Re: [JAWS-Users] some links won't open in new format
David, The information you found on the site after clicking on the Men's sports link is the same info I saw before and after clicking on the link, as well as the same info I saw before and after clicking on the Women's sports link. IE, it doesn't appear to be doing anything. Not to mention that the schedule for women's basketball would probably not show up under the men's sports link. There definitely seems to be something odd with the way JAWS is interacting with this particular page. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] some links won't open in new format
I get similar results to Tom, using a similar setup. However, when bringing up the site in FireFox, I get fewer links, but JAWS reports the mens and womens sports as menus and not links. However, I can't be sure how much of anything is changing when I mess around with them. I tried compatibility mode in IE, but it didn't seem to make a difference. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] making the jaws key a toggle
Geoff, Possibly I am misunderstanding, but doesn't the keyboard function of sticky keys work in your scenario? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7
I am always surprised at people's need to stick to the older technology. I am no means an early adopter. Especially on my work computer, I need to move slowly so that I don't impact my performance too drastically, but why would anyone stick with IE 6 I can't imagine. It is riddled with security holes and hasn't been patched in years. The fact that it works with JAWS 9 and Windows XP doesn't really encourage me. I mean, didn't JAWS 3.51 work well with IE 5 and Windows 95? Or some other combination there of? Just because a particular combination worked 8 years ago, doesn't make it the better choice. I didn't particularly like Windows 7 the first couple of months that I worked with it, but now it works just fine for me, I even like parts of it better than Windows XP. Eventually, you have to upgrade or lose out on many things. The longer you wait to upgrade, the harder it becomes because the more things change from what you know. Fewer, smaller incremental changes are usually easier than one huge monumental change. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Doubt regarding remote access with JAWS15:
To use JAWS with Citrix, you need to have JAWS installed on the Citrix server as well as the client machine. You also need your JAWS version to be licenced for remote access. Although I manage the Remedy back-end database, I have never bothered to try accessing the front-end, so don't have any useful advice there. But until you get JAWS on the Citrix server, and get the Remote license from Freedom Scientific, you are going to go nowhere. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] movie reading
Mich, If you download the Movie Reading app, it will detail all. Once you have the app, you can go to the market place, select the movie you are interested in, then select whether you want the subtitles or described video. It will download that data. Then when you go to the theater, or, I guess, watch the movie at home, you start the app, it listens to the sound track, syncs the DVS or subtitles and starts describing or subtitling. I believe there is a charge for the DVS or subtitles. The app itself is free. If you go to the IOS app store, search on MovieReading, one word, capital M capital R. This has now moved away from JAWS and into tablet territory so I will say no more. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] movie reading
Interesting. When I go to www.moviereading.com it comes up in English for me. There are two links with labels of all_flags/en and all_flags/it which are the English and Italian versions of the site, but mine came up in English automatically. Try going directly to http://www.moviereading.com/en and see if that works for you. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE9 Websites Aren't Showing Links
Hmm, seems that none of the other tricks for finding the mobile site worked on springCreekChurch.org. So, yeah, it seems that FireFox was the key here. Or, by going to springCreekChurch.org on a cell phone. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE9 Websites Aren't Showing Links
Whenever a site is giving you some trouble, trying to find the moble version of it is often very helpful. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] captcha availability
The webVisum plug-in for Fire Fox still works just fine. I used it successfully within the last three days. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] BARD books
Technically, NLS isn't using anything proprietary. They are using a standard encryption scheme along with the DAISY standard. The encryption key is the piece that they obviously try so hard to protect. That is one reason why they have wanted to keep it to hardware based options. It is a lot harder to grab the master key off of a system like a Stream, where you have to hack your way into the firmware, verses off of your run-of-the-mill computer. I am glad to see that they are finally going to allow it on IOS devices. Now I will finally be able to read NLS books on-the-go. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings
Gerald, I am running IE 8 on a Windows XP box. I have the same results on a Windows 7 box running IE9. Google stores your preferences in a cookie, that is why I suggested dropping your cookies. Your cookies has nothing to do with the way the preferences page is behaving though. I only meant that a cookie might be overriding placing the preferences in the URL, not how the preferences page is behaving. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings
I just tried this myself and it works just fine. You should locate and dump any google cookies and temp files and try again. On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Gerald Levy wrote: This work around doesn't seem to work for me. When I click on the link in your message and enter a search phrase into the Search edit field, I still get only 10 results per page, not 20 results, and the results do not open in a new page. So my next question is this: Is there another search engine which uses the same search algorithm as Google that can be navigated with header navigation whose search settings are accessible? I'm not thrilled with Bing or Yahoo, and Duckduckgo doesn't have any means of changing settings or navigating by header. Gerald - Original Message ----- From: "Dan Rossi" To: Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings One way around the google preference issue is to set your preferences via the URL. I have the following URL saved as a favorite: http://www.google.com/?newwindow=1&complete=0&num=20 That URL sets my preferences for Instant search to off, 20 results per page, and open each result in a new window. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 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/ -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings
One way around the google preference issue is to set your preferences via the URL. I have the following URL saved as a favorite: http://www.google.com/?newwindow=1&complete=0&num=20 That URL sets my preferences for Instant search to off, 20 results per page, and open each result in a new window. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Lynda.com
I've used Lynda and successfully completed a course. There were parts of it that were less accessible than would be desired, but I was able to get through everything I needed. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] ServiceNow
Is anyone out there using the software product called ServiceNow? It does trouble ticket tracking, help desk management, blah blah blah. I am going to be evaluating it for accessibility in the next week or so and wanted to know if anyone had any experience with it. Thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] doc file conversion
I have had no issues using WordPad to open .doc files on a windows 7 machine. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Mobile Facebook Site
Many web sites offer a mobile version of their site. You do not need to be on a cell phone to use a mobile site. Often the mobile version is easier to navigate as they put fewer graphics, and less flashy types of things on there since cell networks can be slower than DSL or cable, and since cell phones have less screen real estate and junking them up with lots of graphics is problematic. So, any time you are on a site that seems clunky and busy, try the mobile version of the site. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Thunderbird for email
The URL wrapped so you probably didn't have the entire URL. It worked fine for me when I made sure that I had the whole URL. Here it is http://www.jaws-users.com/text/email/Outlook/SettingUpOutlookProfilesOnWindows7.html -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Banking with Screen Readers
I used to have certain of my utilities automatically debit my account until one made a mistake and debited far too much, and then it took me months to get my money back. I know it is a bit reactionary, but I prefer to have the control. Some places allow you to approve the withdrawal before it goes through, but all in all, I would prefer to make the payments myself. Luckily, although slightly annoying, I can do that through my bank. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Bill Pay
I mostly have no trouble banking with PNC. However, on their bill paying page, there is a link near the top that offers to turn off dynamic features for screen reader users. However, clicking on that link does nothing. It is painfully slow to move around, or update fields on that screen, but once off the screen where you are actually entering amounts and dates, all other pages function smoothly and efficiently. So it does seem to me, that the dynamic features are still active on that one page even after I click on the link to disable dynamic features. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Solving Capcha's
Bob, I know you will hate this comment, but it is so painless to just download fire fox, install it, and webvisum and solve the CAPTCHA. The last time I ran into a CAPTCHA, I didn't have Fire Fox on that machine. It took all of 10 minutes or so to download everything and bam, I was done. You don't need to figure out much, and you don't need to become some kind of fire Fox evangelist, just get through the CAPTCHA and go back to IE if you want. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Solving Capcha's
I thought there was another CAPTCHA solving service that started up after Salona went away. I think they charge some nominal fee for each CAPTCHA though. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] WebVisum version confusion...
Confused Cher, Your confusion is with decimal points. The latest version of Fire Fox is not 2.1 it is 21. WebVisum works with FF versions from at least 3 on up to the latest. Hope that helps. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and ssh
Interesting that you had no issue with the older cygwin installer, say from 1.5. I could never even find the buttons that you needed to rotate through to set the package to install, update, or skip. It's been a while, but I thought that JAWS didn't even see them. Again, this is going back a few JAWS versions and probably a revision of the installer. I thought that they changed it at 1.7 or something. Thanks for the info though, I'll be giving it a try next week or so. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and ssh
I also use cygwin and it works quite well with open ssh. Not only do I work on Linux boxes all day, via Windows and cygwin, but having a Linux shell on my Windows box has a lot of advantages at times as well. The cygwin install can be a pain in the butt though. Haven't tried it recently, but the installer used to be pretty inaccessible. Hoping that has changed since I need to do a new install. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Authorization number.
I ended up calling FS. I was hoping that would be a last resort as I didn't want to spend 40 minutes on hold, while my demo activation timed out. I only waited a few minutes on hold. They didn't grill me. And, they sent it in an email within seconds. Seems like it would be easier to just authenticate myself with my serial number and email on file, rather than tie up a human. Not that big a deal though. It's done. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Authorization number.
Like I said. I don't have the disk. If I had the disk, I wouldn't be asking. On Thu, 16 May 2013, RJ wrote: It is on the disk or call FS. - Original Message ----- From: "Dan Rossi" To: "JAWS Users" Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:57 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Authorization number. I do new setups so rarely, I forget how to find my authorization number. I've got JAWS running on one machine, and trying to install it on a new machine. Is there a way for me to obtain my Authorization number from my current install so I can activate my new install? I went to the ILM authorization manager, but can't seem to find my auth code, just my serial number and locking code. No, I don't have a disk, at least not anywhere I can remember. Thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 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/ -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] Authorization number.
I do new setups so rarely, I forget how to find my authorization number. I've got JAWS running on one machine, and trying to install it on a new machine. Is there a way for me to obtain my Authorization number from my current install so I can activate my new install? I went to the ILM authorization manager, but can't seem to find my auth code, just my serial number and locking code. No, I don't have a disk, at least not anywhere I can remember. Thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Router Question
ActionTec GT784WN router / DSL modem combo. I'll follow Mark's lead and throw in a Craftsmen with fixed and plunge bases, half inch collet, as well as a Bosch Colt. *GRIN* -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Translators compatible with JAWS?
I don't know anything specific, but doesn't google offer their translation software for a fee if you want to use it to do large scale translation? I thought I remember reading that somewhere. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] computer not holding correct time
The time shift has taken place in the U.S. but you still need to set your base timezone to Standard time, then the DST checkbox fixes the offset by one hour for you. I live in the U.S. Eastern Time zone, which is always GMT -500. If I look at my date and time settings, even now, it shows as U.S. Eastern GMT -500. Even though it is Daylight time now. The fact that I have the daylight checkbox checked means that it automatically handles the hour shift, but my timezone is still GMT -500 even though my time is GMT -400. On Wed, 27 Mar 2013, Flor Lynch wrote: I was understanding that the hour-shift has already taken place in North America, on 10 march. if that is incorrect, I apologise? - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] computer not holding correct time You still need to set the clock for GMT -500 for Eastern time. The daylight check box takes care of fixing the offset during the time shift. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 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/ -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] computer not holding correct time
You still need to set the clock for GMT -500 for Eastern time. The daylight check box takes care of fixing the offset during the time shift. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft Sharepoint
I use MS Share Point, and it seems to work OK. There are some issues here and there, but essentially it is fully accessible. There was an issue with some rich text edit boxes that were causing me grief, but we switched them over to regular edit boxes, and they work fine now. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Pa. senators web pages with capcia
I think since the demise of Salona there is just the paid version for IE. So I guess that is still a violation because it would be pay to play. For those people who choose to not use FF. On Thu, 21 Mar 2013, Bissett, Tom wrote: Is there a CAPTCHA solution for IE? Or you referring to the paid services? Regards Tom Bisset -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: March 21, 2013 3:22 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Pa. senators web pages with capcia Is he still in violation of 508 if he offers an alternative CAPTCHA? Is he still in violation of 508 if blind people, using Fire Fox and webvisum, or that other CAPTCHA solution for IE, can solve the CAPTCHA? On Wed, 20 Mar 2013, Barry J. Campbell wrote: Hello: If he is a US senator or congressman his website would be in violation of Section 508. If you still have the contact information for the senator/congressman assistant you may wish to notify them of this fact. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of John M. Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:33 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Pa. senators web pages with capcia Very good. If everyone who ran into an accessibility roadblock took the time to contact the owner of the site, things would begin to get better. Like you, I always take the time to inform website owners of the barriers found on their sites. John - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" To: "JFW List" Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:16 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Pa. senators web pages with capcia The other day I ran into a problem with a capcia on my senatorÿÿs web page. I then called for the information that I needed and mentioned the contact form. They just called me to test the page. They found a work around to prevent bots from accessing.Since I was able to use it with no problem the code will be shared with all of the Pa. senators sites.. --- Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, inspirational with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind. http://www.LennyMcHugh.com 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/ -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] google settings in IE10
This isn't really a solution for your issue, but I have book marked a google URL that automatically disables google instant, sets me for 20 results per page, and opens links in a new tab. So, I just go to that book mark instead of direct to google. http://www.google.com/?complete=0&newwindow=1&num=20 -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Pa. senators web pages with capcia
Is he still in violation of 508 if he offers an alternative CAPTCHA? Is he still in violation of 508 if blind people, using Fire Fox and webvisum, or that other CAPTCHA solution for IE, can solve the CAPTCHA? On Wed, 20 Mar 2013, Barry J. Campbell wrote: Hello: If he is a US senator or congressman his website would be in violation of Section 508. If you still have the contact information for the senator/congressman assistant you may wish to notify them of this fact. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of John M. Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:33 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Pa. senators web pages with capcia Very good. If everyone who ran into an accessibility roadblock took the time to contact the owner of the site, things would begin to get better. Like you, I always take the time to inform website owners of the barriers found on their sites. John - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" To: "JFW List" Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:16 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Pa. senators web pages with capcia The other day I ran into a problem with a capcia on my senatorÿÿs web page. I then called for the information that I needed and mentioned the contact form. They just called me to test the page. They found a work around to prevent bots from accessing.Since I was able to use it with no problem the code will be shared with all of the Pa. senators sites.. --- Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, inspirational with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind. http://www.LennyMcHugh.com 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/ -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Finding Add to Cart on Rakuten
You have to be pretty flexible when doing things on the web these days. You cannot assume that everything you think should be a button, or other forms control actually is. IE, just because most shopping carts have a cart button, the cart button can appear as a link on other sites. I have found that, unless it is a familiar site to me, I always arrow around instead of just tabbing or using hot keys to move about the page. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Perenial problem with radio bottons
Miriam, OK, instead of trying to figure out if you need to use r for radio button, x for check box, e for edit box, just hit f. It will take you to the next form element whatever it is. As long as you are in virtual cursor mode, just arrowing down the page will get you there as well, but that doesn't seem to be working for you, so just keep hitting f. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Perenial problem with radio bottons
Miriam, They are called radio buttons. If you remember the old style radios that had big buttons on them. When you would push one button in, the one that was pushed in, would pop out. The idea is that only one button can be selected at a time. Your problem may come from trying to look at the screen and listen to JAWS. Just listen to JAWS. As you tab onto the radio button it will announce the button selection, if that is the one you want, you can hit the space bar. If you are using the arrow keys, sometimes you will hear button before or after the label for that button. Hitting space on the label won't do anything.Just tab and you should be fine. I took that same survey earlier today and didn't notice anything strange about it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Silencing The Grawv Key
Putting the grave key in the dictionary manager only affects how JAWS speaks it when it sees it, it has no affect on the actual character being entered. For example, just because I have "dan rossi" dictionary entered to speak, "Oh most wonderful and benevolent ruler of the universe" It doesn't actually replace the text "dan rossi" with that string, it only speaks that string. -- Blue skies. Oh most wonderful and benevolent ruler of the universe. Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] an adobe reader question.
Is it still necessary to prevent Adobe from opening PDF files in the browser? With Adobe XI, you do this from within the browser, under manage Add-ons. Just curious. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Alt Tab
Sorry, no help here for your alt tab problem. But I will say that in Windows 7, my experience with alt-tab has been completely unpredictable. Often, when flipping between two windows, say window A and window B, occasionally alt-tab will flip to window C. A tad bit annoying, especially if you aren't paying attention and start typing into the wrong window. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS speaking numbers
Robin, Yes, I did get a response from Flor, that help my issue for reading numbers. There are two combo boxes in the settings for controling numbers. The first is Number Processing, I had that set to "Controlled by synthesizer" The second is "If number contains" It rotates between Controlled by synth, 5 or more digits, 6 or more digits, 7 or more digits, 8 or more digits. I originally had it set to 5 or more digits for some reason. In that setting, it would read any number with 5 or more digits by single digits. Once I set it to controlled by synth, it started reading large numbers by words instead of digits. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 14/W-7 and Java?
If you are going to turn off java because of worries about security issues, you you should also remove all traces of Adobe products as they are even worse than java when it comes to security issues. I need to use java so have used the access bridge, and it definitely works, at least on the sites I need it for. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] unidentified imbedded link in a word Zoom in IE, and can I see everything.
Justin, I don't know much about the zoom function, but it seems that you can zoom from 400% to 50%. It apparently makes the field of view smaller on the screen so that my sighted colleagues don't like it if I have it set too low. I never really messed with it before until I found out that I was missing some links that sighted colleagues said they had on their screen. Strange issue, and not really sure how to know when best to use it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS speaking numbers
Flor, You got it right. There were two combo boxes for interpreting numbers and the second one was causing the issue. Thanks for sorting me out. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] Zoom in IE, and can I see everything.
Maybe I am missing something. Here is an interesting little issue I've recently stumbled across. I wonder if I've been missing a lot of stuff over the years. I was attempting to do some work via a web site. My coworkers told me to click on some link. No matter what, I could not find that link anywhere on the page. I had a sighted coworker take a look at my screen and they confirmed the link was not there. They showed me the section where it should be but I only saw about four links in that section, and they had maybe 8. I went to view, then zoom, and I moved it from 100% to 75% and suddenly more links appeared in that section. I moved it from 75% to 50% and suddenly, all the links, including the one I was trying to find, appeared. Now, should I always keep my zoom setting to the minimum? How do I even know when I am not seeing everything that should be there? As another little issue, seems like in HTML 5, objects that are clickable do not announce as being such. So, sometimes I am struggling to figure out how to find some piece of information, only to have a coworker to tell me to click on something that just appears as a piece of text to me. It doesn't say, link, doesn't say mouse-over, nothing, it is just text. Am I supposed to click on every word on a page now? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] the web version of turbo tax
Daviday, Yes, web turbo tax is very good about saving your position in the forms and allowing you to pick up where you left off. You can also go back through the various forms if you need to make adjustments or modifications. I sometimes get started early and put some numbers in as place holders, then go back and fill in actual numbers as I collect them. There is some junk at the top of the page, and a whole lot of junk at the bottom of the page. But it is pretty easy to navigate to the meat of each page. It is mostly self explanatory, but I've been using it for years so am used to it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS speaking numbers
Mike, Thanks but you obviously misread my message. I said that no matter what selection I make for number processing, on my Windows XP box running JAWS 13, and Eloquence, JAWS will only read numbers with five digits or more, in single number mode. If I set JAWS to single digits, it reads 12345 as 1 2 3 4 5. If I set it to controled by synth, it reads it as 1 2 3 4 5. If I set it to pairs, it reads it as 1 2 3 4 5. If I set it to Full Numbers, it reads it as 1 2 3 4 5. I want it to read it as twelve thousand three hundred forty five. Since this is not the behavior I see on my Windows 7 box, running the same version of JAWS, I do not see this as a feature. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS speaking numbers
OK, can someone explain this? This has been annoying me for a while now, but I guess I just got used to it. On my Windows Xp box, running JAWS 13, using the Eloquence synth, number processing is messed up. No matter what selection I set the number processing to, it refuses to handle numbers larger than four digits. IE, for numbers 5 digits or greater, it always reverts to single digit announcement. This is irritating when looking at file sizes in the hundreds of meg or gig range. On my Windows 7 box, running JAWS 13 and Eloquence, number processing is handled correctly. Is this a known bug? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Make IE my default
In Fire Fox, if you go to tools, options, select advanced, then go through the general tab, you will see a button to make FF your default browser. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] H&R Block At Home Deluxe + State 2012
I don't personally know if the H&R Block package is accessible, but I just finished my taxes using the web version of turbo tax, and it was completely accessible. I've been using it for years, and have had no issues with it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] scripting question
I haven't been following this thread, so not sure if you posted the code or not. When you do your integer comparison, are you using the double equals, IE, ==? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] where dotxt files go?
Lenny, If you were using notepad to save this text file, use save as instead of just save. Then you can adjust where you want to save the file, and your choice will stick from there on. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] CAPTCHA issues.
Regardless of the various algorithms for producing CAPTCHAs, I do not believe that WebVisum cares. It is just doing OCR on the graphic. It may be optimized to filter out background stuff, but it has nothing to do with the way that the CAPTCHA is produced. Thus, it would not be like Research It, where they would have to deal with a million changing parameters every time someone came out with a new CAPTCHA system. It is still just OCR. Having said that, it doesn't really surprise me that FS doesn't want to get into that business as the legality of automatically solving CAPTCHA images is sketchy at best. Probably not so much a legality issue as a violation of terms of service issue. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] Volume issue solved.
OK, really strange, don't ask me why or how it worked. I went to volume control, and under adjust properties, I went to the volume tab. When I moved the left volume from 100% to 80% JAWS blasted into my headphones very very loud. When I moved it back to 100% JAWS got quiet again. Then I went to the right volume control, and when I moved from 100% to 80% JAWS got very quiet. OK, no, I didn't get those numbers backwards. Left channel moving the volume down makes JAWS louder, right channel, moving the volume down makes JAWS quieter. Don't ask me, I'm just glad I can hear JAWS again without leaping out of my skin any time there is a system event. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] Synthesizer volume.
Have an interesting issue here. My regular headphones broke the other day. I borrowed a set from a coworker. My original set was a standard headset that plugged into the output on my speakers. I had no issues with JAWS and volume. The set I borrowed is a USB headset. I have all volumes in the system volume control set to 100%. I have the volume control on the headset cranked up. My system sounds are very loud, but the JAWS volume is extremely low. Any idea of what is wrong? Or, more importantly, how to equalize the volumes? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] JAWS and headphones.
I realize this isn't directly related to JAWS, but there are more members on this list, using a screen reader than almost any other. Plus, many folks on this list appear to be professionals, so may have some unique input on this question. Does anyone use a headset that can both receive input from the computer, and from the telephone? IE, so you can hear your screen reader and talk on the phone. I used a rig like this many years ago, but haven't in a long time. That rig had the synth in one ear, and the phone in the other ear. Personally, I would prefer to have the synth and phone in both ears. Especially if I were using the headset all day for screen reading, and only occasionally using the phone. Barring that, does anyone have any experience with wireless headsets for use with the computer output. I am tired of getting tangled up in my headphone cord. I've been reading about many of them, but it is difficult to know how a set of headphones will feel after 8 or 9 hours on your head. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] JAWS and Citrix.
So, I've been reading through the help information in JAWS about running JAWS with Citrix. I get the basic idea. My question is, A: Assuming I have multiple keys available for my current version of JAWS, do I install JAWS as me on the Citrix server? IE, using my authorization? Or do I need to purchase a completely new copy of JAWS to run on the server? 2: Do I need to purchase the remote access license for just quote my copy of JAWS quote, IE, I purchase one remote access license and it is good for both the server and client? Or do I need to purchase the license for the client and server separately? Thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] mixing bits.
Eric, Thanks for the response. Can you tell me if I am missing something here. I am going to be one of those trouble maker users where I can't do anything the easy way. I have to install Java 1.6 because currently, java 1.7 does not work with Oracle applications. Soo, java 1.6 it is. I've downloaded and installed the latest java 1.6 for both 32 and 64 bit systems. I've downloaded and installed the java access bridge. I've rebooted my system. Running JAWS 13, Windows 7. Running internet Explorer, 64 bit, the java application comes up and sighted folks say it is working, but JAWS reports nothing, absolutely nothing. Do you know if the installation instructions for the Access Bridge on Oracle's site are accurate? There is definitely one set of instructions that appear backwards as they say to install the 32 bit library in %windowshome%/syswow64 and the 64 bit library in %windowshome%system32. Which, I did not do, I did it the logical way. But when has logic ever been a part of software. Is there anything I need to do to JAWS after installing the Access Bridge? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] mixing bits.
I'm sure this has been covered here before, can I run 32 bit JAWS on a 64 bit box? I'm trying to debug an issue. I am interacting with a java app. On my 32 bit box with 32 bit JAWS, 32 bit java, 32 bit Internet Explorer, and 32 bit Access Bridge, the app works fine. The app apparently will not work with a 64 bit browser. So, on my 64 bit box, running the 32 bit browser with 32 bit java, the app comes up and a sighted coworker confirms it functions properly. But, JAWS doesn't see anything. I obviously have the 32 bit Access Bridge installed, to work with the 32 bit java, but I assume that the 32 bit Access Bridge is not playing nicely with the 64 bit JAWS. So I want to try installing the 32 bit JAWS. Can I run 32 bit JAWS on the 64 bit OS? Can I have both 32 and 64 bit JAWS on the same box? Thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Passkeeper Tip
Some dat files may be readable with notepad or such, but in this case, for a password store, I would certainly hope that the data was encrypted and not human readable regardless of what program you used to open the file. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
Several strategies for dealing with passwords are: Use the same password everywhere but add the name of the site to the end of the password. Use a password vault. That way you only have to remember one password, then you can grab the password out of the vault, and you don't have to remember each individual password, or username for that fact. And, you can make the passwords extremely complex since you don't have to remember them. You could do the whole spreadsheet thing. Also, one thing I did years ago, when I got frustrated because any username I came up with was never accepted on every web site, there are only so many combinations of Dan rossi DRossi DRossiBirthDay blah blah blah. I just recreated all my accounts with a nonsense word that no one else would ever use. Now I have the same username on every account. Which is helpful. Also, you can use grade two braille as a great way to come up with some very funky passwords. Lots of numbers and punctuation marks and no dictionary words. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
Justin wrote: Okay, Well if it is that accessible, then maybe I should use it. This is totally not an accessibility issue. Turns out that it is just a user interface issue. As far as I am concerned, Amazon is without a doubt the greatest thing since sliced bread. Especially since I can actually buy sliced bread on amazon. *GRIN* -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
OK, since this is really no longer a JAWS issue, I'll just wrap it up with this note. I don't have any real problem shopping on amazon, I use it regularly and did virtually all of my Christmas shopping there. I was just wondering if I was missing something since I was not immediately offered edit boxes for login and pwd after clicking on "My account". I have to then click on Orders, or recent orders, or wish list before being prompted for login creds. I do find it interesting that clicking on "Your Amazon" then searching for sign, brings me to a "sign in" link which then clicking on that does bring up the edit boxes. So, quote your amazon quote and quote my account quote are different. Still seems like poor user design to have to go to the home page, then "your amazon" then "sign in" to get to the edit boxes. That's the only reason why I thought something was wrong. I don't remember it always being like that, and amazon is usually pretty conscious of user convenience. Anyway, looks like the behavior I am seeing is not out of the ordinary. So, no issue here. OK, the delete from wish list thing is still a small issue, but not a fatal flaw. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
Mark, Thanks, but I don't typically use the keep me signed in things. I also tend to dump cookies frequently, so those keep me signed in things don't work. Like Lisa, I just don't understand why the username and pwd boxes don't appear when you click on "My account". Seems logical to me. I was wondering if I was missing something. I'll have to ask a sightling if their experience is the same. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
Happens on both windows XP with IE 8 and Windows 7 with IE 9, both with JAWS 13. I've noticed for a while now, that I have some issue signing into amazon. If I click on "Your account" I don't see anywhere to put in my username and pwd. Only after I click on wishlist or orders, or one of those other personal things do I then get prompted to sign in. Am I missing something? Next, on my wish list, I cannot see a link or button to remove things from my wish list, but if I use the JAWS cursor, I can see a "delete" which does remove an item, but seems to be hit or miss if it removes the item I actually want to remove. No, I don't use the accessible amazon site, nor do I wish to if I don't have to. Anyone else noticed this behavior? Thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Trouble with Google access and Jaws
I use the regular google site, but have book marked the google search with a few useful parameters embedded in the URL. http://www.google.com/?complete=0&newwindow=1&num=20 This turns off google instant, sets 20 results per page, and opens search results in a new window when you click on them. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] box.com
Has anyone tried box.com and had any success? I can manage to log in, bring up the browse fields, can browse and select files, but cannot get them to actually upload. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] What's a good database for use with jaws!
Depending on what you are using the database for, what platform you are using it on, and the interface being used, you will have varying degrees of success. I work on Oracle databases all day as my job. However, these are Linux based databases, I use JAWS and ssh into the boxes where the databases live, and thus the databases are 100% accessible because I just query the database directly through sqlplus. I will say that Oracle has done quite a lot of work in making their stuff accessible. Once you get the access bridge installed, even their java based forms, and other application software is quite accessible. I will give one huge example. I use their Grid Manager every day. This is a java-based web-based application that allows me to monitor all aspects of all the databases we manage. There are lots of nice spiffy graphs which, are obviously not accessible. However, right at the top of each graph is a link to click on that shows you a table of the data displayed in the graph. So, although I can't see the graph I can look at the data directly. Since MySQL is now owned by Oracle, hopefully they will work on the accessibility of that platform as well. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] accessibility on gotomeeting and citrix online
I've had similar experiences with GoToMeeting. One caveat though. I worked with a conference organizer, and some how, we are not sure how, and we weren't able to reproduce it, but at some point, I was able to actually converse with him through the interface. The issue was that there is a bunch of controls on the screen, but JAWS refused to see them. Then, at some point, I was able to see all of the controls and interact with them, but was unable to do that during the actual live meeting. The conference organizer had done something along the lines of set my preferences differently during our test, and that put me in a different area when the our test conference started, which enabled me to see all the controls. However, when we tried that in the live conference, it didn't seem to work the same way. So, I will say that yes, in general it is mostly inaccessible, but it seems promising that it can be made to work. I think that should be a priority for Freedom Scientific since so many business related meetings are now being conducted via this platform. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] java update
I am using JFW 13 on a Windows 7 box. I have no problem with the java update. When I hear the alert that one is available, I do the windows-key b, then arrow over to where it says java update, hit enter, and I am in the update window. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Java and Access Bridge
Geno, If you read the README.txt that is in the group of files when you unpack the zip file it will have a URL for where to go to find the installation instructions.Actually, it sends you to a page, you should search on access, then click on that link. I've done that and here is the link to the page that actually gives the installation instructions. http://docs.oracle.com/javase/accessbridge/2.0.2/setup.htm -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with links on bank site
Al, have you tried JAWS-KEY - control - enter? That is supposed to activate mouse-over links. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with links on bank site
This may or may not be related to issues with online banking sites that people have mentioned, but I'll mention it here anyway just to muddy up the waters. A couple of weeks ago, I suddenly could not log into a critical web site here at work. I had just received a bunch of Microsoft updates the previous night. I restored my system to just before the updates were installed, and I suddenly could again log into that critical site. I started adding updates back, one at a time, and testing my ability to log into that site. I eventually found the culprit, Update KB2661254 Minimum key length for certificates. This update altered the behavior of Internet Explorer on web sites that used a certificate with a key length of less than 1024 bits. Essentially, it won't work. I had to uninstall KB2661254 and all is happy now. This update did not effect the way that FireFox interacted with these web sites. This is definitely not Al's problem as he said that when his wife clicked on the link, it worked. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Copying vertual window
Maria, Once you do jawsKey-alt-w then the select and copy commands are the same as always. Hold down the shift key and arrow around to select, then control c, to cut. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Controlling how alt+tab works
Thanks for the reminder about running JAWS from the system tray. That is how I always set up my boxes, so not sure why it didn't get set that way on my win7 box, but I will check it out. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Controlling how alt+tab works
I asked about alt-tab on a win 7 box a while ago as well. My experience on my win 7 box seems to be different than others. If I have three windows open, a, b, and c, I would expect to always alt-tab between the two windows I have most recently been working in, however, I have found that occasionally, I will alt-tab and instead of being in the window I was expecting, I end up in another window. It seems to me that it is the JAWS window that I almost always end up in rather than the window I was expecting. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] help needed to get going with Webvisum and Firefox
You do not need an invite to register with webVisum. You can do a self invite. 1: go to www.webvisum.com 2: Click on login / register 3: click on create an account 4: click on request an invitation. You should be good to go from there. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] Fire Fox and Webvisum.
I'm not saying that everyone should run out and download Fire Fox and start using it exclusively. I have both browsers on my machines. A week or so ago, I was trying to get into some site and the audio CAPTCHA was absolutely impossible. I tried many times to listen to it, cranked up the volume, but no joy. I didn't have FF on that particular box. It took me less than 15 minutes to download FF, install it, add the WebVisum plug-in, and kick some CAPTCHA butt. FF is not some big scary, completely unfamiliar program. It works a whole lot like IE. Another little story. A buddy of mine is experimenting and learning a new to him web programming language called AJAX. He wanted to make sure that his final product would be accessible to me. He wrote a very basic little web page and asked me to check it out. IE is my default browser and I went over to the page but couldn't make it do what he expected. He tried it on another machine, without adaptive tech, and using IE. No joy for him either. So, I fired up fire fox, went to the page, and it behaved perfectly well. It's always good to have multiple tools in your tool box. Even if you just install FF to defeat the occasional CAPTCHA, better to have that available than to not get passed a stupid CAPTCHA when you need to. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] combining multiple text files
You are asking for more than just a simple combination of two files. You want to be able to merge changes between two people working on the same file. There are ways to do this, but nothing easy. What you want is a Revision Control System, RCS, which is serious overkill for writing one script. Software developers use RCS systems all the time so that multiple developers can work on the same code base at the same time. I think you are just going to have to work your way through this manually. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] 2010 excel sheet
Not exactly the answer you want, but you can still do ctrl-1 which gets you directly to the format cells dialog. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Multi-line rich text edit boxes.
Luckily, unloading JAWS each time I need to fill in an edit box is not necessary. I can tab out or reverse tab out of this series of boxes then arrow my way back down. Very clugy but I'd rather find a better solution. I've just tried messing around with custom labels, but when I label one of them, it labels all four boxes with the same label, which is not terribly useful. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Multi-line rich text edit boxes.
On Wed, 10 Oct 2012, Norman King wrote: Hi. Try hitting escape. Should have mentioned that in my post. Escape does nothing. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] Multi-line rich text edit boxes.
Hello, I am attempting to use what is essentially a SharePoint form. I have no problem going through most of the form, using radio buttons, check boxes, and simple edit boxes. However, there are certain boxes that are multi-line edit boxes. When I tab into them, no label is announced, but I hear "rich text edit box". I can type into the box no problem, but I can't seem to close the edit box. Hitting the plus key just says PC cursor, instead of closing the edit box and reverting to the virtual cursor. The only way to get out of it is to tab, but in one section of this form, that just tabs me to the next rich text edit box, and since there is no label associated with the edit box, I don't know what box I am in. If I can close the edit box, go back to the virtual cursor, I can arrow down the screen, hearing the heading that states the purpose of the next edit box, then press e, and vwa la I am in the next box. So, is there some magic key that I am missing that closes a multi-line edit box? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Mazilla Firefox questions?
I use both IE and FireFox, mainly because I have too much muscle memory and hitting alt-ctrl-i, my hot key for bringing up IE sometimes just happens when I am in a hurry. I have no real issues with FF, and find some of it's extentions to be extremely useful. WEBVISUM being at the top of the list. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] VERY STUPID PROBLEM WITH MY CAPS LOCK KEY
I've found on my laptop, running win7 and JAWS 13, JAWS will often incorrectly announce the state of the caps lock key. Rather annoying at times. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Mazilla Firefox questions?
Instead of ctrl-o it is ctrl-l in Fire Fox. To find the first edit box, it is the same as in IE, jawsKey-ctrl-home. Hope that helps. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Mozilla Firefox
RJ blasphemed: It generated out of the University of Pittsburgh. Bite your tongue RJ. I work at Carnegie Mellon University, not the University of Pittsburgh. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Mozilla Firefox
There was a serious security hole in IE that was discovered recently, and code exploits were in the wild. It was serious enough that my university chose to recommend that everyone stop using IE until Microsoft released a fix for this hole. They even pushed FireFox out to all domain managed computers at the university. I've never seen a response like this before, so I thought it was worth warning a few lists I am on. Microsoft has released an update and you should make sure to install it as soon as possible. Your virus definitions would not have helped you in this case. If you had been lured into going to a maliciously crafted web site, or hit a legitimate site with a compromised ad on it, it was possible to have remote code executed on your machine, at the same level of permissions as the user running IE at the time. Since most people don't set up users with limited access to their own machine, most people are running with administrator privileges, so this could be pretty serious. Again, I rarely send out warnings of viruses or malware, but when I see a response like this from our security office, I believe it to be a credible and serious threat. Again, Microsoft has released a fix and you should update as soon as possible. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] FaceBook Question
Like others have pointed out, you don't need a mobile app, just use your computer and go to m.facebook.com. I shout this from the highest towers all the time, but seems like no one ever hears it. If any web site, not just FaceBook, gives you trouble, try the mobile version. Mobile versions are usually stripped down, easier to navigate, have fewer graphics, blah blah blah. Audible.com giving you issues, try mobile.audible.com. Not every site has a mobile version. Not all mobile versions are created equal. But it is something to try if the regular site is problematic. There is more than one way to skin a cat online, and it's a shame to miss out, or struggle along, unnecessarily. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] FaceBook Question
Well, you can certainly voice your opinion to FaceBook, but since they don't seem to care about all the complaints from billions of sighted people, I doubt they will give a rat's arse about a couple thousand blind people complaining. Do you use the mobile site? True, you can't do everything, but it is easy enough to do what you can on the mobile site, then hop over to the full site to do other things. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] thoughts on the beta so far
On Fri, 14 Sep 2012, David Ferrin wrote: She is far more responsive this time around. Are we still talking about speech synthesizers here? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] annoying problem with jaws
Try f6 or ctrl-f6. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] webvisum question
I know this comes up often, and I always feel the obligation to state this, but you don't need an invite for web visum. You can do a self invite directly from the web visum page. If you go under register, invitations, there is a link to request an invite. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] when locking my computer
I use Windows key - l about a bazillion times a day. On my XP box with JAWS 13, I have no problems. I just do an alt-ctrl-del and type in my password and hit enter. Works every time. Can't use any JAWS commands or anything as they report nothing. On my Windows 7 box, I haven't had as much luck. Haven't investigated it closely enough, but seems to not work as smoothly. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] newspaper document written in Adobe Flash
Oh yeah, I am sure you know this, but if a site is too flash oriented, I will often try the mobile version which usually works, not always though. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] newspaper document written in Adobe Flash
Completely depends on the site. Some flashy pages I can manage to get them to do most of what I need by clicking on various unlabeled buttons. Other sites, I can't get to do anything, I mean absolutely, completely, utterly inaccessible. So, what I am saying is, your milage may vary. Wanna share the site and see if others can beat it into submission? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] regarding facebook
Home Alt+0 Profile Alt+1 Friends Alt+2 Messages Alt+3 Notifications Alt+4 Many web pages use accelerator keys. I don't remember if there is a JAWS verbosity setting for accelerator keys, but if you are using IE, go to tools -> options -> advanced tab, and arrow down to display accelerator buttons. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
