Re: Turning Off Auto-Select In Combo Boxes
- From: "Dave Durber" <d.durber@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:05:24 -0400
Dave:
After you press ENTER to turn on forms mode, press ALT+DOWN ARROW to turn on
the JAWS combo box list function. You should then be able to use the UP and
DOWN ARROW keys to move up and down the items in the combo box.
When you have found the item you want, press ALT+UP ARROW to turn off the JAWS
combo box list function, then press ENTER to activate the option in the combo
box.
I first press ENTER to activate forms mode in these circumstances, because I
have found that pressing ALT+DOWN ARROW first does not always open the combo
box.
Likewise, I press ALT+UP ARROW before I press ENTER, because I found the option
does not always get activated if I just press ENTER.
HTH
Sincerely:
Dave durber
----- Original Message -----
From: Farfar Carlson
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: Turning Off Auto-Select In Combo Boxes
Tom and others,
I also vaguely recall a keystroke that allowed a combo box or editable list
to be opened without suffering the web page refreshing with each item as you
arrow down. Something similar to freezing the list to allow us to pick the
item. Wish I could remember that keystroke.
Dave
Created in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Lange
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 05:36
Subject: Re: Turning Off Auto-Select In Combo Boxes
Hi,
Try using alt+down arrow instead. That should do it.
Tom
keystroke.
----- Original Message -----
From: Samara Raine
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 2:57 AM
Subject: Turning Off Auto-Select In Combo Boxes
Is there a way to force a combo box that automatically selects an option
when you arrow through it not to do this? I know how to do it in multi-select
lists and such, but not so much in combo boxes. The shift plus down arrow
doesn't seem to work here. Is there any other way? It's tedious having to wait
for a page to load each time when I'm going through a combo box of 349 items.
Thanks so much.
Samara
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