Re: combo boxes
- From: "john r vaughn" <jrvaughn44@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 21:32:16 -0500
Jack, lets suppose you are on a web site asking you about your favorite
sports. all the sports are in a list box, but you need to put a check in
front of each sport you like. Extended list mode allows you to access such
multi select list boxes.
I worked with a client who worked in an admissions office for a local
college and when he would talk to prospective students on the phone, he
would fill out a form during the interview that had numerous extended list
boxes where a student could have checked numerous items in a single list
about favorite subjects, hobbies etc.
john in sunny florida
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: combo boxes
>I don't understand how you can choose more than one thing at a time in a
> combo box, or why you'd need to.
> You can only open up one link at a time. Unless I'm missing something
> here.
> Where's the advantage of being able to make multiple choices in a combo
> box.
> You can't access them all at once.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Margaret Thomas" <iluvtoread@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:08 PM
> Subject: Re: combo boxes
>
>
>> Joanne,
>>
>> Here's an old post from another list that gives info on handling
>> another type of combo box.
>>
>> "To make multiple selections in a multi select combo box, get the
>> cursor
>> on the combo box, then go into forms mode with the enter key and then
>> do
>> a shift key with F8 to go into extended select mode.
>> Now as you up and down arrow, use the space bar to select or unselect
>> an
>> item. When you are finished, use shift key plus F8 again to get out
>> of
>> extended select mode. You can now tab to the go button or next form
>> field"
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>> Margaret
>>
>> "Joanne" wrote:
>>
>>
>> Jack, it's one of my bill-pay places and unfortunately I can't find a
>> spot
>> for you to see the combo boxes unless I'm signed in. A friend says it
>> looks
>> like a pull-down menu and there are these options like standard
>> payment,
>> rush payment, etc. And when you tab it just seems you're in another
>> one of
>> these darn pull-downs or whatever they're called. I just didn't know
>> if
>> there was a keystroke to make Jaws see more of the screen so it would
>> find
>> these buttons, or if maybe I should check something in config to
>> maximize
>> its use in combo boxes like this one. I've run across a couple others
>> like
>> this so maybe they're not even real combo boxes but that's what jaws
>> is
>> calling it.
>>
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