[jaws-uk] Re: pop-up blocker
- From: "Barbara Wilson" <barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:12:07 -0700
MessageJamie
It's usually when I am already on a site and want to go to a certain page
within that site. For example, when on channel5.com and in TV Guide, if I want
to go to the details for a specific programme and hit the link to go there, it
happens. There is no pop-up message because I have all pop-up blockers turned
off, so nothing should be blocked. No message appears, I just remain on the
original page with JAWS sitting on the link I wanted to open.
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Cuthbertson
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:44 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: pop-up blocker
Barbara,
Apologies if I'm off on a tangent but, if I'm understanding your problem
correctly, the difficulty you are having is when you try to go to certain sites
and you then hear the pop up blocker sound? Is this correct?
If this is correct, what I think is happening is that the noise is alerting
you to the fact that, for whatever reason, Internet Explorer is blocking the
site and is awaiting your action to tell it what you want to do.
What I tend to find is that pressing Shift+Tab takes me onto the pop up
message. By routing the cursor to Jaws cursor and then left clicking on it,
there should then be a drop down menu of choices of what to do. For example
"Run active ex control" etc.
You should be able to use the up and down cursor at this stage to select the
action you want and then press Enter.
If this works, you will then be allowed onto the page properly. If you don't
do this (or something else to clear the pop up message) you won't be properly
on the page and hence all the page controls like links, buttons etc will
probably not function.
Sorry if I'm away off on a red herring wander.
Jamie
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Barbara Wilson
Sent: 09 March 2008 15:01
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: pop-up blocker
Hi Jamie, David and Jonny
Thanks for your suggestions. It seems strange that some sites should be
blocked even with the pop-up blocker turned off. I've tried all your
suggestions and they all work to varying degrees.
David, when I pressed Control Enter to open a link, nothing happened. When I
pressed Shift Enter a link opened but it was usually another link on the page
and not the one I was trying to open. Jonny, Using the open in new window
feature didn't always open either and sometimes got the blocked sound as well.
Jamie, your suggestion was the most successful with links, but didn't seem to
work on buttons?
At least now I've got a couple of work arounds, so thanks guys.
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Cuthbertson
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 7:41 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: pop-up blocker
Barbara,
I normally find that, when I hear the pop up blocker sound, if I press
Shift+Tab I end up on the link. I then route Jaws to PC and left click on the
link. This then gives the options of what you can do.
Hope this helps.
Jamie
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Barbara Wilson
Sent: 09 March 2008 12:22
To: jaws-uk
Subject: [jaws-uk] pop-up blocker
Okay, this is driving me mad, can anyone help?
Using JAWS 9 and Windows XP Pro. I have all pop-up blockers turned off.
However, when trying to open some links, I get the pop-up being blocked noise
and the link doesn't open. If I find the link with the JAWS cursor and hit the
left mouse button, then it works, but it's not always possible to find the link
with the JAWS cursor. So, what's going on? And how do I stop it before it
drives me completely round the bend???
Thanks.
Barbara
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