[program-l] Re: HTML: Form Mode

  • From: "qubit" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:51:19 -0500

There's the answer -- you can relax, Mark!
Thanks.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shane D" <chatter8712@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:45 AM
Subject: [program-l] Re: HTML: Form Mode


No. Any sighted personwho hits enter in your edit field would submit
the function, as well. Also, if you had the new jaws versions that
have auto-forms mode, you could just arrow out. It's pretty
comparable.

On 10/23/09, Corbett, James <James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Shane:
>
> Thanks for the help. This sounds as though it's a greasy way of working
> around an inherent problem. In a sighted world, the user simply inputs the
> data by bringing focus via the tab key or a click of the mouse. Leaving 
> the
> edit field is as equally simple....
>
> Where's Window Bridge when you need it.
>
> J.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Shane D
> Sent: October 23, 2009 12:01
> To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [program-l] Re: HTML: Form Mode
>
> On a desktop, it's the numpad plus button, I believe. You should be able 
> to
> obtain them from your jaws helpfile.
>
> On 10/23/09, Corbett, James <James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Shane:
>>
>> ...would you know these strokes?
>>
>> J.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Shane D
>> Sent: October 23, 2009 10:52
>> To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [program-l] Re: HTML: Form Mode
>>
>> There is a different jaws key to use to exit forms mode without
>> submitting the form; it's different on laptops and desktops.
>>
>> On 10/23/09, Homme, James <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> This is the default HTML behavior. It's not a JAWS problem.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Corbett, James
>>> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:30 AM
>>> To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [program-l] HTML: Form Mode
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello:
>>>
>>> Ok, another day, another issue. My JSP page has a number of edit
>>> fields, a calculate button and a submit button. So I enter data by
>>> first hitting enter on an edit field that sets my cursor to Forms
>>> Mode and I enter the value.
>>> Pressing the TAB key takes me to the next field and so on. Upon
>>> filling all of the required fields I press enter on the calculate
>>> button and my validation routine is performed. In this example I have
>>> mistakenly entered a alpha value into a numeric field and an error
>>> message informs me of such.
>>>
>>> So, I need to change my value, I first select the edit field, press
>>> enter to allow me to edit the field I.E. Forms Mode is again
>>> evoked.... I enter the new value.... At this point I can either tab
>>> to the calculate button or hit enter to take me out of the Forms Mode
>>> and scroll the page to locate the calc button.... However, hitting
>>> enter after entering the value somehow evokes my validation routine!
>>>
>>> This is not the expected behaviour because there might be more then
>>> one value to be changed. So, what's actually going on here?
>>>
>>> J.
>>>
>>>
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