When you open up firefox, go to the address bar and type "about:config" and that will launch the ff config editor. Remember to turn browse mode off first as well as autoloading off.
-----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Rogers via Talk Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 10:49 AM To: Reg Webb; Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: make Firefox Thunderbird mouse accessible I have a dumb question: Where is the configuration editor? Is this in windows, firefox or W.E.? Can't get to the sirst step. I'm running Windows 7 and 9.3 Window Eyes. Thanks for any help. Mike ******************************** www.harmonicaworkshops.com www.woodeneyemusic.com On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 15:21:11 GMT Reg Webb via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks so much Neville. I had taken the first 2 steps, but the third one > has proved crucial in getting some mouse access back. > > Best wishes > > -- > Reg > <[email protected]> > > On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 10:16:25 +1000 > Neville via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Listers, > > Using: W7 HP 32 bit, latest versions of WE, Firefox and Thunderbird > > > > Use the three steps below to make both Firefox and Thunderbird accessible with the mouse just like they used to be. I was able to use WE to make the necessary changes in Thunderbird but needed sighted assistance for Firefox. For some reason WE kept loosing speech in the case of Firefox but maybe NVDA would work. > > > > A similar method has been around for a while but never had any success with it but these three steps really work. In short, I was amazed with the change in mouse accessibility the alterations made. > > > > Hopefully, someone can come up with a method to make Chrome mouse accessible as well. > > > > HTH > > Neville. > > > > > > > > This is the three steps needed to fix the mouse cursor problem. > > > > The third step is the new one. You do have to arrow down many times to find it. A lot do seem to sound the same, so be careful you get the correct one to change. > > > > > > block quote > > 1. Open the Configuration Editor. In Firefox, enter > > about:config > > in the address bar. In Thunderbird, go to the Tools menu and navigate to Options, Advanced, General, then Config Editor. > > 2. Once in the Configuration editor, press TAB until you are in the list of options. > > 3. Pressing UP or DOWN ARROW will move you between options or typing the first few letters of an option's name will move you to a specific option in the > > > > list. > > the following are entries to search for: > > > > gfx.direct2d.disabled > > if the boolean value is set to false, press the enter key to toggle the > > value to true. > > > > layers.acceleration.disabled > > if the boolean value is set to false, press the enter key to toggle the > > value to true. > > > > layers.offmainthreadcomposition.enabled > > if the boolean value is set to true, press the enter key to toggle the > > value to false. > > > > press control+w to close the configuration window. > > restart Thunderbird/Firefox. > > block quote end > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > > > For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/regwebb%40btin ternet.com. > > For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/harpman9%40gma il.com. > For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/stepserve%40co mcast.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
