Re: IE 7 and JAWS

From: "Adrian Spratt" <A.Spratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 18:41:15 -0400

Vicki,

I'm frustrated that, for whatever reason, my ISP is taking time to delivermy messages to the list, so I can't respond to you in a timely fashion. Iused to have difficulty handling MS security updates, and the alerts dointerfere with the operation of my system.


A few thoughts:

1. When a system starts operating poorly, it's often a sign that MS wants tosend security updates. JAWS speaks the alert when you're not doing anythingat the time, but otherwise you miss them. So when my system acts strange,one of my first checks is to go to the system tray to see if an alert iswaiting for me.

2. Downloading and installing MS security updates is, I find, a two-stepprocess. First I must click on the updates alert in the system tray and tabover to download.

3. JAWS does not bring up or speak the alert that the download is complete.You must go back to the system tray, enter on the item and tab to install.

4. Then you must monitor the installation process so that you know it, too,has completed. usually, the next step is to reboot.

I hope these suggestions are relevant to your situation today. Using JAWS 8and XP, I find that IE6 still meets my needs.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicki" <amethyst17@xxxxxxx>

I was afraid you would ask me that. This is a blond moment, and I'm not evenblond. I had turned off my firewall to see if it made a difference, and,duh, I forgot to turn it back on. that was the alert. I am still havingproblems with certain sites, though, so I'm still thinking of making theswitch to IE 7.

I've been told that if I install it, I can always undo the process witheither system restore or through the add/remove programs. Any other settingsI should change, please let me know.


Thanks.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: IE 7 and JAWS

Hi Vicki,

Just so the rest of us understand, what did the issue turn out to entail?

Darrell Shandrow - Accessibility Evangelist Visit http://www.SaveSerotek.organd ask Freedom Scientific to stop suing! Information should be accessibleto us without need of translation by another person. Blind Access Journalblog and podcast: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com Check out high qualitytelecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicki" <amethyst17@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: IE 7 and JAWS

No, it'sn not the info bar. It's actually in my sysstem tray, and when Iexit IE 6, it won't shut down. I think I figured it out, though. Thanks.


Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: IE 7 and JAWS

Hi Vicki,

That may be the info bar. Try pressing alt+n followed by the space bar tosee what it is telling you. That command sequence should give you someoptions. Just press enter on the first option if you're sure the site isreally safe.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicki" <amethyst17@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: IE 7 and JAWS

I have no problem with IE 6 at all, at least until today. I keep getting asecurity alert in my system tray when I log on certain sites. It's somethingthat never happened until today, not even on those sites. When I get thealert, JAWS loses focus, and I can't click on the item, much less read thealert. Thought maybe it was time to switch to IE 7.


Vicki
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: IE 7 and JAWS

While I can use IE7 with Jaws 8 here, it doesn't always work well with jawsand you will have some issues because of Jaws. So if your not prepared forthese problems you may want to just keep using IE6.


Rick

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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ramsey" <stephnjohnny211@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:09 PM
Subject: RE: IE 7 and JAWS

LOL, don't do it.

-----Original Message-----

From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On BehalfOf Vicki

Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:03 PM
To: JFW List
Subject: IE 7 and JAWS

I'm just now getting ready to install IE 7, and I'm using JAWS 8. Are thereany settings I should change in IE 7 to make it work better with JAWS?Thanks.


Vicki

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