Chris, I think those are the only two differences. I leave it in SA because I can move through the form fields more quickly. Yes, it does put you in the form field at the each time you go to a new page but I just hit escape to quickly get out of that field. That ability has been in JAWS for many versions. At first I found it frustrating but now that I have used it for several years I like it.
On 3/15/15, Szostak, Christine via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > My name is Chris and I have been a JAWS user since somewhere around > version 3.7 or 4.1, however, I am brand new to this list. > > I just have a question. I am currently using Windows 7 with the latest > update to JAWS 16 in both 32 and 64bit versions. > > Can someone please explain to me the difference between manual and the > semi-automatic versions of forms mode (for simplicity I will refer to them > as M and SA). The only two differences that I can see are that: > > 1) In SA form, as soon as you arrive at a page, it seems to automatically > focus on the first blank form field an put you in forms mode, whereas the M > version does not do so. > > 2) In SA, you are automatically placed into forms mode if you tab to a form > field and then have to tab to or enter to get out while in M mode you are > just told that it can be edited. > > If these are the only two differences, I was curious whether folks out > there are using SA and whether you prefer it over M and why? In other > words, what has made it the more advantageous or user-friendly method for > you. The reason I am curious, is that in some ways, it actually seems to > involve more steps, especially when you do not necessarily want to be put > into forms mode when you first enter a page. > Happy end of the weekend! > Chris > Dr. Christine M. Szostak > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Department of Social Sciences > Shorter University > Rome, Georgia > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected] > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/20150315/90c55a37/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
