Jaws 9 won't work with IE8, so forget that one. Can't you just flip the windows over using alt-tab? I've never heard of a "always on top" setting for Jaws. -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mostafa almahdy Sent: 06 August 2010 12:49 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Settings query Dear Friend Jim Williams: you may survey one of the following: one: maximize the current foreground; since that what's JAWS ever prefers. two: update your Internet explorer to version Eight for superior performance. three: repair JAWS to desexualise some erroneous may tend to occur. I sincerely hope that's help. Mostafa Al-mahdy. Egyptian Citizen. Dear British Friends: I' am enormously enthusiastic to have a pleasant English Conversation and wish to hear only to genuine speech; so if you have the desire, please communicate with me on skype: my_speaker On 8/6/10, Jim Williams <jwbr33694@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi List, > > Using JAWS 9, XP Home and IE 7 > > The synario is as follows: > > If a dialog box pops up on screen to tell me I need to do > something, or that a floppy disk I have inserted is faulty, > JAWS will not speak because the box is covering the JAWS > box. > > Pressing the JAWS key along with other keys such as B for > box does nothing. JAWS is till there in the background > because my wife tells me its there. She has to click on > something to get rid of it. > > Is this something to do with settings? I know with pre XP > software settings was in Control Panel. I want to check if > JAWS is set for "always on top". > > Alternative suggestions welcome and apologies for cross > postings. > > Jim Williams. > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > -- Best Regards ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq