Hi AARON, Can you still use the keyboard to navigate with the arrow keys? Tyler
----- Original Message ----- From: Aaron Smith <[email protected]> To: Date: Monday, Mar 14, 2011 6:52:42 Subject: Re: can't read history window in windows live messenger with mouse cursor > > > Unfortunately, this is due to the technology that Microsoft implemented > in Windows Live Messenger 2011, called DirectUI. That means that there > is no OSM for Window-Eyes to use to position the mouse around the > window. As this technology becomes more prevalent, there will be less of > an OSM for Window-Eyes to use. You will find the same drawback in > Internet Explore 9, as it also uses DirectUI. > > We will be trying to work around these issues as time goes on; we > recognize the importance of being able to review the screen with the > mouse. But as this technology progresses, relying on mouse navigation > may become a secondary option. > > Aaron > > On 3/14/2011 2:15 AM, Dave bahr wrote: > > Hi all, yet again. Apologies for posting so often. > > > > When I try to read the history window in windows live messenger 2011 > > with the numbpad, all i can read is the menu bar at the top of the > > screen. I like being able to read the window to click on urls people > > send me instead of trying to copy bits at a time. So right now all I > > see is the conversation name and the menu bar, file, edit, action, > > tools, help. I have tried maximizing the window, no luck. When I route > > the pointer, the mouse says, "pointer routed to edit box." and then I > > am placed immediately in the input box and still unable to read the > > history window. > > -- > Aaron Smith > Web Development * App Development * Product Support Specialist > GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 > 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com > > To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past > correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information > pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW > Micro Technical Support Team. > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > Unfortunately, this is due to the technology that Microsoft implemented in > Windows Live Messenger 2011, called DirectUI. That means that there is no OSM > for Window-Eyes to use to position the mouse around the window. As this > technology becomes more prevalent, there will be less of an OSM for > Window-Eyes to use. You will find the same drawback in Internet Explore 9, as > it also uses DirectUI. > > We will be trying to work around these issues as time goes on; we recognize > the importance of being able to review the screen with the mouse. But as this > technology progresses, relying on mouse navigation may become a secondary > option. > > Aaron > > On 3/14/2011 2:15 AM, Dave bahr wrote: > Hi all, yet again. Apologies for posting so often. > > When I try to read the history window in windows live messenger 2011 with the > numbpad, all i can read is the menu bar at the top of the screen. I like > being able to read the window to click on urls people send me instead of > trying to copy bits at a time. So right now all I see is the conversation > name and the menu bar, file, edit, action, tools, help. I have tried > maximizing the window, no luck. When I route the pointer, the mouse says, > "pointer routed to edit box." and then I am placed immediately in the input > box and still unable to read the history window. > > > > -- > Aaron Smith > Web Development * App Development * Product Support Specialist > GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 > 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com > > To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past > correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information > pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW > Micro Technical Support Team. 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