RE: mouse over links
- From: Troy Burnham <tburnham@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 06:17:38 -0500
Bruce,
I was still able to follow the instructions that you sent in 5.0 though
although I ended up having to uncheck that attributes box as well because I
was still hearing mouseover. Smile.
Troy
On Wednesday 10/27/2004 11:02 PM, Bruce Toews said:
>The ability to turn off the reading of On Mouseover information was
>included in 5.1. In 5.0, all one can do is turn off the reading of text
>elements. I'm not sure how well the use of the speech and sounds manager
>works in 5.1 for this purpose, whether the system needs to be restarted,
>etc.
>
>Bruce
>
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>On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Troy Burnham wrote:
>
> > Same thing happened to me, but I'm using Jaws 5.0 and I don't know if that
> > makes a difference.
> > Troy
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday 10/27/2004 10:46 PM, Rose Combs said:
> >> Hmm, I tried following these instructions trying to get it to play a
> >> sound but, it keeps on saying mouseover instead. Oh well.
> >>
> >>
> >> Rose Combs
> >> rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf Of Bruce Toews
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 6:40 AM
> >> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: mouse over links
> >>
> >>
> >> Or, if you want to respond to the question as it was intended instead of
> >>
> >> sticking your nose in the air and marveling at how much better you are
> >> than the rest of us, the following excerpt from the FS knowledge base
> >> addresses the issue.
> >> This deals with turning off the feature in JFW 5.1, but the article
> >> also
> >> explains how to do it in JFW 5.0.
> >>
> >> How do I change the setting for speaking OnMouseOver information in
> >> JAWS?
> >>
> >> Answer:
> >>
> >> HTML allows the author of a page to set an OnMouseOver attribute for
> >> most
> >> HTML elements that runs specified code, such as JavaScript or Visual
> >> Basic
> >> Script,
> >> when a visitor moves the mouse pointer over the HTML element. Often this
> >>
> >> is used to momentarily display text, graphics, or links.
> >>
> >> Beginning with the release of Version 5.1 or later, this option is set
> >> by
> >> default so that no OnMouseOver information is spoken. To change this
> >> setting,
> >> you need to go to the HTML page in the Speech and Sounds Manager and
> >> select the appropriate radio button.
> >>
> >> 1. Press INSERT+F2, select Configuration Manager, and press ENTER. 2.
> >> Press ALT+S to open the Set Options menu and press M to choose Speech
> >> and Sounds Manager.
> >> 3. Press ALT+E to activate the Edit Current Scheme button.
> >> 4. Press CTRL+SHIFT+TAB until you move to the HTML tab.
> >> 5. In the List View, use the arrow keys to select OnMouseOver. 6. Press
> >> TAB once to move to the selection of radio buttons. 7. Use the UP or
> >> DOWN ARROW to select either Speak HTML Attribute, Play
> >> Sound or Ignore.
> >> 8. Press TAB until you move to the OK button, then press SPACEBAR. 9.
> >> Press ALT+F4 to close the Configuration Manager. Press SPACEBAR on the
> >> Yes button when JAWS asks if you want to save your current settings. --
> >> Bruce Toews
> >> E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx
> >> Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net
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> >>
> >> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, david poehlman wrote:
> >>
> >>> I might also add that my answer to the question was the correct one
> >>> and quite litterally, this has nothing to do with jaws. Now, for
> >>> another path, if you want to go through the trouble, you can make
> >>> mouse over links disappear all together and other element attributes
> >>> disappear in two ways. You can use a text only user agent that does
> >>> not support java script or you can go through the headache of setting
> >>> up your security settings not to accept java script. The problem with
> >>
> >>> these two approaches though is that you will find that some sites winn
> >>
> >>> not be usable. One more note on this is that if you use an
> >>> alternative user agent such as mozilla: http://www.mozilla.org or
> >>> netscape or opera: http://www.operasoftware.com
> >>> http://www.netscape.com
> >>> you will not hear mouse over links because jaws does not recognize
> >> them in
> >>> in any other user agent.
> >>>
> >>> Johnnie Apple Seed
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:07 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: mouse over links
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> yes, but it was exaustively discussed a few days ago.
> >>>
> >>> Johnnie Apple Seed
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Bruce Toews" <coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:51 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: mouse over links
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Yes, but you know what was meant by the question.
> >>>
> >>> Bruce
> >>>
> >>>
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