Oh, if escaping those who annoyed us were as simple. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Proud JAWS User Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: bruce@xxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://masterofmusings.livejournal.com Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Mon, 15 Dec 2008, Yardbird wrote:
hey, Cindy. At least you didn't have to call 911 to escape the clutches of Forms Mode! :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 5:23 PM Subject: Re: JAWS in auto forms mode, particularly in edit fields I was able to get out of auto forms mode by pressing the PC cursor. But, I found it more of an annoyance than benefit. So, I turned auto forms mode off. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia To: JAWS users list Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 1:15 PM Subject: JAWS in auto forms mode, particularly in edit fields hi all, I am working with JAWS 10 now,and am noticing a particular annoyance with auto forms mode in edit fields. I'd like to know if this is how auto forms mode is supposed to work, or if it's just me. I tend to navigate through a page with my arrows, particularly when I'm doing searches or am unfamiliar with a page, as I have been burned many times when i was younger clicking on links that are labeled the same but could have completely different content. If I read the descriptions underneath I am guaranteed to get what i am looking for. Anyway, i digress. on any pages where there are edit boxes, I find myself getting stuck in them. where there are searches, like the Google search field, if you arrow through it starts to read off previous searches that you have done. I try to get out of forms mode the PC cursor but it doesn't work. Interestingly, now with auto forms mode when you hit an edit box you can just type, which also now means that if you've written in an edit field you can now arrow down to it and review what you have written without having to push enter to get into forms mode like you used to. But this also creates a situation where you can get stuck in edit fields with no way ofgetting out of them, unless I'm missing something? am I making any sense? it would be easy for me to demonstrate what i'm experiencing, but my words are failing me this morning. any help would be great. Patricia -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx