I'm running Windows 7 and 9.3. I had a sighted friend make the changes in Firefox. The mouse now works great, with latest Firefox.
Mike ******************************** www.harmonicaworkshops.com www.woodeneyemusic.com On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 07:07:04 -0500 john s via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Neville, I tried these steps and no go. I'm running Windows 7, 32 bit and WE > 9.1. With WE running, about:config wouldn't respond. I had to exit WE and > use NVDA to accomplish the steps. But, no go. > > > > earlier, Neville via Talk, wrote: > >Hi Kevin, > > > >Following is a copy of a message I sent to the list a week or two >ago > >regarding gaining access to the screen with the mouse while >using Firefox > >and Thunderbird. > > > >The first two modifications had been done previously on my system >but with > >no improvement. It seems the third change makes the difference. > > > >Prior to the modifications, my W7 system suffered frequent >Thunderbird > >crashes but since the changes, no chrashes have been experienced. > > > >I would like to know if anyone using W10 has tried the below >modifications > >and particullarly the results or lack of same. > > > >HTH > >Neville > >original message: > > > > > >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. > > > >Unfortunately it is not known for sure whether this technique will >work as > >well under W8 and W10 as it does under W7 32 and 64 bit. If >you do try it > >under W8 or W10, please inform the list of your >results. i.e. Either > >positive or negative. > > > >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/jschwery%40cox.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 > > John > > _______________________________________________ > 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%40gmail.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/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
