Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
- From: "Walter Siren" <wsiren@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:39:48 -0600
I did a clean install from the start, since I was not satisfied with previous
versions of jaws 5.
Walter Siren
----- Original Message -----
From: "Schnurr, Anthony P" <schnurra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:09 AM
Subject: RE: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
> Crystal,
> Just wondering, when you did your clean install, did you delete the old
> jaws50 folder before the re-install?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Crystal French [mailto:raincrow@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:58
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
>
>
> Hi Walter, & all,
> Yes, I think this must be an issue with Windows 98 se.
>
> I tried a clean install of Jfw 5.00844, and, the combo boxes would still not
> read.
>
> I have had to uninstall it, and went back to the previous 5.0 update, which
> does work okay for me.
>
> You don't realize how much you depend on a functionality like the combo
> boxes reading properly, until, it isn't there anymore.
>
> Thanks to all for trying too help with this issue, but, it definitely is an
> issue on my computer.
>
> Crystal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walter Siren" <wsiren@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 8:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
>
>
> > I wonder if it is just us with windows98 se that are having the combo box
> problem?
> > Walter Siren
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 7:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
> >
> >
> > > Hello, I just tried working with the combo box. I went to Circuit City's
> website. After hitting enter for forms mode,
> > I was able to press alt down arrow and move through the different choices.
> I also pressed enter for forms mode and was
> > able to just press the down arrow and move through the different
> selections in the combo box. I am using the Jaws
> > version 5.0.844, and I also have an Invida video card. I am using windows
> xp home. Hope this helps. At least on my
> > system Jaws version 5.0.844 does read the combo boxes.
> > > > Hi I just tried the combo boxes at amazon.com you know when you first
> go to
> > > > the site, it asks you in which department you would like to search
> for, and
> > > > it gives you a list music downloads, books, et.? I was able (not even
> using
> > > > that alt down arrow command) and forms mode, to read the combo box
> just fine.
> > > > I am now going to narrow it down more, could it be that some video
> cards do
> > > > not read properly or don't allow jaws to read at all with combo boxes?
> > > > Could they have changed the video settings and not have allowed
> support for
> > > > some video cards or could have accidentally taken support out for some
> > > > cards and allowed for others, while leaving support for others? I only
> have
> > > > one computer, (my test machine) here that's running this version of
> jaws,
> > > > and it all seems to read fine. The computer here is using the nvidia
> cards
> > > > and is running windows xp pro.
> > > > At 03:36 AM 3/16/2004, you wrote:
> > > > >Hi to all,
> > > > >I went to more web sites, such as Amazon.com, and, it would seem to
> be that
> > > > >combo boxes in this version of Jaws simply will not work. At least,
> on my
> > > > >computer.
> > > > >
> > > > >I have not noticed any issues with Jaws in other applications, or,
> even,
> > > > >other problems with Jaws on web pages.
> > > > >
> > > > >I have been using Jaws for a long time now, and, I have never
> experienced
> > > > >this in any previous incarnations.
> > > > >
> > > > >Crystal
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Walter Siren" <wsiren@xxxxxxx>
> > > > >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:50 PM
> > > > >Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I got into those combo boxes on the llbean page, but I could not
> read what
> > > > >is in there. It said the numbers but not the
> > > > > > labels. Also on the status bar, it said that there was errors on
> the
> > > > >page.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I will now go and try it in 4.51.
> > > > > > Walter Siren
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Bradford Trainham" <btrainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:25 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm having problems with combo boxes, list boxes, list views,
> > > > > > > responsiveness, all the issues that were "fixed" in Jaws 5.
> It's
> > > > > > > particularly unfortunate that I wasn't having any of these
> > > > > > > problems in Jaws 4.51.=20
> > > > > > > Being a long time user, I'm sure they'll fix all this, but
> release 5
> > > > > > > hasn't proven itself worthwhile for me so far.
> > > > > > > Brad
> > > > > > > On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:32:41 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Hi,
> > > > > > > >I have the latest Jaws update, IE 6, and am running Windows 98
> se.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >I am having a problem with Jaws reading slections in combo
> boxes on
> > > > >web
> > > > > > > >pages.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >I first went to L.L. Bean, where I first notieced it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >I then, tried some other sites, and had the same problem.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >The items in the combo boxes are not being read. Nor are they
> > > > >displayed=
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > >my Braille display.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Is anyone else having this issue?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Crystal
> > > > > > >
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