Multi-tasking

[Bruce Noblick]

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" <showell at lrxms.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
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 at 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
> > >
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