I experience this quite a lot too. Using latest build of FireFox
under Windows 8.1 with a TripleTalk USB synth.
I have to use the JAWS v17 OCR feature ([Insert]+[Spacebar], [o],
then [w]) and then use the JAWS cursor to locate the button text to
left mouse click on it.
It's like JAWS isn't getting the correct X/Y coordinates for the
link/button as you're using the virtual cursor to read/navigate
through the webpage. It is really a pain in the butt when I thought
hitting the [Enter] or [Spacebar] key on a link or button would
simulate a left mouse click. Guess FS has secretly disabled this
functionality or something?
At 09:54 PM 11/27/2015, you wrote:
Joanne, I have run into the same problems with web sites too especially
banking. I have windows 10 and when that does happen to me, I have to
switch to narrator and then switch back to jaws. It is a pain in the butt.
However, I can do it and hopefully soon, this will be able to be rectified.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of joanne
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 8:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [JAWS-Users] on some websites I can't activate buttons
On some websites I run across buttons I can't click on with space or enter.
I try routing cursors, turning off virtual cursor, left clicking, just about
everything I can think of but the keystroke won't work to get me to the next
page. I see it a lot on banking sites and on submit or continue buttons.
Due to the configuration of some newer websites with maybe too many
graphics--just making a guess--is there just no way to be able to use
buttons and therefore the inability to complete tasks on these sites without
sighted help? I truly hope there's an answer and that it's not impossible
to use these sites independently.
Thanks.
Joanne
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