The web site I used to try the suggested way to read the bar isn't such
a problem as the notification bar gets read soon after the page title is
read. On other pages JAWS keeps reading and reading and reading and
seems to be avoiding the notification bar as much as possible.
I was simply reminded of the problem when I visited the web site for the
V I P talking thermostats, which tries to run Windows media player.
Most of the time I just started a download, so I know what the
notification bar is about, but sometimes, when the download is done, I
get a different set of buttons that tell me that some issue has come up
with the download, and getting that message read in a timely manner can
be a real chore.
In short, I am sometimes reminded of how much I wish Microsoft had left
the dialogs in Internet Explorer, what ever happened to the notion that
if it isn't broken, don't fix it?
Cheers!
On 1/5/2017 6:09 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote:
As you're finding out, what we call the information bar acts inconsistently,
and I have sometimes found that the arrow keys work instead of tabs. But for
the most part, it works fine with tabs. Would you care to have other people on
the list look at the webpage that's giving you a problem?
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf
Of Gene Warner
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 5:30 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Reading the IE notification bar
Insert + B does get the notification bar read, but first JAWS starts reading
the contents of the Internet Explorer window but only reads the window's title
before reading the notification bar, I will need to try it with more web sites
to see if that is by design or specific to that web site.
The left and right arrows don't seem to do anything, to navigate the buttons in
the notification bar you have to use tab.
I did find a possible way to do it though, but like insert +B, it needs more
testing to see if it works for most, if not all web sites. Press Alt + N to
give the notification bar the focus, then switch to the touch cursor, then
right arrow once to hear the notification message, then switch back to the
virtual PC cursor to continue navigating the buttons.
I've sent Freedom Scientific a suggestion that JAWS should read the
notification message after Alt + N is pressed and before the buttons are
presented.
Cheers!
On 1/5/2017 5:10 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote:
Have you tried using right and left arrows instead of the tab key after
pressing alt-n?
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com]
On Behalf Of Gene Warner
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 4:44 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Reading the IE notification bar
Alt + N doesn't work.
While Alt + N does bring focus to the notification bar, all JAWS reads at that
point is the button caption that is currently selected. It does not read any
message or query that might be in the notification bar.
Attempting to tab to the text to get JAWS to read it only moves the focus away
from the notification bar requiring another Alt + N to get back to it.
Thanks anyway.
On 1/5/2017 4:14 PM, Shai wrote:
Hello there,
Try pressing alt+n. This keystroke should bring focus to the
notification bar in Internet Explorer and allow you to read it.
I hope this helps
On 1/5/17, Gene Warner <genewarn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all!
One of the more irritating aspects of Microsoft's decision to
replace dialogs with a notification bar in Internet Explorer is that
JAWS seems very reluctant to read the contents of the notification
bar. It will eventually read it, but not until it has read
everything else
Does anyone know if there is a way to get JAWS to read the contents
of the notification bar on demand, rather than having to wait for it
to be read?
Thanks!
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/
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/
