Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

[JM Casey]

Hi Roger.

Yes, this was my conclusion as well. I personally feel this particular
implementation of keyboard shortcuts is great, and spoke very
enthusiastically about them to the developers. Now I realise I should
probably have done so with more caution. They are great, but they may not
work for everyone.

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Roger Newell
Sent: March 2, 2018 4:19 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

Some web accessibility professionals discourage using keyboard shortcuts
because browsers, screen readers and operating systems interpret them in
different ways. My personal belief is to keep them there, but to make sure
that there are other ways of choosing the options if this is possible.

On 3/2/18, JM Casey <crystallo...@ca.inter.net> wrote:
> Hi everyone. Forgive the half-formed inquiry, but I'm about to have a 
> meeting about this and I don't yet have a lot of info. There's a 
> website being designed where the user can rate a series of statements 
> on a numerical scale. The creators of the site designed it so that you 
> can do this directly from the keyboard by using ctrl-key combinations 
> from 1 to 5. So, for example, the user might see a statement, and 
> press ctrl-3 to give that statement a rating of 3. Once the key 
> bombination is pressed, the next statement loads. This is something I 
> have tested and works fine in both Firefox and Chrome using JAWS 18. 
> However, one of the testers is having problems. The keyboard combos do 
> not work at all. She is a JAWS user. I do not yet know what browser 
> she is using, but I'll shortly find out. I looked a little at a page 
> describing how one can use JAVA to do this when developing a site, but 
> I myself am not a developer, and there's a lot I could be missing. So, 
> in brief, does anyone know if there are any caveats, prerequisites and 
> such, for these sorts of shortcuts on websites to work?
> Is
> there some setting in either a browser, or even in JAWS, related to 
> this functionality that she might have to change? I know it's not 
> presently a lot of info to go on, but any help would be appreciated 
> nonetheless. Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
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> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
>

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Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

[Roger Newell]

Some web accessibility professionals discourage using keyboard
shortcuts because browsers, screen readers and operating systems
interpret them in different ways. My personal belief is to keep them
there, but to make sure that there are other ways of choosing the
options if this is possible.

On 3/2/18, JM Casey  wrote:
> Hi everyone. Forgive the half-formed inquiry, but I'm about to have a
> meeting about this and I don't yet have a lot of info. There's a website
> being designed where the user can rate a series of statements on a
> numerical
> scale. The creators of the site designed it so that you can do this
> directly
> from the keyboard by using ctrl-key combinations from 1 to 5. So, for
> example, the user might see a statement, and press ctrl-3 to give that
> statement a rating of 3. Once the key bombination is pressed, the next
> statement loads. This is something I have tested and works fine in both
> Firefox and Chrome using JAWS 18. However, one of the testers is having
> problems. The keyboard combos do not work at all. She is a JAWS user. I do
> not yet know what browser she is using, but I'll shortly find out. I looked
> a little at a page describing how one can use JAVA to do this when
> developing a site, but I myself am not a developer, and there's a lot I
> could be missing. So, in brief, does anyone know if there are any caveats,
> prerequisites and such, for these sorts of shortcuts on websites to work?
> Is
> there some setting in either a browser, or even in JAWS, related to this
> functionality that she might have to change? I know it's not presently a
> lot
> of info to go on, but any help would be appreciated nonetheless. Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
>

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Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

[JM Casey]

Do you know how this could influence her situation? I can't really see how.
The combination should not invoke or affect forms mode at all. It doesn't on
my system. 

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Steve
Sent: March 2, 2018 12:07 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

I wonder if is related to how you and her have forms mode set?

- Original Message - 
From: "JM Casey" <crystallo...@ca.inter.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 5:08 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working


> Hi everyone. Forgive the half-formed inquiry, but I'm about to have a
> meeting about this and I don't yet have a lot of info. There's a website
> being designed where the user can rate a series of statements on a 
> numerical
> scale. The creators of the site designed it so that you can do this 
> directly
> from the keyboard by using ctrl-key combinations from 1 to 5. So, for
> example, the user might see a statement, and press ctrl-3 to give that
> statement a rating of 3. Once the key bombination is pressed, the next
> statement loads. This is something I have tested and works fine in both
> Firefox and Chrome using JAWS 18. However, one of the testers is having
> problems. The keyboard combos do not work at all. She is a JAWS user. I do
> not yet know what browser she is using, but I'll shortly find out. I 
> looked
> a little at a page describing how one can use JAVA to do this when
> developing a site, but I myself am not a developer, and there's a lot I
> could be missing. So, in brief, does anyone know if there are any caveats,
> prerequisites and such, for these sorts of shortcuts on websites to work? 
> Is
> there some setting in either a browser, or even in JAWS, related to this
> functionality that she might have to change? I know it's not presently a 
> lot
> of info to go on, but any help would be appreciated nonetheless. Thank 
> you.
>
>
>
>
>
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> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ 


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Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

[Steve]

I wonder if is related to how you and her have forms mode set?

- Original Message - 
From: "JM Casey" 

To: 
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 5:08 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working



Hi everyone. Forgive the half-formed inquiry, but I'm about to have a
meeting about this and I don't yet have a lot of info. There's a website
being designed where the user can rate a series of statements on a 
numerical
scale. The creators of the site designed it so that you can do this 
directly

from the keyboard by using ctrl-key combinations from 1 to 5. So, for
example, the user might see a statement, and press ctrl-3 to give that
statement a rating of 3. Once the key bombination is pressed, the next
statement loads. This is something I have tested and works fine in both
Firefox and Chrome using JAWS 18. However, one of the testers is having
problems. The keyboard combos do not work at all. She is a JAWS user. I do
not yet know what browser she is using, but I'll shortly find out. I 
looked

a little at a page describing how one can use JAVA to do this when
developing a site, but I myself am not a developer, and there's a lot I
could be missing. So, in brief, does anyone know if there are any caveats,
prerequisites and such, for these sorts of shortcuts on websites to work? 
Is

there some setting in either a browser, or even in JAWS, related to this
functionality that she might have to change? I know it's not presently a 
lot
of info to go on, but any help would be appreciated nonetheless. Thank 
you.






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Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

[net bat66]

sometimes java script  blockers or add blockers  will prevent controls or links 
from working.
one place i have this problem is when trying to open a link to a p d f file on 
a web site. it will do nothing until i turn them off. then the links will 
activate.


-Original Message- 
From: Adrian Spratt

Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 3:32 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

The obvious problem that comes to mind is possible conflicts with these same 
shortcuts used for other purposes, such as by the user's browser.


-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf 
Of JM Casey

Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 5:08 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

Hi everyone. Forgive the half-formed inquiry, but I'm about to have a meeting 
about this and I don't yet have a lot of info. There's a website being designed 
where the user can rate a series of statements on a numerical scale. The 
creators of the site designed it so that you can do this directly from the 
keyboard by using ctrl-key combinations from 1 to 5. So, for example, the user 
might see a statement, and press ctrl-3 to give that statement a rating of 3. 
Once the key bombination is pressed, the next statement loads. This is 
something I have tested and works fine in both Firefox and Chrome using JAWS 
18. However, one of the testers is having problems. The keyboard combos do not 
work at all. She is a JAWS user. I do not yet know what browser she is using, 
but I'll shortly find out. I looked a little at a page describing how one can 
use JAVA to do this when developing a site, but I myself am not a developer, 
and there's a lot I could be missing. So, in brief, does anyone know if there 
are any caveats, prerequisites and such, for these sorts of shortcuts on 
websites to work? Is there some setting in either a browser, or even in JAWS, 
related to this functionality that she might have to change? I know it's not 
presently a lot of info to go on, but any help would be appreciated 
nonetheless. Thank you.






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Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

[JM Casey]

If so, they're non-standard. They used ctrl-1 through 5. Ok, I obviously
need more information. Cheers, Adrian.



-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Adrian Spratt
Sent: March 1, 2018 6:33 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

The obvious problem that comes to mind is possible conflicts with these same
shortcuts used for other purposes, such as by the user's browser. 

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of JM Casey
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 5:08 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

Hi everyone. Forgive the half-formed inquiry, but I'm about to have a
meeting about this and I don't yet have a lot of info. There's a website
being designed where the user can rate a series of statements on a numerical
scale. The creators of the site designed it so that you can do this directly
from the keyboard by using ctrl-key combinations from 1 to 5. So, for
example, the user might see a statement, and press ctrl-3 to give that
statement a rating of 3. Once the key bombination is pressed, the next
statement loads. This is something I have tested and works fine in both
Firefox and Chrome using JAWS 18. However, one of the testers is having
problems. The keyboard combos do not work at all. She is a JAWS user. I do
not yet know what browser she is using, but I'll shortly find out. I looked
a little at a page describing how one can use JAVA to do this when
developing a site, but I myself am not a developer, and there's a lot I
could be missing. So, in brief, does anyone kno  w if there are any caveats,
prerequisites and such, for these sorts of shortcuts on websites to work? Is
there some setting in either a browser, or even in JAWS, related to this
functionality that she might have to change? I know it's not presently a lot
of info to go on, but any help would be appreciated nonetheless. Thank you.

 

 

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Re: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

[Adrian Spratt]

The obvious problem that comes to mind is possible conflicts with these same 
shortcuts used for other purposes, such as by the user's browser. 

-Original Message-
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf 
Of JM Casey
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 5:08 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] keyboard shortcuts on webpages not working

Hi everyone. Forgive the half-formed inquiry, but I'm about to have a meeting 
about this and I don't yet have a lot of info. There's a website being designed 
where the user can rate a series of statements on a numerical scale. The 
creators of the site designed it so that you can do this directly from the 
keyboard by using ctrl-key combinations from 1 to 5. So, for example, the user 
might see a statement, and press ctrl-3 to give that statement a rating of 3. 
Once the key bombination is pressed, the next statement loads. This is 
something I have tested and works fine in both Firefox and Chrome using JAWS 
18. However, one of the testers is having problems. The keyboard combos do not 
work at all. She is a JAWS user. I do not yet know what browser she is using, 
but I'll shortly find out. I looked a little at a page describing how one can 
use JAVA to do this when developing a site, but I myself am not a developer, 
and there's a lot I could be missing. So, in brief, does anyone know if there 
are any caveats, prerequisites and such, for these sorts of shortcuts on 
websites to work? Is there some setting in either a browser, or even in JAWS, 
related to this functionality that she might have to change? I know it's not 
presently a lot of info to go on, but any help would be appreciated 
nonetheless. Thank you.

 

 

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