NB: This email and its contents are subject to our email legal notice which can be viewed at http://www.sars.gov.za/Email_Disclaimer.pdf ---- Kindly advise how I can change the setting. -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of RAWest Sent: 11 September 2007 10:58 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: a focus problem Hello do any of you use power toys for windows There is a setting in the general folder for focus It goes something like prevent applications from steeling focus from the window you are currently in. I believe this is an xp setting that is checked by default. I have the check box unchecked and have no issues with losing focus. Maybe this could help your issues. HTH Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 3:15 PM Subject: Re: a focus problem Hi, I've used the dictionary manager several times, with no focus issues so far. I'm using JAWS 8. Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user ----- Original Message ----- From: "nicol" <nicoljacobus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 7:38 PM Subject: a focus problem > Hi all > I think this is a jfw related problem because thus far it only happens > when > using the dictionary manager. > This happens on my computer at work, there I'm using jfw 8 and windows > xp > sp 2. > Sometimes it happens that if I press insert+d for the dictionary manager > the > application I was in before pressing insert+d is still active. > For example I'm on the site where I'm performing customer satisfaction > surveys, so now I want to go to the dictionary manager, so I press > insert+d. > jaws is suppose to say: internet explorer.jdf jaws dictionary manager, but > sometimes it doesn't. > It says nothing when I press insert+d and when I press insert+t I hear > that > I'M still in internet explorer not in the dictionary manager. > So if I alt+tab then I am in the dictionary manager, this is somewhat > annoying although it happens only sometimes. > Can anyone explain why this happens? Does it happen with other programs as > well? > In other words, the dictionary manager program is running but it > immediately > looses focus the moment I invoke the command to run it. > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx