Hmmm. I hadn't thought of that. It works on the desk top. I'll try it the next time I get a lock up in word. Thanks David.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 3:27 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What do the rest of you do? >I believe that your friend in these circumstances is the Jaws cursor. > > Remember that the Jaws cursor is actually the mouse cursor. In the > circumstance when the virtual cursor is not reading in the way you mention > I > switch to the Jaws cursor by pressing the Jaws cursor button. This is > num > pad +. > > The Jaws cursor will read what is under the mouse as you move across the > screen using the cursor keys. This will enable you to track where you are, > for example , the desktop. When you want to click on any area you press > the > * button on the mum pad. This will resume focus in the way you describe. > > I have used this method to resolve problems of the kind you mention. I > think > these are issues of cursor focus. Helpfully for us the Jaws Cursor will > continue to read when the virtual jaws cursor has given up the ghost. I do > not know the technical reason why this should be the case but it has saved > me many a reboot. > > Regards > > David Griffith > . > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Max Robinson > Sent: Monday, 16 June 2008 01:49 > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] What do the rest of you do? > > I can see a little and do occasionally use the mouse especially when all > else fails. Sometimes jaws gets into a condition where pressing the arrow > keys produces the error gong. No amount of tabbing, control tabbing, or > alt > tabbing will get out of this condition. The only means of escape seems to > be moving the mouse to an empty part of the desk top and clicking. After > that I am able to use the arrow keys to move from icon to icon as > intended. > Also in MS word, sometimes the blinking cursor just disappears. If I type > on the keyboard jaws echoes the letters normally and it seems that all is > well but absolutely nothing is being typed in the document. Once again > the > only escape I have found is to click with the mouse somewhere in the > document. The blinking cursor goes to that location. I once asked a > totally blind friend and the only solution this individual found was to > close word and restart it. I find it hard to believe that jaws has no way > out for the totally blind. What am I missing. Just curious. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: > http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or > body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1505 - Release Date: 6/16/2008 > 7:20 AM > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
