RE: Sighted people tracking Jaws.
- From: "Chris Jenkins" <saveup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:19:53 -0500
Hello Adrian.
Just for clarification I believe you have the unrestricted Jaws cursor
confused with the invisible cursor.
I hope this helps.
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Adrian Spratt
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 4:13 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Sighted people tracking Jaws.
Judy, I'm sure I'm being dense here, but to clarify, are you saying your
sighted colleague doesn't see the cursor move when you're using (1) the PC
cursor or (2) the unrestricted JAWS cursor? I would think the unrestricted
JAWS cursor wouldn't be visible to a sighted person. As you know, the whole
point of the JAWS cursor, unrestricted or otherwise, is to enable blind
users to move around the screen without affecting it in any way.
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Judy Jones
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 4:05 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Sighted people tracking Jaws.
Hi, and thanks.
I totally understand.
The most recent scenario is this: I was trying to show a sighted colleague
at work how to work in the case management system for our state agency. It
is totally accessible to Jaws users, but since I was navigating with key
strokes instead of the mouse, that cursor wasn't tracking where I was. The
cursor she was looking at was standing still.
What I will try is to set "unrestricted" cursor. But it sounds thatif I am
using the PC cursor with no problems, the cursor she sees isn't tracking.
If this doesn't make sense, let me know.
Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: Sue B <mailto:sueb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Sighted people tracking Jaws.
Judy,
I'm sure you know this already, but I'll say it anyway... you will need to
be much more specific about the areas that you aren't able to read on a
screen. If you are dealing with parts of a web page, you are likely dealing
with something that the web designer left out when it comes to
accessibility. If you are referring to something more generic, tell us about
it, maybe everyone collectively can come up with solutions.
Sue B.
On 11/27/2010 1:36 PM, Judy Jones wrote:
Hi,
I like your first idea. (grin) I do the tether thing anyway to get to areas
the virtual cursor sometimes can't get to. Depending on the screen, the
Jaws to PC doesn't always read everything either when arrowing through. Are
there helps for that, too?
Thanks.
Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: Sue B <mailto:sueb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: Sighted people tracking Jaws.
Judy,
I think you should get your sighted friend and family to learn JAWS. Just
kidding. One idea is to turn on the Teather JAWS to PC feature. This will
work when you are filling in form fields as the mouse pointer will move to
where you are typing. It will not follow the virtual PC Cursor, but it is a
start toward a solution. I think the keystroke is: CTRL+JAWSCursor+NumPad
Minus.
I'm looking forward to hearing other ideas on this.
Sue B.
On 11/27/2010 1:17 PM, Judy Jones wrote:
Hi,
I'm talking about navigating and reading a web page, plus filling in form
fields.
Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: Sue B <mailto:sueb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Sighted people tracking Jaws.
Judy,
Are you specifically referring to when you are browsing the web or reading
an e-mail that is in HTML format?
Sue B.
On 11/27/2010 12:49 PM, Judy Jones wrote:
Hello,
I've had a scenario come up on which I need advice.
If a sighted colleague wants to see where you're navigating on screen with
Jaws, is there a way to help him do that. In various situations, either at
home or at work, when a colleague or family member wants to follow what I'm
doing, the cursor they see on screen isn't following my keystrokes. Also,
if they try to use the mouse with Jaws turned on, the cursor they see
doesn't track well. Is there a fix to this?
Thanks.
Judy
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