jamal you should try this trick to avoid missing the first or last selection in
a list box.
hit home for the first selection
hit end for last selection.
bill cameron
At 09:48 AM 3/23/99 +0500, you wrote:
>I like the way Window-Eyes says "default button" when reading a
>dialogue and coming across the default button in it. Both
>Window-Eyes and JFW also have a hot key to specifically identify
>the default button on request, but I do like this automatic
>identification in addition.
>
>I think Window-Eyes reads the start menu in a more logical
>manner. It says the title of a submenu before identifying the
>currently highlighted option, rather than the reverse as JFW
>does. For example, if I press S for the settings menu, JFW will
>say "control Panel" then "Settings" rather than identifying the
>more general, menu title before the more specific, menu selection
>-- a more intuitive reading order.
>
>Window-Eyes says "top" and "bottom" items in a list box before
>reading those items. JFW, on the other hand, does not say
>anything when one tries to move past the top or bottom item. If
>one then presses down or up arrow to go in the reverse direction,
>the second to the top or bottom item is said, respectively,
>risking the possibility that one misses the topmost or bottommost
>item.
>
>I think JFW should say "tab control" or "property sheet" to identify
>such a control. Right now it just says "tab," which is the same thing
>said by default when one presses the tab key, allowing one to
>easily miss the identification of this control.
>
>I hope JFW verbosity settings are enhanced in the 3.3 release to
>meet the high standards set by Window-Eyes. By the way, I also
>encourage the Window-Eyes developers to improve their product to
>meet other usability standards set by JFW.
>
>Regards,
>Jamal
>
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