guys I just checked out to see if this happens on other websites. It
doesn't. It happens only on facebook when I use the backspace key.
At 05:42 PM 8/13/2010, you wrote:
Don, why not just remap the key? I'm assuming this is possible but
could be wrong. I actually have a key on my IBM Thinkpad X32 that
does the same thing. I'm not sure what it is but it's right above the
left arrow key. I like it most of the time but sometimes, when I'm
editing and hit it, it's very annoying.
Eleni
On 8/13/10, Randy Tijerina <rtijeri...@satx.rr.com> wrote:
> the thing is, Don and all, I have never had this crop up before until
> I think today when I was navigationg around facebook.
> I may try to see if this happens on other websites.
> Just a few moments.
> At 05:20 PM 8/13/2010, you wrote:
>>If you are not in Forms mode, the Backspace key acts just like the
>>Alt + LeftArrow combination to go back to the last page visited. I
>>find this very annoying and a bad key for this function. If the
>>page updates and pops you out of Forms Mode while you are editing a
>>field, it will jump you back to the previous page and lose all of
>>your data. Since I am missing several fingers and am a bad typist,
>>this happens to me all of the time. I think it is a Microsoft
>>keystroke rather than JAWS. I guess they figured it was consistent
>>with Backspace moving up one level in Windows Explorer.
>>
>>Don Marang
>>
>>There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of
>>any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure
>>that I am working on things that matter.
>>Dean Kamen
>>
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------
>>From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <magkis...@gmail.com>
>>Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 5:59 PM
>>To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] I am getting the weirdest message
>>
>>>If it's from a page where you just entered information, i.e. made a
>>>post etc. it's sending you back to the send page. i've never been able
>>>to find a way around this except either going to my homepage or going
>>>to history to the page before the one where I sent the data.
>>>Actually, going to the page where you sent it might work as well,
>>>since you're bypassing the backspace key. Anyway, it's normal and not
>>>an issue with the site or the machine.
>>>
>>>On 8/13/10, Randy Tijerina <rtijeri...@satx.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>Guys, I'm getting the most strangest message.
>>>>I wonder if it's firefox or facebook or my stupid machine.
>>>>when I hit the backspace key to return from a say, previous link I'm
>>>>getting confirm firefox must send this to perform future actions such
>>>>as I can't remember what else. I get send and cancel button. What gives
>>>>here/
>>>>
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