Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes

  • From: "Margaret Thomas" <iluvtoread@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 04:54:46 -0500

    Here is a post from the other day.  I'm also running Windows 98
se, but I haven't installed the new update yet, so I hope someone else
will jump in and help if you have any questions.

    Hope this helps,
Margaret

Folks,
I found a solution for the combo boxes not reading in JFW 5.0844 and
Windows
98.
After both a lot of digging and working with FS tech support here is
what
worked for me.  If you are not comfortable editing config files, call
tech
support,  they can walk you through this process.
Remember, make a backup of any file you manually edit and go back to
the
backup if you need to call tech support.
If you are using Internet Explorer 5 or 6,
use Note Pad to edit the following file:
Internet Explorer 5-6.jcf
which is found under c:\jaws50\settings\enu
That is if you installed this build under it's default path.
This file is broke into sections which have labels inclosed in
brackets.
Arrow down to the section labeled: [osm] then arrow to  the bottom of
this
section.  That is until you see another label enclosed in brackets.
At the bottom of this [osm] section, insert the following line exactly
as
shown:
IgnoreTransparentSpaces=1

I hope this helps.

Regards.

Tony
"Chris Chaffin" <chaffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Walter,
I am a 98 S E user, so I would really like to know what is this fix,
or
where can I find out about it please?
Chris Chaffin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Siren" <wsiren@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes


> Fs already has a fix, and saw that it was posted.
> Walter Siren
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glenna Burgess" <purnplay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 5:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
>
>
> > I have the latest update from Freedom Scientific, windows 98se. I
went
to
> > the site, for the people, and I was trying to fill out the form.I
never
had
> > trouble with combo boxed before. I hate this patch. I wish I could
get
rid
> > of it. I hope fs does something pretty quick to rectify this. It
seems
that
> > all people that have windows 98 cant use the combo boxes. Glenna
> > "God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change,
> > courage to change the things we can,
> > and wisdom to know the difference."
> >
> > MSN Messenger and AIM screen name:
> > earthmother122
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barbara McGinnis" <barbara.mcginnis@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:24 AM
> > Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
> >
> >
> > > I have tried combo boxes with Windows 98 and the latest version
of
JAWS,
> > no reading of combo boxes.  I went to the Windows XP computers and
the
> > latest version of JAWS and I could read the the
> > > combo boxes with no problem.  I have not tried Windows ME as I
need to
> > hook up the speakers.
> > >
> > > Walter Siren wrote:
> > >
> > > > I wonder if it is just us with windows98 se that are having
the
combo
> > box problem?
> > > > Walter Siren
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 7:49 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: Jfw 5.0844 & combo boxes
> > > >
> > > > > Hello, I just tried working with the combo box. I went to
Circuit
> > City's website. After hitting enter for forms mode,
> > > > I was able to press alt down arrow and move through the
different
> > choices. I also pressed enter for forms mode and was
> > > > able to just press the down arrow and move through the
different
> > selections in the combo box. I am using the Jaws
> > > > version 5.0.844, and I also have an Invida video card. I am
using
> > windows xp home. Hope this helps. At least on my
> > > > system Jaws version 5.0.844 does read the 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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