This is what I was talking about last week. I can't use the arrow keys 
while composing a message.. Same is true for replying.

On 12/3/2018 10:07 AM, Natalie via Talk wrote:
> This happens to me, too, but more with Reply.  Can't proofread my 
> messages as it goes somewherre else or doesn't speak.  I'm replying to 
> your message but don't want to use backspace or even, once, arrow keys. 
> Updated a few days ago. If I want to reply I usually open a new message.
> 
> 
> Natalie Johnson
> 
> On 12/3/2018 8:32 AM, David via Talk wrote:
>> Yesterday, Thunderbird wanted to update itself. I let it do so, hoping
>> to stay up-to-date with all security.
>>
>>
>> Everything has worked fine here, with Thunderbird and WE9.54.
>>
>>
>> After updating Thunderbird, I have done a real restart of my computer,
>> as I know this usually is necessary when updating things.
>>
>>
>> Now I can navigate the lists of mails in TB, and opening them, I can
>> read the content just fine.
>>
>>
>> But whenever I try to write a message, WE has big trouble. It echoes
>> well enough my typing, and if I use the backspace I will be told what
>> character is being deleted. But try using the Arrow-keys, to navigate
>> what you are writing; it simply does not work. If you Shift-Tab back to
>> edit the subject line, WE is silent as to what is in the subject field.
>> Tabbing back to the main body of the posting, all WE will say, is
>>
>>       About:Blank.
>>
>> Should you decide to try turning on Browse mode, WE lets you do so, and
>> then just dings at any keystroke - even the Tab-key. And just forget to
>> turn off browse mode again, you are told that Browse mode is not 
>> available.
>>
>>
>> Listers,
>>
>> Is this the end for newer versions of the mailing program - just as well
>> as we have seen with the newest versions of the Firefox browser? If so,
>> is there any place to download the latest working version of
>> Thunderbird? Or, is it my computer that is all mixed up? Anyone else
>> seeing these behaviors?
>>
>>
>> I managed to write - and edit my postings - by help of NVDA. So
>> apparently, that screen reader keeps up with Mozilla's ever ongoing
>> eagerness of changing layout. Have not yet tried Jaws, so don't know if
>> any of the above will apply.
>>
>>
>> thanks for any feaedback.
>>
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