[jawsscripts] Re: 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: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:08:45 +1100
Yep Thanks John.
will certainly trial that too.
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From: "John Martyn" <johnrobertmartyn@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 1:36 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: JAWS won't read dropDown Combo boxes in a
cloud-based browser front end Browser system?
> You can also press alt+down arrow. I know for some drop downs in programs
> it
> requires this type of functionality.
> John Martyn
>
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> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman
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> Subject: [jawsscripts] JAWS won't read dropDown Combo boxes in a
> cloud-based
> browser front end Browser system?
>
> 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>
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> 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-----
>> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman
>> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 6:45 PM
>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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