RE: Combo boxes

  • From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 11:37:23 -0700

I have tried this but will go see if it works again.  

Normally the items just zip open before I can do anything.  This has to work
somehow.  Too many pages employ this method.  
 


Rose Combs
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-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Miller
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 11:05 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Combo boxes

once you go in forms mode on that combo box, his alt+down arrow. then you
should be able to arrow through the box all you want and it will not go to
that item right away, it will wait until you tab out of that box.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 1:54 PM
Subject: Combo boxes


> This is a problem for a work combo box so I cannot provide an URL but 
> I think we have all encountered this.  This combo box is a "quick 
> links" box with about 30 items inside it.  I press forms mode, then 
> try to use the arrow keys to move however, what ever item I land on 
> first opens, so I can never see what the options are in the box.  
> First letter navigation will open some items but if there are let's 
> say several items that begin with H the first one opens and I may have 
> needed the third item.  I am fairly certain there is a way to handle 
> this but am drawing a blank on how to navigate this particular type of 
> combo box, wish they all worked normally, allowing up and down arrows 
> to tell you the item but allowing you to view the whole list and press
enter or tab to a go button to select them.
>
> I hope I am making sense and wish I could provide an URL but this is 
> something on the work intranet so I cannot provide an example.
>
> Using Jaws 9 at home, 8 at work.
>
> Rose Combs
> rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
>
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