[JAWSLite] Re: still having trouble with combo boxes

Hi List,

    Just to add to Tribble's post (below), if you are on a combo box and in 
Forms Mode, when you press alt Down Arrow, JAWS will say "Open List Box." 
That will leave you on the first item, so you can now cursor down and up 
until you land on the choice you want; then, press Enter on your choice.

    HTH,

    Don
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tribble" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:05 AM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: still having trouble with combo boxes


> it is different for different combo boxes because combo boxes may be
> implemented differently on each page.
>
> First, as to jumping off and selecting the first item in the box before 
> you
> can arrow down further, this is because javascript is activated on the
> selected item and fires when the selection is highlighted.  To prevent 
> jaws
> from doing this, you need to first go into forms mode then hit
> alt+downarrow.  Then you can arrow as you please and the selection won't 
> get
> activated until you hit enter or go out of forms mode.
>
> As for the arrow keys not working on some boxes, I'm not sure what you
> mean -- some combo boxes have a dummy slot at the top that says something
> like "--- select an item---" and you need to arrow down to find the 
> choices.
>
> But a  general rule with combo boxes, when you don't know how it is
> implemented, assume you need to use the alt+downarrow mentioned above for 
> it
> to work.  It won't hurt if you don't need it, and will save you an 
> unwanted
> page transition if you do need it.
>
> HTH
> --le
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lauren" <lotusrising@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 4:13 PM
> Subject: [JAWSLite] still having trouble with combo boxes
>
>
> Hi,
> When I visit various web sites, if I press enter to turn on forms mode to
> hear the selections in a combo box, sometimes Jaws reads my available
> options, while other times Jaws says nothing and the arrow keys do not 
> move
> up or down. Still at other times, if I down arrow to hear an option, the
> page jumps and moves as if I had decided to select the first available
> option.
>
> I have tried pressing alt plus left, right, down and up arrow keys, but 
> Jaws
> says nothing. When this happens, the only way I can hear my options and
> choose the one I want is to go into Jaws mode and then press the left 
> mouse
> key on the selection I want to make.
>
> I am using Jaws 7.1, the latest in 7 that is available and Internet 
> Explorer
> 7.
>
> Is there any way I can get my combo boxes to behave consistently where I 
> can
> hear my options before selecting the one I want?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lauren
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