This is some good information. Now that I am aware of that fact I can write my own script to read both lines. The trick is to come up with a hot key that hasn't already been used.
David Ferrin Life is what happens after you have already made other plans. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Don Marang Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 2:07 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Reading File Size on the Status Bar Thank you. That is good to know! Unfortunately, when I use the JAWS cursor in the Windows Explorer window, I just get garbage at the bottom of the window! Would changing the screen resolution make a difference? It is currently set at the hardware's recommended resolution of 1366 x 768. Interestingly, the Insert + PageDown still properly reads the bottom line. *Don Marang* Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org <http://www.vinuxproject.org/> On 11/5/2012 12:53 PM, Mike O'Brien wrote: > Hi > > From what I have experienced, in Windows 7, the status bar when you're > in Windows Explorer, or just an open folder, has 2 lines. So the > information you got in XP is now split. JAWSkey+pagedown invokes the > SayBottomLineOfWindow script. The script that comes from FS only > reads the actual bottom line of the window. But if I read both lines > with the JAWS cursor, all the information appears to be there. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] > On Behalf Of Don Marang > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 01:10 > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Reading File Size on the Status Bar > > In the old days, especially in XP, it was possible to hear the number > of items selected and the total size in Windows Explorer shown in the > status bar. In Windows 7, if I press Insert + PageDown, I just hear > the number of items selected. I think the normal behavior in Windows > 7 is the total size appears in a pop up if the mouse hovers over the > status bar. On my computer, the JAWS cursor can not pick up that text either. > > Does anybody know of a Windows 7 or JAWS setting that will place the > total size on the status bar? > 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/
