[access-uk] Re: JAWS and copying question
- From: Ari Damoulakis <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:02:56 +0200
Thanks Dave, yeah jaws has become really disappointing.
On 2/27/15, David Griffith <daj.griffith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is an annoyance for me also. Problems with inaccurate copying of
> text from web pages has been around for me for the last couple of
> versions of Jaws and they really should have sorted basics like this out.
> The only workaround I know if you want to accurately copy direct from
> the web page is to use an alternative screenreader like NVDA to perform
> these copying tasks, it normally works fine.
>
> The other workaround is to select all the web page and then copy and
> paste it into Word as plain text. jaws will have no problem accurately
> copying and pasting the relevant text from Word if you do this.
>
> Maybe you should also send an email to support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx so
> that they know I am not the only person complaining of this.
>
> David Griffith
>
> On 26/02/2015 22:22, Ari Damoulakis wrote:
>> Hi guys
>> Am using Word 2010 with jaws 16 demo and the latest IE.
>> My problem is that, when I select and copy stuff off a web page into
>> MS Word that I'd like to read, it basically becomes nonsense. Jaws
>> says something like graphic and link and none of the real text and
>> things I've selected, copied and paste are there, but I don't actually
>> know what's there instead either, just something senseless.
>> Thanks
>> Ari
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