I haven't installed JAWS yet. But I assume the problem is that JAWS does
not possess the elegant code Window-Eyes does to determine the logical
status bar when there is no actual status bar, which is the case on the
desktop and in Thunderbird.
Obviously there's no status bar on the desktop. But in Thunderbird there
is a window that looks and acts like a status bar, but it is not
(technically speaking) a true status bar.
It's a good example of the never-ending uphill battle screen-reader
developers face. Windows has a specific status bar window that can be
created and yet it is not uncommon for developers to just tack on
another standard window that accomplishes the same purpose visually.
Regards,
Tom
On 5/23/2017 1:30 PM, Carol and Roger via Talk wrote:
Thank you, but that was not the answer. The window is already
maximized. Ctrl-numpad page down says absolutely nothing. If I move to
my Carol folder, it says 465 items. If I am on the desktop, it says
5/23/2017. If I select some random items from a folder, it then says x
number of items selected. It will read how many pages, words and some
percentage in Office Word. It will not read anything from Thunderbird
that should represent any type of status information. I can go back to
the main folder list in Thunderbird and get a number of how many unread
messages there are for all unread messages, but they are not broken into
different accounts.
I have finished beating this dead horse, so I am walking off into the
sunset, grin!
Carol
On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Steve Jacobson via Talk wrote:
Sometimes I find that the status lines only reads correctly when the
window has been maximized. You might see if that helps in this case.
Best regards,
Steve
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If the key is insert-page down, then I never have anything in the status
line except for the file explorer. I am used to having a status line in
Thunderbird that tells me how many messages there, how many are not read
and in some cases, how many have been deleted. I have tried using both
the insert-page down on the number pad and the ones on the six-pack. It
says absolutely nothing. Oh yes, somethimes, when I am on the desktop,
it will tell me either the date or the time, depending on what mood it
is in, grin. Thanks for any suggestions.
Carol
On 5/22/2017 6:29 PM, Darrell Bowles via Talk wrote:
Yes it's insert plus page down. On a desktop, it's insert plus the
numpad 3.
-----Original Message-----
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From: Tom Fairhurst
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 3:07 PM
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Subject: Reading the Status Line in JAWS
Is there a JAWS equivalent for reading the status line in a window in
MS Word or other programs? Reading the top or bottom line doesn’t
give enough information. If one can’t identify the cursor position,
using MS Word is almost impossible.
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