Hello everyone. Not exactly new to the list here, but I had been unsubscribed for a long time because my computer and JAWS version had gotten so old that there was really no point in me continuing to receive and contribute to the list. Now I've got a new PC, Windows 10 and JAWS 18, so I'm back, and with a question even.
I thought I was an old hand at this stuff, but I've recently started to use the Soulseek client, and I'm having some issues, both with the programme locking up frequently and, more importantly with regard to this list, not playing nice with JAWS in unpredictable and obnoxious ways. A part of the problem, no doubt, is that as far as I know, a screen reader user still has to use the old Soulseek NS client, as the QT version, which is regularly developed and updated, uses a portable/cross-platform library that doesn't use standard Windows interface controls and so is really a non-starter with jAWS as far as I can tell. This NS client is really designed for an older version of Windows and although running it in compatibility mode (glad Microsoft still includes this feature) seems to improve things greatly, there are a number of weird things happening. 1. The programme keeps minimising itself or something, so that using the JAWS cursor, which is necessary (as far as I can tell) to use most of the programme's functionality, becomes impossible. Sometimes I am locked out of the menu bar for minutes at a time. 2. Right clicking on things seems to cause JAWS to spontaneously crash about 80% of the time. 3. The application key doesn't seem to act on the item in focus. What I mean is, if you find an item that interests you, you can get a context menu with options to "download containing folder" etc, but it pertains to a completely different item. Simulating an actual mouse click seems to have unpredictable results, although it works some of the time. 4. I can not figure out how to search for a user. My friend did this when I logged in, instantly finding me and adding me to his user list. But I cannot seem to do the same. There may be a graphical button that I need to click? So, any JAWS users, particularly (but not exclusively) those using Windows 10, also using this programme? It is pretty neat and I'd like to find a way to make it more stable. Any pointers, tips, tricks ... are greatly appreciated. Cheers and thanks. JM For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
