Hello everyone, There has been quite a few messages regarding this topic and I wanted to take a few minutes to share my thoughts. In earlier versions of Window-Eyes, prior to version 9, you could use the same keyboard commands to select text in Browse Mode as you could in applications that have a text cursor such as Notepad, Microsoft Word, etc. As many of you know, these text selection keyboard commands are not currently available in Window-Eyes 9. I am referring to commands such as Shift-Left/Right Arrow, Shift-Up/Down Arrow, Control-Shift-Left/Right Arrow to select by character, line and word. I want to clarifying that these commands are not built into web browsers like they are in Notepad and Microsoft Word. In order for these commands to work in Browse Mode, the Ai Squared developers have to create special programming to support this functionality. And, this feature request is certainly on our to do list. While I am not a Window-Eyes developer, I have spoken to those who are very knowledgeab le about the inner workings of the product. My understanding is that the Shift selection commands would use much of the same code used to implement the F8 text selection method. In other words, the F8 text selection code is really the foundation that underlies all of the other work that would need to be done to implement the Shift based text selection. So, in order to get there, we first need to make sure that the F8 text selection method is as reliable as possible. I have encountered situations where the F8 text selection method, that is currently available in the Window-Eyes 9 Browse Mode, fails to produce the expected results. No software is perfect, and Window-Eyes, just like all other software applications has bugs that need to be fixed. We need your help identifying these problems so we can work on fixing them. If you are able to consistently duplicate an issue relating to F8 text selection, please share your findings with us so we can work on fixing the problem. Here is th e information we would need you to provide when reporting a problem to the GW-Info list or directly to our support team:
1. Testing environment: operating system, web browser and versions, Window-Eyes version, speech synthesizer being used 2. Exact steps to duplicate the problem 3. Expected results 4. Current results Ai Squared is committed to our customers and making Window-Eyes the best product it can be. Let's continue to work together as a community to provide constructive and helpful feedback that can enable the Window-Eyes development team to solve these and other types of complex computer access challenges. Kind Regards, Marc Solomon Sales & Accessibility Engineer Ai Squared - We've Got Accessibility Covered Phone: 802.362.3612 x212 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: www.aisquared.com<http://www.aisquared.com/> Connect with Ai Squared on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/aisquared>, Twitter<http://twitter.com/aisquared>, YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/aisquared>, check out our Blog<http://www.aisquared.com/blog/>, and sign up<http://www.aisquared.com/news/newsletters/> to receive our newsletter. 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.
