> Hi Neil, >> The answer to almost every question you asked is yes. The desktop works >> exactly the same. You can use another email client Outlook, Windows Live >> mail, or Thunderbird. The settings area is much easier to use. The start >> area works even better. You can pin any programs to the start area. There >> isn't that much to do to customize win 10 for what you want at all. It >> really isn't that different to windows 7, but it is so much better, >> because you have the tile apps in the start area. You can use those apps, >> and download more usable free apps through the windows store. There is >> also something called quick access. You can pin many programs to quick >> access and set that to open by pressing windows + E. You can set default >> apps for your browser, email, music player and so on. You will really love >> win 10 on a new computer. Win 10 is also very quick and stable. It will >> only get better and better with more up dates. Take care. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Neil Towery >> Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 10:05 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Purchasing computer with Windows 10;Installing JAWS >> & MS Office on it. >> >> Hello Gang: >> >> Much of the conversation has centered around upgrading from Windows 7 or >> 8.1. There has not been much conversation about purchasing a computer with >> Windows 10, already on it, and installing JAWS and MS Office on it. >> >> So, I have several questions, about doing just that. >> >> Many of us use only word, internet, and e-mail. And, some more are >> involved >> with music. But, I don't do very much music on my computer. Just the main >> three things mentioned earlier. >> >> 1. Does the desktop still "look" the same? In other words does windows D >> take you directly to the desktop? >> >> 2. Can I place the programs there as in earlier versions of Windows? >> >> 3. Can I put short cuts on the desktop the same way? >> >> 4. Does the start menu still work the same way? Can I put the three main >> programs on it? >> >> 5. I understand Edge does not work very well. Can IE 11 be downloaded to >> the >> desktop? >> >> 5. I think the same is true for the e-mail package that comes with Windows >> 10. Would I be able to install Outlook or WLM on the new computer? >> >> 6. How much of Jim Flush's customizing would be necessary to just do those >> three main things - word, internet, and e-mail? >> >> 7. Can programs be activated from the start menu the same way? >> >> Thanks for any and all input you knowledgeable folks may have! Appreciate >> it a lot. >> >> Neil >> >> >> >> 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/ > > > > > 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/
