From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tnt20a-179.focal-chi.corecomm.net ([208.150.59.179] helo=linserver.megsinet.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15Hsa8-0004iE-00 for ; Wed, 04 Jul 2001 15:45:06 -0400 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.megsinet.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f64JVr300639 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 4 Jul 2001 14:31:53 -0500 Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 14:31:53 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Multi-tasking Message-ID: <20010704143153.A636@linserver.megsinet.net> References: <000701c104ae$79a101a0$f3891841@columbus.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <000701c104ae$79a101a0$f3891841@columbus.rr.com>; from bnoblick@columbus.rr.com on Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 01:26:34PM -0400 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: Did you have msaa on or off? Greg On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 01:26:34PM -0400, Bruce Noblick wrote: > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup