Bob, Can you provide a specific web page where you can't fill out a form and the steps to duplicate? I would like to try and duplicate the issue on my Win 8.1 and 10 PCs. Regards, Marc
Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On February 16, 2016 6:57:53 PM bob jutzi via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Neglected to indicate that I've experienced both under Windows 8 and 10. > > On 2/16/2016 6:54 PM, bob jutzi via Talk wrote: >> No luck for me using the latest Thunderbird and Window-eyes. >> I still am unable to edit messages in Thunderbird as well as edit forms >> in IE or Firefox. This is completely unacceptible as I have no issues >> with either using the free screen reader. >> >> >> On 2/16/2016 6:41 PM, Neville via Talk wrote: >>> Hi, >>> The following is a copy of a message sent to the list a couple of times >>> in the past few months but here it is again. >>> >>> The modifications work well in W7 but it seems it does not work in W8 >>> and W10. >>> Neville. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> On 17/02/2016 3:16 AM, Smith, Veronica via Talk wrote: >>>> I have that exact problem and I have 9.3. I would love to find out how >>>> to fix this. V >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Talk >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf Of Casey via Talk >>>> Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 10:53 PM >>>> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List >>>> Subject: how to get the mouse keys to read in thunderbird, firefox, >>>> and internet explorer >>>> >>>> Hi I am using window-eyes 9.0 and windows 7. >>>> How do you get the mouse keys in window-eyes to read in Firefox, >>>> Thunderbird, and internet explorer? >>>> I used to be able to do this. >>>> Then I had Microsoft remote in to my computer and they had to do A >>>> repair on windows and then didn't delete anything. >>>> But now when I try to read with the3 mouse in any of the programs that I >>>> stated earlier in this message. >>>> all is I get is DING, DING, DING. >>>> When I try >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/jutzi%40windstream.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/jutzi%40windstream.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/msolomon%40aisquared.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. 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