Yep, Darrel is quite correct. Pressing enter to turn on forms mode, and then pressing alt plus down arrow will get you into the list of choices. then once you've found the one you want, press tab and that choice will be activated. Don't feel bad though, it took me a while to catch onto that one too. Actually, the term I've heard for these kind of combo boxes is something like an on mouse over event.
I think that's what it is? Either way, if you don't know how to handle them they can be a real pain! At 07:05 PM 1/18/2007, you wrote:
Hi Dahn,In many cases, after pressing enter, you can press alt+down arrow to get started with these types of combo boxes.----- Original Message ----- From: "The Scarlet Wombat" <coconut@xxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:44 PM Subject: Dynamic combination boxesThere is a critter on many web sites that I call a dynamic combo box. It starts to look like a regular combo box, but when you hit enter to get into it and then start to down arrow, you are taken to the first link the box offers, or a link beginning with the letter you type. There is no way that I can discover to actually scroll through the box's contents to see w hat choices are there. Each and every time you use an arrow key, the page goes to that link and refreshes.Anhyone know what the proper term for these is and if Jaws can be made to handle them like a non dynamic combo box?Dan -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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