Hi Ben, This is because you would lose certain functionality with JAWS 8.0. There used to be a setting under 7.1 that allowed JAWS to render websites using the method that 7.0 used to use. Although I agree that DOM is useful for accesibility purposes, it renders websites in a way that JAWS cannot interact with it. Also, some JAWS functionality would be lost or gets changed, including Speech and Sounds Scheme, some incorrect rendering of website text using Screen Layout, and so on. Cheers, Joseph -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 8:37 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Jaws 8 a disapointment Joseph Lee wrote: > This is because of the way JAWS 8.0 treats webpages. Not it is using > so-called Document Object Model 9DOM) to render websites - which, I > think, is not a good idea. Why is that a bad idea, in your view? -- Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis -- 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