The other problem with the accessible version of Google it that it excludes
sponsored links. Some users may find this to be an advantage, but when I
search for a produvt or service, I usually want to scroll through the
sponsored links. If I want to skip them, I can simply jump directly to the
beginning of the search results.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Kruger" <jac...@mailzone.co.za>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Losing Position On Google Search Results Page
Maybe I'm wrong, but pretty sure it doesn't omit any search results, but
just ranks them according to the WCAG (web content accessibility
guidelines), along with relevance to search terms.
If you click on the overview link at the bottom of that page, you'll find
the following specific description of the accessible search:
promotes results that are accessible.
That's all they say about it, so I don't think it excludes any specific
search results, but they may just end up on something other than the first
page of search results as such.
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Losing Position On Google Search Results
Page
My understanding is that the accessible version of Google is specifically
designed to omit search results it determines to be "inaccessible". When
I perform a search, I want to view all results, regardless of their
accessibility.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Kruger" <jac...@mailzone.co.za>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Losing Position On Google Search Results
Page
Really comes down to search terminology as such - just my opinion -
since it doesn't omit results, but just ranks them differently.
Primary things to remember are that you can search for phrases by
enclosing them in quotation marks, and you can block out certain results
that contain certain words by using a minus sign, and for certain
specific types of results, there are keywords you can use following them
with a colon sign, so for example:
lyrics "would I lie to you"
twilight series ebooks -amazon
definition: obscurity
Will all return relevantly specific sets of results, and those are just
examples that popped up in my head now - no hidden meanings therein as
such.
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Losing Position On Google Search Results
Page
I have tried the accessible version of Google, but found that it was
omitting too many relevant search results of interest.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA" <knitqueen2...@verizon.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Losing Position On Google Search Results
Page
Hi, Gerald,
I personally like the accessible labs site better than the google
site. It's still google but it's designed with the visually impaired
in mind.
Rosemarie
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerald Levy
To: blind-computing
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:57 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Losing Position On Google Search Results
Page
Using Google as my search engine with IE 8 and JAWS 9, I have lately
been encountering an annoying problem on the Google search results
page. Whenever I click on one of the search results using Enter, I am
taken to that page. But when I press Alt-left arrow to return to the
Search Results page, I am taken not to the link I just clicked on, but
rather to the beginning of the search results. Then I have to use
header navigation to return to my original position on the Search
Results page. So, for example, if I select the fifth result on the
page, and then return to the results page, I land at the very
beginning of the search results rather than back at the heading for
the fifth result. Strangely, this behavior doesn't seem to happen if I
use Bing or Yahoo as my search engine. What's going on? Is there
some Google setting I need to adjust so that I am always returned to
my original point of origin on the results page rather than to the
beginning of the search results?
Thanks.
Gerald
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