Re: IE 7 and JAWS
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 07:59:00 -0700
Benjamin,
First of all, thank you for reprinting all those Jaws instructions, which
will be helpful in my learning to use RSS technology. I'm already a skillful
user of the podcatcher Juice, and I understand that the RSS routine is very
similar in principle. It didn't occur to me to look for instructions in a
Jaws help topic, because I didn't think Jaws had any part in this matter
except for speaking that message.
But I'd like to make clear that I don't think either RSS or the notification
is senseless, per se. I didn't know that it was Jaws that displays that
notice including a button that has to be pressed in order to close the
message. I don't think it was odd of me to have felt confused by this. I
also wish that, if this was a purely Jaws feature intended to be helpful,
that there would have been more of a message, pointing the user to something
besides closing the message. Just a few words about where to look for
instructions, for instance. Had it not been for you, I might never have
found the information below.
Thanks very much.
thanks ,
Last, is this procedure only possible as described if you're using IE 7, or
is it possible to do the RSS thing according to these instructions in IE 6,
as well? I know you can do RSS in IE 6, but I don't know if the instructions
would be the same, or if they even exist in Jaws for use with that version
of the browser.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis" <bhawkeslewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: IE 7 and JAWS
It's not senseless; it's an audio equivalent to the visual notification
that browsers provide to sighted users when a feed is present.
Here's what the JAWS manual says about the subject:
> Feeds
>
> A Web feed is a way to subscribe to your favorite Web sites and
> receive updated content. This content can consist of headlines,
> articles, podcasts, summaries, and so on. Internet Explorer constantly
> scans the Web pages that you visit to see if they support Web feeds. If
> a page supports a Web feed, JAWS will announce, "RSS Feeds available."
>
> Adding a Feed
>
> To add a feed, do the following: Press ALT+J and then press ENTER to
> view feeds on the page. Select Plus button subscribe to this feed.
> Choose Subscribe. Viewing a List of Feeds
>
> To verify that the feed was added, do the following: Press CTRL+J to
> open the Feeds tree view. Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to locate the
> newly added feed in the
> Feeds list.
--
Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis
Yardbird wrote:
> you mean that's how you can respond to that pop-up announcement that comes
> up as a page is trying to load, with a button to close it (Escape works,
> too)? Just press control J if you want to? How come there aren't any
> instructions right on that pop-up? It seems like such a senseless thing (I
> can see that it's a pop-up, masking the page that's loading). Weird stuff.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russell Solowoniuk" <RSOLOWONIUK@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:11 PM
> Subject: RE: IE 7 and JAWS
>
>
> One more short cut key I use is when I hear Jaws say RSS feed I press
> Alt+J
> to subscribe to the feed if it is one I'm interested in.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Russell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Kelly Ford
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:20 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: IE 7 and JAWS
>
> Hi,
>
> Although it isn't JAWS specific, there is a quick reference guide to IE7
> at
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/quickref.mspx.
>
> The most common hotkeys I use include:
>
> Ctrl+t to open a new tab.
> Ctrl+shift+q to list all open tabs.
> Ctrl+j to list RSS feeds I've subscribed to.
> Ctrl+e to put focus in the search box
>
> Some settings changes you may want to make:
>
> 1. Have IE play a sound when an RSS feed is detected by opening Internet
> Options, selecting the content tab and then feed settings. There's a
> check
> box to have a sound played.
> 2. You may also want to explore some of the tab settings. You can ensure
> that you only get one IE window open all the time by making some
> adjustments
> as to whether new pop-ups open in a new tab, a new window or if IE
> decides.
> Personally I set this to open in a new tab.
>
> Kelly
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Yardbird
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:10 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IE 7 and JAWS
>
> Hi Allen,
>
> On this topic, may I ask how difficult it is to learn how to use IE 7 if
> you
>
> install it? With Jaws V. 8.0.2107, of course, is what I'm talking about.
> I've heard that it's only got a few features that a person would have to
> learn, like this thing about tabbed windows, but even then, what I'd like
> to
>
> know is, is there a place you can go to simply read some instructions for
> how to use the new browser, specifically with Jaws as your access tool?
> I'd
> love to consider finally switching over (upgrading, I guess we're supposed
> to say) because I heard in the FS podcast that IE 7 works really nicely
> with
>
> RSS feeds, and that's an area I'd like to learn how to work with, soon.
>
> thanks for any helpful suggestions.
>
> All best,
> The Bird
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allan Wong" <allanwkf@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 1:18 PM
> Subject: IE 7 and JAWS
>
>
> hi,
> for me, it is working fine out of the box. the only setting that i've made
> is to change the default search engine to google instead
> of msn search by default.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Allan Wong
> 3M Technology
>
> ** If I said something wrong, please forgive me, as English is not my
> native, I'm sorry.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki" <amethyst17@xxxxxxx>
> To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 04:03
> Subject: IE 7 and JAWS
>
>
> I'm just now getting ready to install IE 7, and I'm using JAWS 8. Are
> there
> any settings I should change in IE 7 to make it work better with JAWS?
> Thanks.
>
> Vicki
>
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