Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes

  • From: "Crystal French" <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:21:28 -0600

Walter,
I did this, too, and still Jaws will not read.
I wish I could find a workaround.

There doesn't seem to be any issue with edit fields, just the combo boxes.

Crystal

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Siren" <wsiren@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes


> Are you using alt+downarroe to open the combo boxes that you can read?  If
not, then open them up with first pressing
> enter to get into the combo boxx, then press alt+downarrow to open the
box, and then you should be able to read the
> choices.  When you get to the choice that you want, press enter to select
it, and then press your pc cursor to come out.
> Walter Siren
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Crystal French" <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
> To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 4:32 PM
> Subject: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
>
>
> > Hi,
> > I have the latest Jaws update, IE 6, and am running Windows 98 se.
> >
> > I am having a problem with Jaws reading  slections in combo boxes on web
> > pages.
> >
> > I first went to L.L. Bean, where I first notieced it.
> >
> > I then, tried some other sites, and had the same problem.
> >
> > The items in the combo boxes are not being read.  Nor are they displayed
on
> > my Braille display.
> >
> > Is anyone else having this issue?
> >
> > Crystal
> >
> >
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