Michael,
JFW, unlike Window-Eyes, does not give the user any speech feedback when
moving the physical mouse. All mouse operations must be done by moving the
mouse pointer with the keys on the keypad while the JAWS cursor is active
in order to hear where the pointer is.
Gary, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 07:58 PM 10/27/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I agree, but Jaws is also used by partially sighted people who can use an
>oversized mouse. I will gather then that Jaws has no way to read what is
>under the mouse pointer and just close the issue. Thank you for your
comments.
>Michael Seelig.
>
>At 09:02 PM 10/27/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>that is the serious answer. No blind person using jfw needs to use
>>the mouse. I am familiar with window eyes and the mouse problemns
>>some users have with it. Spatial and direction considerations play a
>>crutial role in using windows effectively and the mouse doesn't cut it
>>for the blind and because of the way it is currently implemented, it
>>will not unless it changes which it quite well may.
>>Michael Seelig wrote:
>> >
>> > I agree with you completely, I have been telling this to my student for
>> > sometime now. However, she has some sight, and was used to doing this
with
>> > Window Eyes, but is now a Jaws user and would like to continue doing it.
>> > Are you able to give me a serious answer?
>> >
>> > At 07:18 PM 10/27/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> > >yes, put the mouse in the drawer and use the jaws cursor.
>> > >Michael Seelig wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Can someone please tell me how to set Jaws (3.31) so that when the
>> mouse is
>> > > > rolled around the screen, it reads what is underneath it.
>> > > > Thank you. M. Seelig
>> > > >
>> > > > Michael Seelig, Los Angeles
>> > > > Be sure to visit our new website www.speakandmagnify.com
>> > > > -
>> > > > Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
>> > >Touching The Internet:
>> > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >Voice: 301.949.7599
>> > >ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman
>> > >http://poehlman.clark.net
>> > >Dynamic Solutions Inc.
>> > >Best of service
>> > >for your small business
>> > >network needs!
>> > >http://www.dnsolutions.com
>> > >
>> > >---sig off---
>> > >-
>> > >Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
>> >
>> > Michael Seelig, Los Angeles
>> > Be sure to visit our new website www.speakandmagnify.com
>> > -
>> > Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
>>
>>--
>>Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
>>Touching The Internet:
>>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Voice: 301.949.7599
>>ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman
>>http://poehlman.clark.net
>>Dynamic Solutions Inc.
>>Best of service
>>for your small business
>>network needs!
>>http://www.dnsolutions.com
>>
>>---sig off---
>>-
>>Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
>
>
>Michael Seelig, Los Angeles
>Be sure to visit our new website www.speakandmagnify.com
>-
>Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
>
>
-
Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
