[bcab] SSH and JAWS

Hi folk

Any info/tips on this would probably earn my undying gratitude, since it might 
well make all the difference between my retaining or losing employment, and 
consequently, have a significant and lasting impact on my continuing ability to 
purchase vast quantities of alcohol (:->).

We have never really found a satisfactory solution to the problems presented to 
a screenreader user remotely accessing our huge domain of W2K servers - Windows 
Terminal Services, CITRIX, and all that stuff, so The Company are planning to 
shift me from the "too-difficult-drawer" to a team which supports Sun Solaris 
machines, where, it is hoped that, with a bit of on-the-job training from new 
colleagues, added to my existing UNIX knowledge, I may soon be able to offer a 
useful contribution. As part of this new setup I shall no longer be permitted 
to use telnet (which used to work fine with JAWS and my beat-up old Handy Tech 
display). We are required to use SSH. I have so far tried this with Putty and 
Teraterm, but, certainly with the current configurations, neither seems to work 
satisfactorily. When I was using telnet and issued command-line instructions, 
sure, I had to use the JAWS cursor to review resulting output, but I always 
ended up with a cursor sitting nicely at the # prompt waiting for my next 
input. Not so with Putty and Teraterm - do they offer a cursor at all? Should I 
be using a completely different emulator? Are there in existence JAWS scripts 
which would make Putty and/or Teraterm more friendly. Any advice most welcome.

tia.

Regards
Bob

Bob Goodwin | Capgemini
Direct Line +44 (0)870 904 5242 | Metphone 1836-700-5242
95 Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2HG 


 
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