Re: find command with IE

  • From: Bruce Toews <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 13:16:48 -0600 (CST)

But it's relevant in that when you're reading a web page with JAWS, what 
you are really doing is reading through JAWS's virtual buffer, which has 
been filled with the contents of that page. Unless I'm completely 
misunderstanding how JAWS reads Web pages.

Bruce

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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, Yardbird wrote:

> Dave,
> I think that's a distinction that doesn't really matter.  When I do a Find
> on a Web page, what I'm looking for is some text within a newspaper article
> or something of the same sort.  I don't see what it matters whether the find
> command is looking in Jaws virtual buffer or on the original web page.  To
> me, it's simply looking for material that's been presented on that page.
> Thank you for your interpretation and God bless you and yours.
>
> Thank you,
> Daniel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Speck" <dspeck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: find command with IE
>
>
> The JAWS Find on the web is used for a blind user to find specific text on
> the screen, not the web page.
>
>
> Remember, He is Risen!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 8:23 PM
> Subject: Re: find command with IE
>
>
>> Judith,
>>
>> that's different, email.  It isn't the same environment as a Web page.
>>
>> Under what sorts of conditions do you find it necessary on a Web page to
> use
>> Control Insert F?  What advantage does that method confer?
>>
>> thank you,
>> Daniel
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: find command with IE
>>
>>
>> Sometimes on the web I have to use Control, insert F.  Also, when reading
> an
>> email and you want to find something on the page insert, control F is the
>> only way to go.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 7:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: find command with IE
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I know this myself, but the simple Control F has always served me for
>>> finding anything on a Web page.  What's the purpose of this
> Jaws-specific
>>> find command?  thanks.
>>> purpsoe alwyas ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ricque" <ricque@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 3:33 PM
>>> Subject: Re: find command with IE
>>>
>>>
>>> The Jaws find command is:
>>> control, insert, F
>>> Ricque
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Arliedog" <ddlmh50@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 10:32 AM
>>> Subject: find command with IE
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Listers,
>>> I am trying to help a friend learn to use JAWS.  One command I am unable
>> to
>>> find is how to find something on a web page.  I am wanting to search for
> a
>>> word or phrase then have the cursor move to the first instance of that
>> word
>>> or phrase.
>>> Thanks
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