David, Combo boxes and tree views have different keyboard interaction models. If a combo box, also known as a drop down, is closed, you can press Alt-Down Arrow to open it. Sighted users open these drop downs so they can see all available options at once. You can do the same, but since screen readers can only announce one option at a time, it doesn't provide much benefit. But, sometimes opening a combo box might make it read more accurately as you arrow through the options. When you select an option, with Enter, the combo box closes. You can then Tab to the next form control. This all assumes the combo box was written according to HTML specifications. Best, Marc
Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 1, 2016 6:30:08 PM David via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't use the website you are on, but just want to confirm one detail > in your experience. > > Since the new browse mode, I often hear the word "close", when arrowing > through comboboxes on different sites. Next time I come across this, I > will provide the site in question. What puzzles me a bit, is that > pressing the Right-Arrow, which would be natural when the word "closed" > was spoken - since it could indicate some kind of a menu-like concept, > nothing happens. Why would it say "closed", all the time things cannot > be expanded? And, is it possible to have an expandable combobox? What > would the benefit of such be? If none of this, WHY does it say "Closed"? > Never saw this under the old browse mode, but that might be coincident. > > > > David > > On 7/1/2016 7:19 PM, Larry Higgins via Talk wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> I'm just wondering if anybody has, or has had a problem getting combo >> boxes to speak when arrowing through the letters on the BARD site. In >> order to know what letter I am on, I have to tab down to the go >> button, then tab back up, where I hear the letter as well as the word >> "closed." >> >> This probably has a simple answer, but I have tried everything I can >> think of to try, pressing enter, doing the old trick of pressing >> alt-up or down arrow, space bar, but nothing seems to work toward >> letting me arrow through and hear each letter spoken. >> >> >> Using WE 9.4 and Windows 10. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Larry >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/trailerdavid%40hotmail.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/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. 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
