RE: my issue with Firefox

  • From: "Kevin Gibbs" <kevjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:26:37 -0500

Outlook Express discontinued? Didn't know.

-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Glen Jan
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:41 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: my issue with Firefox


Unlike Outlook Express which is to be discontinued, Firefox is under
continual development and isn't restricted by the Microsoft kernel. Glen

At 11:43 pm 25-04-2009, you wrote:
>Unfortunately, like Firefox, Thunderbird support isn't as good as
>Outlook Express support when considered from Jaws' side. One of the
>features I use a lot in Outlook and I can't use in Thunderbird is
>threading. The other thing is that attachments wouldn't be announced
>as the first thing like in Outlook. Apart from that, if you ever
>forget whether you had read this message or not, you're stuck,
>because, Jaws, again, wouldn't announce "unread".
>---
>Contact info:
>Skype: parham-d
>MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com
>email: parham90 at GMail dot com
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret jr" <rforetjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 3:19 PM
>Subject: Re: my issue with Firefox
>
>
>>Just wanted to jump in here and report that last night, Firefox passed
>>both
>>the:
>>www.amazon.com
>>and the:
>>www.dominos.com
>>tests.  Looks like Access Bridge did the trick!  Many many thanks!!!  Now,
>>just have to deside whetdecide not to reinstall and get used to
Thunderbird
>>again.  Anyone care to try to thus persuade me?
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray
>>
>>"Old friend, what are you looking for?  After those many years abroad
>>you come With images you tended Under foreign skies Far away from your
>>own land" George Seferis
>>
>>Phone or Fax::
>>+1 (985) 360-3375
>>Cell:
>>+1 (985) 719-2938
>>e-mail:
>>rforetjratcomcastdotnet
>>Skype Name:
>>barefootedray
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Spratt"
>><Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:13 PM
>>Subject: Re: my issue with Firefox
>>
>>
>>Never had that problem. Are you trying www.att.net
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Wren Langley" <wrenlangley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 11:07 PM
>>Subject: Re: my issue with Firefox
>>
>>Thanks very much for this information. I really like Firefox.
>>
>>Do you know why some sites can't be found on the firefox server? I
>>tried to go to an AT&t, without the and sign, but it said the site
>>could not be found on their server. I was just wondring.
>>
>>God Bless,
>>
>>Wren
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 11:19 AM
>>Subject: Re: my issue with Firefox
>>
>>Ray,
>>
>>Here's the Sun Java page with a description of Access Bridge and links
>>for downloading current version 2.0.1:
>>
>>http://java.sun.com/products/accessbridge/
>>
>>Note. I didn't bother with the special Sun download manager, as
>>recommended on that page. I just clicked on the Access Bridge link
>>itself, saved to my desktop, and then let the application's wizard
>>take over. It's a very smooth process.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Ray Foret jr" <rforetjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 12:14 PM
>>Subject: Re: my issue with Firefox
>>
>>So, I reinstall Java access bridge then? Where can I find that;
>>assuming I lost it somewhere? Sounds like your help has so far been
>>the most helpful. Thanks.
>>
>>Sincerely, The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray
>>
>>"Old friend, what are you looking for? After those many years abroad
>>you come With images you tended Under foreign skies Far away from your
>>own land" George Seferis
>>
>>Phone or Fax::
>>+1 (985) 360-3375
>>Cell:
>>+1 (985) 719-2938
>>e-mail: rforetjratcomcastdotnet Skype Name: barefootedray
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 11:08 AM
>>Subject: Re: my issue with Firefox
>>
>>Hi, Gerald and Ray,
>>
>>I had many of these problems with Amazon and other websites until I
>>handled Java correctly. Each time I accept a Java update, I go back to
>>my Java Access Bridge .exe file and reinstall it, as Sun Micro
>>recommends. this two-step procedure has solved almost all my Web
>>problems using Firefox, which has numerous advantages over IE7,
>>including speed at opening pages, low generation of temporary files,
>>the Webvisum feature, and so on. I have the latest release of JAWS 10
>>and XP.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:04 AM
>>
>>To be perfectly honest Ray, I have so many issues with Firefox that I
>>use it only for the Webvisum image captia feature. I find that JAWS
>>does not always announce the contents of a web page accurately, and of
>>course, there is no audible notification of RSS feeds. I have never
>>encountered any problem with Amazon.com using IE 7.
>>
>>Gerald
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Ray Foret jr" <rforetjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 7:49 AM
>>Subject: my issue with Firefox
>>
>>I really loved Firefox. Why loved instead of love, simple. When I went
>>to: www.dominos.com to order Pizza one night, Firefox kept crashing on
>>me every single time I went to add my order to their shopping card.
>>This also happened every single time I tried to log on to:
>>www.amazon.com and I could get no help at all from tech support what
>>so ever. The forum was worse than useless and no matter what I tried,
>>I just couldn't get it to work. Has anybody else out there had this
>>happen; and, if so, what were you able to do to fix it; if it was
>>fixable?
>>
>>Also, I noticed that JAWS was not reading Firefox dialogs such as
>>security alerts such as when you are about to open a secure page ETC.
>>
>>Sincerely, The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray
>>
>>"Old friend, what are you looking for? After those many years abroad
>>you come With images you tended Under foreign skies Far away from your
>>own land" George Seferis
>>
>>Phone or Fax::
>>+1 (985) 360-3375
>>Cell:
>>+1 (985) 719-2938
>>e-mail: rforetjratcomcastdotnet Skype Name: barefootedray
>>
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