Peculiarities and Apparent Inconsistencies
- From: "Marquette, Ed" <Ed.Marquette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:24:17 -0500
This note is not earth-shattering in importance. So, if you are extremely
busy, hit "DELETE" now.
In JAWS 11 there are a couple of very similar commands that seem, at least on
the surface, to function differently. There is likely a reason, but I have not
figured it out and would think consistent treatment would be an improvement. I
do have an open mind and would not chafe at being corrected if this is all
wrong-headedness on my part.
By pressing JAWS Key Plus F-7, one gets a kind of list of links. By jumping to
the correct letter and hitting ENTER, the system jumps to the link and
activates it. By hitting ENTER, one has executed the command. There is, of
course, an option (one I use rarely) which lets the user just jump to the link
rather than executing it.
JAWS Key plus F-5 produces a similar, though not identical, list, not of links,
but of form controls. Similarly, by pressing the first letter of the desired
item, one can immediately move to the control in the list. So, if it is a
Button labeled "SEARCH," JAWS jumps directly to it in the HTML or PDF document
after pressing ENTER. This is a very nice time-saver, particularly if there
are numerous buttons on the screen. Perhaps I should make clear that I'm
talking about functionality in a Web (or PDF) application.
Unfortunately, I cannot figure out how to make JAWS, after using the JAWS Key
plus F-5 key function, just go ahead and push the button rather than merely
jumping to it. So, if it is a link that I've identified through JAWS Key plus
F-7, depressing the ENTER key on the right option, by default, is the end of
the matter -- the link is activated. By contrast, if it is a button or other
form field I'm looking for, after using JAWS Key plus F-5, I have to hit ENTER
on the desired control and then hit ENTER again to activate it.
Now, if the form field is an Edit Box, I can understand why "activation" of the
control wouldn't be desirable. The same could possibly be said of other
controls, but shouldn't JAWS be smart enough to know or at least give users the
option of either "jumping" to the control or "executing" it?
OK. That has been bugging me for a couple of weeks. I'm a relatively new (or
renewed) JAWS user. So, it is conceivable that the answer is readily apparent,
and I'm just missing the point.
Your kind assistance would be appreciated.
I. Edward Marquette
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