Re: [JAWS-Users] a way to shorten a link

2017-09-19 Thread JM Casey
Yes, that's exactly why I don't like them on principle, usually. Also don't like to waste time by clicking on some bogus news site full of yellow stuff. I will definitely give that highlight status line a try and see if that works. I did notice that newspapers do this; I still would prefer they

Re: [JAWS-Users] a way to shorten a link

2017-09-19 Thread Steve
Not necessarily Twitter, but a way to keep a link from wrapping into two or more lines when sending it. If you notice, a lot of newspapers use shortened URL's as well. If I recall, if you highlight the link and look on the bottom (status line) in your virtual window, it should translate the

Re: [JAWS-Users] a way to shorten a link

2017-09-18 Thread JM Casey
Yes, I usually just alter links that fragment by hand, but I guess that makes sense. Cheers. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Jim Pursley Sent: September 18, 2017 1:09 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject:

Re: [JAWS-Users] a way to shorten a link

2017-09-18 Thread Jim Pursley
I think it has to do with wrap around when copying a long link.  Can fragment.  I use www.tinyurl.com (which I think is the first of the species). On 9/18/2017 2:00 PM, JM Casey wrote: Hey. I have known about this for a while but never used it, and to be honest, never really understood the

Re: [JAWS-Users] a way to shorten a link

2017-09-18 Thread JM Casey
Hey. I have known about this for a while but never used it, and to be honest, never really understood the purpose. Maybe I'm weird but when I see people post links like this I always get kind of annoyed that I can't immediately read the actual URL before going to the link. Is there a purpose to

Re: [JAWS-Users] a way to shorten a link

2017-09-18 Thread Valiant8086
Hi. Paste the original link into the edit field at http://bit.ly. It'll spit out a shortened link you can copy and distribute, and when the recipients click on the shortened link it goes to the original URL. Is this what you're asking? Cheers: Aaron Spears, A.K.A. valiant8086. General

[JAWS-Users] a way to shorten a link

2017-09-18 Thread james
is their a way to shorten a link that you are trying to open For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/