David, Have you tried pressing ALT DOWN ARROW with Browse Mode off? I have seen that key work on controls with associated lists that are not the traditional combo boxes. I have also seen cases where pressing ENTER on the edit box opens up a dialog with a list. I realize that neither of these approaches fits what you have noted works for sighted people, but it is possible they are supported. Also try CONTROL-SHIFT-S to see if it reads the selected entry on a list without having to leave the edit box.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:53:26 +0200, David wrote: >Yep, that was the silliest subject line I could come up with, for this >challenge. >When I go to my bank's homepage, and there want to pay bills. I am asked to >fill in the account number for the recipient. Or, it tells me, I can choose from the list of already saved recipients - from earlier payments I have made. Well, thing is, the field for all of this, is an edit box. I have no problem in entering the account number, but it sure would have been nice if I could have just scrolled the list of already saved people. >The way it works, is that either you type in the account number, or you can >use the up and down arrows to scroll the list. Well, that is how it works for the people who can see. With WE, it is not possible. If I use my arrow keys, even when browse mode is turned off, WE keeps telling me it is on an edit box. If I tab away from the field, and back again, I can hear what choice I made. But doing so, say at the third entry on the list, and then - after tabbing back and forth - I use my arrow keys, I am starting out at the very top of the list. >Well, don't know, how much sense all of this made, unless you have been in >touch with this kind of control before. Don't even know, if there is a techie name on that kind of edit box | combobox combination. >Anyway, does anyone know of a good way to operate this kind of control, so >that I can hear which entry in the drop-down I am currently focusing on, when using the arrow keys? >Thanks, >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. 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.
