RE: New "undocumented" feature in JAWS
- From: "Anjelina" <cruz.anjelina@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:02:43 -0600
As far as I know, if the program has MSAA built into its program, which is
Microsoft active accessibility, it allows JAWS to work better with the
program.
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Subject: Re: New "undocumented" feature in JAWS
What does this do?
Alice
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From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: New "undocumented" feature in JAWS
>I ran across a feature that is possibly new to JAWS 10. Check this out:
> 1. Press insert number 6 to open Configuration Manager. If asked for a new
> configuration name, press enter to accept the suggested filename, which
> has
> the same name of the executable with a .jcf extension.
> 2. Press alt s to open the set options menu, then press a to open the
> advanced settings dialog box.
> 3. Tab around until you come across "MSAA Mode". By default, this is set
> to
> automatic, but you can set it to either enhanced or classic.
> 4. Press enter to accept the ok button.
> 5. Save the configuration with control s.
> 6. Exit Configuration Manager.
> I've tried this feature with several applications, and it does make a
> difference, particularly when in list or tree views.
> Enjoy!
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