Hi, you say: "I've made sure JAWS is set up to keep forms mode off until I turn it on manually ..."
How? Have you disabled AutoForms Mode in the Internet Explorer Config manager? Then try turning it off in the default. For my purposes, AutoForms Mode is too much of a gimmick, most of the time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Belville" <missktlab1...@verizon.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 2:50 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE8 Sluggishness Hi, all. I have a similar problem as the one reported below. I've been using JAWS 10 latest update with IE 8 and XP Home for several weeks and what I've noticed the most is that forms mode will turn on as a page is opening without JAWS indicating it is on. This makes IE seem sluggish because JAWS never reads the contents of the web page. Checking the status line while the page is loading, I get the same message about 1 item left, but the page never begins reading on its own. If I try reading line by line I don't get any information except for the occasional page title. The work around I'm currently using for this is to press insert Z to turn forms mode off and then press it again to reactivate the virtual cursor. I here the indication that forms mode is off. Then I press the key combo again and hear JAWS say forms mode on, auto, forms mode off. This seems to correct the problem, but it is frustrating as it does this on most of the sites I use several times a day and JAWS seems to spontaneously go into forms mode on some sites for no discernable reason whether I'm in an edit field or not. The page doesn't appear to be refreshing, so I don't know what's causing any of this behavior. I've also had the same thing happen in OE while reading mail in HTML. If I click on a link in OE, it's a safe bet that the page will load with forms mode already on and I'll need to do the steps above. I've made sure JAWS is set up to keep forms mode off until I turn it on manually, and I've made sure that JAWS is set to use the virtual cursor in HTML documents. My inferiority complex is not as good as yours. --bumper sticker Lisa Belville missktlab1...@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Flor Lynch" <florl...@iol.ie> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE8 Sluggishness > Any extraneous toolbars? Uncheck 'lock the toolbars' and see if there > are. then remove any if not needed. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don and Cher Bosch" <oneagleswin...@bellsouth.net> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 4:56 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE8 Sluggishness > > > Just searched archives and tried Chris's suggestion of checking > compatibility mode under the Tools menu. No difference. I get "1 item > remaining..." forever, and if I try a refresh the page starts counting > down > more and more slowly but never comes up. Perhaps IE8 is happier on > VISTA > machines or something, but it's the pits on this XP Pro system! > > BTW- The new Help page (link at bottom of messages) is so nicely > organized > and the archive search is really nice now. Thanks to administrators > or > whomever worked on this!! > Cher > > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Don and > Cher > Bosch > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:19 AM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] IE8 Sluggishness > > Have been trying to figure out whether internet page downloads are > suddenly > sluggish or stall completely because I've changed to IE8 or what. > Also, > sometimes closing down one web page shuts down IE8 completely. A > friend > reports similar problems. Were these the same reasons which initially > caused some of you to uninstall IE8? > > If you uninstall IE8, does IE7 work properly or did you have to do any > kind > of re-install to get it working as before? > > Thanks much for any insights/info. > Cher > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
