Re: JAWS 5.1 and mouse over links

  • From: Jean Menzies <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 18:49:16 -0600

Thanks for correcting me on that.  I'll take as much accessibility as I 
can get, so thanks for the explanation and correction.  It's new to me 
as well.

Jean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS 5.1 and mouse over links


> space will activate any link.  on mouse over announcement is an 
> indication
> that there is something more to the link than a click.  Often, there 
> is not
> for us, but at times, there is a menu for instance that only 
> activating the
> onmouse over will supply.
>
> Johnnie Apple Seed
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:20 PM
> Subject: Re: JAWS 5.1 and mouse over links
>
>
> I like it.  I find it helpful because it's usually the spacebar that
> activates a Mouse over link.
>
> Jean
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: JAWS 5.1 and mouse over links
>
>
>> you should not want to get rid of it because in some instances, this
>> and the
>> other things that are announced to further enhance our ability to
>> interact
>> on the web like clickable for instance, allow interaction that we
>> cannot
>> other wise have on some sites.  The best way to get rid of it would 
>> be
>> for
>> authors to stop using it.  To disable announcement of element
>> attributes
>> though, go to the configuration manager, choose html options from the
>> settings menu, go to the misc tab and unselect indicate element
>> attribute.
>> Johnnie Apple Seed
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jeanie Vejil" <proud2be-tsedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 1:22 PM
>> Subject: JAWS 5.1 and mouse over links
>>
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I have just received and have begun using JFW 5.1 and have gone out 
>> on
>> the
>> internet to try helping a friend learn when and when not to use
>> commas.
>>
>> I see lots of things that begin with mouse over link.  What does this
>> mean
>> and is there a way to get rid of it?  Thanks, and please be specific.
>>
>> Jeanie Vejil
>>
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