Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes

  • From: "Walter Siren" <wsiren@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:17:51 -0600

I just tried my bank web site, and the same thinng, I can't read those combo 
boxex with 5.84 either.
Walter Siren

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shai Wolman" <shai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes


> Hi I just tried the combo boxes at amazon.com you know when you first go to
> the site, it asks you in which department you would like to search for, and
> it gives you a list music downloads, books, et.? I was able (not even using
> that alt down arrow command) and forms mode, to read the combo box just fine.
> I am now going to narrow it down more, could it be that some video cards do
> not read properly or don't allow jaws to read at all with combo boxes?
> Could they have changed the video settings and not have allowed support for
> some video cards or could have accidentally taken support out for some
> cards and allowed for others, while leaving support for others? I only have
> one computer, (my test machine) here that's running this version of jaws,
> and it all seems to read fine. The computer here is using the nvidia cards
> and is running windows xp pro.
> At 03:36 AM 3/16/2004, you wrote:
> >Hi to all,
> >I went to more web sites, such as Amazon.com, and, it would seem to be that
> >combo boxes in this version of Jaws simply will not work.  At least, on my
> >computer.
> >
> >I have not noticed any issues with Jaws in other applications, or, even,
> >other problems with Jaws on web pages.
> >
> >I have been using Jaws for a long time now, and, I have never experienced
> >this in any previous incarnations.
> >
> >Crystal
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Walter Siren" <wsiren@xxxxxxx>
> >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:50 PM
> >Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
> >
> >
> > > I got into those combo boxes on the llbean page, but I could not read what
> >is in there.  It said the numbers but not the
> > > labels.  Also on the status bar, it said that there was errors on the
> >page.
> > >
> > > I will now go and try it in 4.51.
> > > Walter Siren
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bradford Trainham" <btrainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:25 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
> > >
> > >
> > > > I'm having problems with combo boxes, list boxes, list views,
> > > > responsiveness, all the issues that were "fixed" in Jaws 5.  It's
> > > > particularly unfortunate that I wasn't having any of these
> > > > problems in Jaws 4.51.=20
> > > > Being a long time user, I'm sure they'll fix all this, but release 5
> > > > hasn't proven itself worthwhile for me so far.
> > > > Brad
> > > > On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:32:41 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >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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