From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lrxms.net ([216.254.20.117] helo=magnum.lrxms.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15Htgz-0006Ss-00 for ; Wed, 04 Jul 2001 16:56:14 -0400 Received: from localhost (showell@localhost) by magnum.lrxms.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f64KsP800942 for ; Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:54:25 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: magnum.lrxms.net: showell owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:54:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Scott Howell To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Multi-tasking In-Reply-To: <20010704143153.A636@linserver.megsinet.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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: MSAA must be off. On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >