Also note that you can turn smart navigation on and off when you're on the website with the Joskey plus the letter X
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 26, 2016, at 3:38 PM, Mike B. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here are notes I've saved from people's experiences with Smart Navigation: > > From: Daniel > Hello, > You can activate smart navigation in two ways. Through settings center where > you press space to cycle through the options - off, controls, and controls > and tables. The second way is through the jaws startup wizard, where these > options are radio buttons. Smart navigation > Is used via the arrow keys. In controls, you can arrow across form fields > and you'll get the exact layout of the form. In tables, you navigate them > again with the arrow keys and you can pick a cell in a row, and arrow down > to the corresponding cell on subsequent lines. > Hope this helps, > Daniel > > From: Neil Towery > I changed the subject line to reflect your question concerning how much we > understand. > Doesn't look like the current smart navigation. Did not notice that > striking certain keys, such as H, would jump from heading to heading. > Looks like we have to do three keystrokes to get the same thing we now get > with one keystroke. > They are talking about doing the keystrokes twice quickly. > Where is the option to have it like it is in windows 7? > Neil > From: valiant8086 > Hi. > If you don't use smart navigation, everything behaves as before. Say > word, Say Character are not quick navigation keys, but those two are the > ones affected by smart navigation, when smart navigation is in affect, > these keys require two quick presses to allow you to navigate the text > character by character or word by word. This is because the arrow keys > otherwise navigate by element, so one press of right arrow for instance > might go to a link, or perhaps a button, you won't be able to use arrow > keys to spell the name of the button for instance if you don't > understand what it says unless you do sayCharacter keystroke twice > quickly, thereafter the arrow keys will read the name of the button > character by character as you'd expect. > > Remember, smart navigation is off by default anyway, and that only > really affects sayWord and sayCharacter keystrokes. They do recommend > however that you use semi auto forms mode or manual, because navigation > quick keys like h won't work very well if you have smart navigation on, > and fully auto forms mode, because if you arrow onto an edit box it will > enable forms mode, then if you try to use h it'll just type h in the box > instead of going to next heading, and you won't be able to get out of > the box with arrow keys I suspect (not verified) until you hit escape. > > Navigation quick keys really are not affected in any way by smart > navigation, but the auto forms mode setting remains with the same 3 > options as in jaws 16. If you leave smart navigation off jaws will > behave exactly as it did in version 16 when it comes to web pages in > every way to the best of my knowledge. > > Also, yes, smart navigation will be new to JAWS 17. > Cheers, Aaron Spears, general Partner - Valiant Galaxy Associates > Take care. > Mike > Global warming? Most likely caused from hot air generated by politicians! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 8:14 AM > Subject: Smart Navigation keys for Jaws 17 > > Can any one help me with Smart Navigation Keys? > > What I want is to have a clear definition of the difference between normal > Navigation Keys and the Smart Navigation Keys. > > Thanks > > Jim > >
