I usually don't use tabs, but windows instead with both internet explorer and firefox and I have never run into those problems, maybe try that instead? Keys are different, but you get the same result, although I don't think I have had as many as 10 open at once.
On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 02:11:17 -0400, David via Talk wrote: > > Sorry, I thought I had stated that in the message, but I am mainly using > Firefox. The few times I am in Internet explorer, I seem to remember the > same behavior showing up, but will have to pay more attention in those > cases, and will keep the list informed. > > > When comes to Google Chrome, I only have opened it a couple of times, > and tried it on a few webpages. Some I did not find anything more > accessible, and others got worse than what I find to be the case with > Firefox. Besides, I do not agree in the way Google collects your > browsing history, and Firefox offers me a few add-ons that speed up my > productivity - like the NoScript blocking tool. I really would hate to > have to switch to another browser, just because our screen reader does > no longer read the information correctly off the screen. Specially so, > since Firefox often is the one alternative the staff members themselves > have pointed out for us to use, when things don't work. > > > OK, I am not in for a prolonged discussion on which browser to use. Each > one will have to determine for himself, depending on personal > preferences, and what your browsing includes. I just meant to tell you > why I am with the alternative I currently am. > > > > > David > > On 9/21/2016 6:20 PM, Kevin Huber wrote: > > Hi David: > > > > What browser are you using? I have found that problem with Google > > Chrome, but not on Firefox or Internet Explorer. > > > > Kevin Huber > > > > > > On 9/21/16, David via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This has been the case, ever since the new Browse mode was introduced. > >> And it happens on that many sites, that it would be strange to imagine > >> that I would be the only one struggling wwith the following issue. My > >> browser is set to automatically maximize any window, and hitting > >> Ctrl-Shift-T does confirm the window to be fully maximized. > >> > >> > >> I would be reading a arbitrary website. It could be a newspaper article, > >> it could be an article on Wikipedia, it might be a product page of some > >> store, or it could be an advertisement on Ebay. Most cases all the text > >> will come through, and my reading is just fine. But all the sudden, the > >> screen reader cuts off the last character of each line. This is > >> annoying, to say the least, and could even lead to quite misinterpretted > >> text comprehension. There is, for instance, a big difference if a > >> product costs $165, or only $16 - all depending on whether the screen > >> reader will acknowledge the last character on the line. > >> > >> I even have seen several cases, where the page mainly reads just fine, > >> and only certain sections of the page have their characters cut off. > >> > >> Every time a new version of WE is released, I hope for the lost > >> character issue to have been fixed. But so far, unfortunately the > >> characters still go for their lunch and holiday, anywhere in cyberspace. > >> With the more sofisticated speech synthesizers, a word with its last > >> character may be mispronounced, but you could live with that (somehow). > >> But other synthesizers, like the AT&T ones, will start spelling out > >> words that are not recognized as correctly spelled. Needless to tell you > >> all, it is eardropping and annoying, and definitely does not speed up > >> productivity having to guess every word that happens to end any line in > >> a more lengthy article. > >> > >> Why does the new Browse mode do this kind of character cutting? Any > >> reason for it not to have been addressed yet? > >> > >> I already stated that it happens this often, totally cross-domain, that > >> it puzzles me if noone else have seen the behavior. For whatever that > >> might be worth, I mainly use the latest version of Firefox, and have for > >> all the time of the new Browse mode, even long before that. Yet, the few > >> times I am in Internet explorer, I seem to remember the issue showing up > >> there as well, so would hold nothing against one browser over the other. > >> The issue does not exactly make my screen reader much reliable - the way > >> I understand the term "reliable". > >> > >> Hope this can be addressed, and fixed before next release of the screen > >> reader. > >> > >> Anyone having any experience if this behavior would be the case with any > >> of the other screen readers on the market? > >> > >> > >> -- > >> David > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/huber.kevin7%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/covici%40ccs.covici.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 -- Your life is like a penny. 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