Re: Combo boxes
- From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:14:07 -0500
Thank you Dorothy!
I'll keep this and try to remember. I don't run into those too often but =
when I do it is totally frustrating.
Again thank you.
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
DLeavens@xxxxxxx
Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.=20
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From: "Dorothy" <mardot@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: Combo boxes
> Dale,
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> On a particular website I use, I tab to the combo box, turn Forms =
mode on,=20
> route Jaws to PC, lock the left mouse button and then arrow down the =
list.=20
> It says each item is selected, but does move through the list. When my =
> choice is reached, I unlock the left mouse button. This turns Forms =
mode=20
> off and invokes that selection. It's awkward, but I tried all the =
offered=20
> suggestions, and none of them worked.
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> This is awkward, but it works on this particular site.
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> Dorothy
> mardot@xxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Combo boxes
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> That works for some but not on the Web in my experience.=3D20
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> Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
> DLeavens@xxxxxxx
> Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear =
habitat.=3D20
> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> From: "Marvin Atkins" <mkatkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Combo boxes
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> > Jack,
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> > Best I can remember, when you first tab to your combo box, hold down =
=3D
> the alt
> > key and hit the down arrow key. This will open the list in the combo =
=3D
> box.
> > Then, you use the down and up arrow keys to move down or up in the =
=3D
> combo
> > box. When you get to the choice you want, either hold down the alt =
key =3D
> and
> > hit your up arrow key to close the box or hit the tab key to invoke =
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> the
> > choice.
> >=3D20
> > Marvin
> > ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> > From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:26 PM
> > Subject: Combo boxes
> >=3D20
> >=3D20
> > Hi Everyone,
> > I've been running into something on more and more web sites that is =
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> very
> > annoying. When you have to make a choice in a combo box on a web =
=3D
> page, you
> > can't see what's in the list of choices.
> > If you try to arrow down, it automatically goes to the first one as =
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> if
> > you've chosen it.
> > Is there any way to view the list of choices before it goes to that =
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> page? I
> > don't know if this is a jaws issue, or it has something to do with =
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> IE6.
> > Jack
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