Sorry, Steve, but no cigar! The desktop is a Lenovo Thinkbox and the netbook is a Samsung N150. I have tried to make sure that the mouse pointer is not anywhere near any button or anything else that includes "OK" in its text or label. It has me stumped ... but that's not hard to do when dealing with computers and applications!
Ed J. Edward Culpepper, Ph.D. Huntsville, Alabama Visit my weekly devotional blog, "Blind Faith," at: http://blindfaith.fbchsv2.org/ -----Original Message----- From: Steve Clower [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 2:23 PM To: Ed Culpepper; 'GW Micro Product Discussion Listserv' Subject: Re: WE 9.0 Says "OK button" and Stops Reading Ed, Are these machines manufactured by the same company, by any chance? I suspect a system utility common to both computers is stealing focus on occasion. Steve On 1/27/2015 3:19 PM, Ed Culpepper wrote: > The most typical computer operation for me is to have Outlook 2007, IE 11, > and Word 2007 open at any given time. However, I have had the "OK button" > events happen with only 1 application open on either computer. Windows 7 on > both 32-bit computers. > > Ed > > J. Edward Culpepper, Ph.D. > Huntsville, Alabama > > Visit my weekly devotional blog, "Blind Faith," at: > http://blindfaith.fbchsv2.org/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Clower [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 2:05 PM > To: Ed Culpepper; GW Micro Product Discussion Listserv > Subject: Re: WE 9.0 Says "OK button" and Stops Reading > > Hello Ed, > > What other programs are running at the time this occurs? Are there any > common applications in use on each of your systems? > > Steve > > On 1/27/2015 2:45 PM, Ed Culpepper wrote: >> Hi, all - >> I have posted about this WE behavior previously, but have never gotten any >> reply other than users confirming that they have also encountered the same >> problem. >> >> Often when I am reading a webpage, or working in a Word document, or > reading >> a message in Outlook, or working in most any environment, WE 9.0 will >> interrupt whatever I am doing by saying "OK button" and reading on that > page >> stops. If I Alt-tab away from and back to the page, WE 9.0 resumes > reading. >> Sighted helpers cannot find any "OK button" onscreen. This happens on both >> my desktop computer and my netbook. I have been unable to discern a > regular >> time interval for the "OK button" interruptions. >> >> Can anyone explain this repeated action? Do you know a way to stop it from >> occurring? It is my #1 WE 9.0 annoyance! >> >> Thanks for any help you may offer. >> >> Ed Culpepper >> >> J. Edward Culpepper, Ph.D. >> Huntsville, Alabama >> >> Visit my weekly devotional blog, "Blind Faith," at: >> <http://blindfaith.fbchsv2.org/> http://blindfaith.fbchsv2.org/ >> >> >> 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.
