[jawsscripts] JAWS won't read dropDown Combo boxes in a cloud-based browser front end Browser system?
- From: "Geoff Chapman" <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:54:21 +1100
K John thanks a million, I will certainly try it in FireFox.
any other takers with even remote pearls of possible wisdom to chuck at me
over the next 17 hours, will be most appreciated!
<grin.>
I would like to impress these dudes by solving the problem eh.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Martyn" <johnrobertmartyn@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:51 PM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: urgent, JAWS won't read dropDown Combo boxes in a
cloud-based browser front end Browser system?
> If the combo boxes are dynamically generated by javascript, this could be
> an
> issue. I've had css menus that don't work on drop down because IE didn't
> see
> it as an item to show in block. I would just try firefox since there may
> be
> some css in this and not actual drop down options.
> John Martyn
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 6:45 PM
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> Subject: [jawsscripts] urgent, JAWS won't read dropDown Combo boxes in a
> cloud-based browser front end Browser system?
>
> Hi Scripters.
> I realize this is kinda ill-informed/lame so far, As I won't get my actual
> hands/ears on to this project till tomorrow, but, wanted just to prime you
> guys first, if you would be so kind, as to things I might look for, when
> the person whose called me in to check this workplace setup for this
> client,
> Whose had some experience with jaws but certainly isn't an expert on it,
> says Jaws will not read the "drop Down' boxes as he calls them, in this
> particular system?
> Which I'm presuming are the combo boxes?
> But apparently reads other edit box fields and buttons ok.
> Obviously I gotta check what state forms mode is in, and trial turning
> that
> to manual and hitting enter etc, As well as turning virtual cursor off,
> but,
> any other thoughts on this very welcome!
>
> My second thought was that there might be some java Back end in this
> setup,
> which thus might benefit from an installation of the Java Access Bridge
> etc.
>
> But the person at the company I'm dealing with, Whose not an IT expert,
> wasn't convinced there was any java in this system, his thinking being
> that
> since it has been designed to be accessible from iDevices as well, that
> this
> meant it probably didn't have java code, since he felt iDevices didn't
> support Java.
> Would that be an accurate assumption though?
> given that I thought often these cloud-based systems were smart enough to
> be
> flipping various types of front-end code to optimally accommodate whatever
> system it was being viewed on?
>
> So the system is being accessed from a browser, and at this point I didn't
> ask him which browser, And I asked him firstly had he hit the jaws+Zed to
> turn off Virtual Cursor, to see if the Combo boxes navigated properly when
> that was disabled, But, I'm really pretty unknowledgeable other than
> trialing that, or installing Java Access Bridge, or trying all three
> browser
> Front Ends, Internet explorer, FireFox, and maybe Google Chrome.
>
> Would any of you guys care to offer me any other of your thoughts/wisdom
> as
> to other things I might trial tomorrow when I get onsite with the system?
>
> I'd very much appreciate any thoughts on this.
> I'll also of course see if anything's viewable/readable onScreen with jaws
> Cursor, but if anyone's ever come across this, and any solutions they
> may've
> devised, either scripted or alternatively, I'd love to hear from you!
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Regards
> Geoff C.
>
>
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