From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from clmboh1-smtp3.columbus.rr.com ([65.24.0.112]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15HqW5-0001ds-00 for ; Wed, 04 Jul 2001 13:32:45 -0400 Received: from footrest (dhcp065-024-137-243.columbus.rr.com [65.24.137.243]) by clmboh1-smtp3.columbus.rr.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) with SMTP id f64HRrZ27374 for ; Wed, 4 Jul 2001 13:27:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000701c104ae$79a101a0$f3891841@columbus.rr.com> From: "Bruce Noblick" To: References: Subject: Re: Multi-tasking Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 13:26:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The solution of using the alt+down arrow on the web site that Ann mentioned did not work with window-eyes 4.1. If it does work with 3.1, perhaps we should mention this to GW and see if they can duplicate this possible problem. Enjoy! Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 11:54 AM Subject: Re: Multi-tasking > > Not sure why a discussion of windows screen readers is here, but let me > give you a solution for your self-activating combo boxes. Just hit > alt-down arrow when your on the box and it'l keep it from activating. This > is piss-poor web design in any case and most sighted users don't much like > it either. I am sure that key stroke I mention works under 3.1, but can't > recall now. > > > On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > Aha. In wineyes, when you're on a combo box, > > turn off msaa with ctrl+shift+a, tab again to the combo box > > (because you've been moved off of it), and use down/up arrows to select what you would like. > > Once you've made your selection, hit enter on it. > > I've generally found wineyes 3.1 (which is the latest I have here) > > to work fine with combo boxes. The only onse it has trouble with are the self-activating kind > > (the kind that take you right away to the next web page as soon as you > > hit an arrow key). > > Hope this helps. > > Greg > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 10:30:13AM -0400, Ann Parsons wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Dave, this is win98, with MSIE 5 and Win-eyes 4.1. > > > > > > Ann P. > > > > > > -- > > > Ann K. Parsons > > > email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >