RE: Anyone using Kmodo Edit?

  • From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:22:30 -0500 (EST)

You've probably tried this or the equivalent, but just in case, does
Insert+Escape make a difference (refreshing the off screen model)?
Jamal
On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, Rodney Haynie wrote:

> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:26:47 -0500
> From: Rodney Haynie <RodneyH@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Anyone using Kmodo Edit?
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> Things have to be fixed.
> I can only comment on using JAWS, but I have found the two most annoying 
> problems are:
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> 1. Sometimes when I come back from a dialog, JAWS will no longer read the 
> contents of the currently open file.  Sighted people can see the cursor is 
> there, and they can see what I type, but JAWS reports nothing.  Actually Ctrl 
> + Home will say "Top of File" and Ctrl + End will say "Bottom of File", but 
> It will not read anything else.
> Alt Tabbing away, and coming back does nothing.  Ctrl + Shift +  E does 
> nothing.
> Killing JAWS and restarting it does nothing.
> If I close the file and reopen it, then it works just fine.
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> 2. I was not successful getting any custom hightlight assignments to work.  
> So JAWS will not read any selected text.
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> You need to use the JAWS cursor to navigate through some of the dialogs, but 
> that is at least workable, and probably scriptable.  But I don't get very 
> good class names when using Home Row.  I get good handle values, but it is 
> clear that JAWS does not show which each window type is.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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> james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:14 PM
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> Subject: Re: Anyone using Kmodo Edit?
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> Hi Rodney,
> Are you saying that some things need to be fixed or were fixed?
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> Thanks.
>
> Jim
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> James D Homme, , Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc.,
> james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810
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> I know Jim was using/testing it a month or so ago.
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> Is anyone who uses a screen reader actually using the product?
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> So far it looks like it would be usable, after a few key things were fixed
> either with JAWS or Komodo Edit.
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> Rodney
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