Scratching head... Smile. Since you can see the icons, and presumably the screen looks normal, this next thought may be of little value either. But you wrote that "it seems to go sideways when using the keyboard for navigation." Have you tried changing the way icons are displayed on the screen? Medium icons is the default, but many of us prefer a list, or a detail view. When I have mine set to "list", I can advance forward or backward through the list with either the up and down arrows, as you would expect, but also with the left and right arrows. But obviously in list view, icons display not in the usual multi-columned view and you would have mentioned the visual difference. But perhaps experimenting with the possibilities might reset something. Press control shift and either the 5 or 6 on the top of the keyboard to go to list or detailed view. Control-shift and 3 will reset to medium icons. Have there been any Windows updates? Sometimes updates can do strange things. Smile. And does the screen look any different when using Control plus e to get to file or windows explorer, since I think you said it works properly there? Have you actually unplugged the crazy computers, not just restarting them? Sometimes that can fix things. And since you said you're sighted and the mouse works, have you used first letter navigation as well as the arrow keys on the desktop? In other words, is the screen highlighting, or whatever it does visually, to show that the focus has moved with either the arrows or the first letter navigation? If it's tracking properly, then first letter navigation may give you a work-around, if "i" will always take you to internet explorer, for example, whether spoken or not. And one last thing, if you're using Windows 10, have you tried restarting Window-Eyes after the computer boots? This will fix issues with the Start menu not reading, even though it seems to be tracking. Perhaps your Desktop issue is analogous. On 3/1/2017 4:08 PM, Support via Talk wrote: > @Rebecca - Well noted - I am sighted that is why I did not notice the problem right away - it works correctly using the mouse. > It seems to go sideways when using the keyboard for navigation. > > @Loy - Have now also restarted the computer - still no change - not reading desktop icons - it does read them fine if you open the desktop through File explorer or use the mouse. > > > This is just a thought, since it was suggested that settings may have been changed. You did not say if you were sighted and could tell if the icons were actually showing on the Desktop. If they are not being shown, under the View Menu while on the Desktop, check to see if the show Desktop icons option is checked. It should be, obviously. Smile. > > Rebecca > > Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you. > > Aldous Huxley > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/support%40sanc b.org.za. > 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/trailerdavid%4 0hotmail.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 > . >
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