Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why?
I've experienced the same thing with IE11 and Jaws 16 on a Windows 7 PC. It's not consistent, but occasionally, it will activate the link above where my virtual cursor is. - Original Message - From: Kimsan To: 'jaws-users' Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:31 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why? I'm not sure if it's after the windows 10 update, or after I made changes in the quick setting which I don't remember what the changes were; however, here is the skinny. Let's say there are two links I am passing by, about and contact us. I click contact us and the about page opens. The only way I can get the right link to launch is listing the links, tab to move to link, then activate link. That is to much just to read a page lol, thoughts? Windows 10, jaws 16 and IE 11. 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why?
I have noted this behavior since Jaws 16, very annoying especially if one is using arrows while reading display, I read left-handed, long story, and am a very dominant right-handed person. Tab key is on the left and that hand, especially if trying to order something is often on the display. Jaws 17 can occasionally drive me mad when I hear "edit" and then start to type and hear no ... present. Just have to get used to pressing enter first, or using the tab key, or changing a setting which could make other things not work as intended. However, I have thought I was on an order link, display shows I am as well as Eloquence, press enter and find myself in a totally different place, sometimes unable to go page back, either get JAWS lockup and can't do anything, or get a webpage error, and have to try to exit everything or just turn off the computer. Annoying to say the least, although in 17 I note the wrong link is less of a problem than it was in 16. Rose Combs roseco...@q.com A picture may be worth a thousand words but it takes up three times the memory! -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of John M. Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:54 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why? I have encountered this behavior in Jaws for years. It happens to me more in Firefox than IE, but it happens in both. The best way that I have found to circumvent the problem is to TAB to the link and then activate it, instead of navigating to the link with the cursor keys. When using FF, I always TAB to a link before activating. John - Original Message - From: "Kimsan" <kimsans...@outlook.com> To: "'jaws-users'" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:31 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why? > I'm not sure if it's after the windows 10 update, or after I made changes > in > the quick setting which I don't remember what the changes were; however, > here is the skinny. > > > > Let's say there are two links I am passing by, about and contact us. I > click contact us and the about page opens. > > The only way I can get the right link to launch is listing the links, tab > to > move to link, then activate link. That is to much just to read a page > lol, > thoughts? > > Windows 10, jaws 16 and IE 11. > > > > 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why?
This has happened to me for a few JFW versions back. I can only imagine it has to do with some sort of focus. Anyway, I've gotten in the habit of tabbing once to make sure I'm on the correct link. This fixes it. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kimsan Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 9:32 PM To: 'jaws-users' Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why? I'm not sure if it's after the windows 10 update, or after I made changes in the quick setting which I don't remember what the changes were; however, here is the skinny. Let's say there are two links I am passing by, about and contact us. I click contact us and the about page opens. The only way I can get the right link to launch is listing the links, tab to move to link, then activate link. That is to much just to read a page lol, thoughts? Windows 10, jaws 16 and IE 11. 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why?
Kimsan, Regarding recent changes, you can do a jaws key and the number 6 on top row and go to bottom of tree to see last 25 changes you made with jaws. Al -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kimsan Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:32 AM To: 'jaws-users' Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why? I'm not sure if it's after the windows 10 update, or after I made changes in the quick setting which I don't remember what the changes were; however, here is the skinny. Let's say there are two links I am passing by, about and contact us. I click contact us and the about page opens. The only way I can get the right link to launch is listing the links, tab to move to link, then activate link. That is to much just to read a page lol, thoughts? Windows 10, jaws 16 and IE 11. 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why?
I have encountered this behavior in Jaws for years. It happens to me more in Firefox than IE, but it happens in both. The best way that I have found to circumvent the problem is to TAB to the link and then activate it, instead of navigating to the link with the cursor keys. When using FF, I always TAB to a link before activating. John - Original Message - From: "Kimsan" <kimsans...@outlook.com> To: "'jaws-users'" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:31 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why? I'm not sure if it's after the windows 10 update, or after I made changes in the quick setting which I don't remember what the changes were; however, here is the skinny. Let's say there are two links I am passing by, about and contact us. I click contact us and the about page opens. The only way I can get the right link to launch is listing the links, tab to move to link, then activate link. That is to much just to read a page lol, thoughts? Windows 10, jaws 16 and IE 11. 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why?
I generally use the spacebar rather than the enter key to activate links and buttons. I think the enter key focuses on the default element rather than the focused control in certain situations. for stubborn links where no strategies seem to work, I'll press the applications key or the right click to see if the first item is open, which entering will activate the link. On 11/19/2015 8:54 AM, John M. wrote: I have encountered this behavior in Jaws for years. It happens to me more in Firefox than IE, but it happens in both. The best way that I have found to circumvent the problem is to TAB to the link and then activate it, instead of navigating to the link with the cursor keys. When using FF, I always TAB to a link before activating. John - Original Message - From: "Kimsan" <kimsans...@outlook.com> To: "'jaws-users'" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:31 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why? I'm not sure if it's after the windows 10 update, or after I made changes in the quick setting which I don't remember what the changes were; however, here is the skinny. Let's say there are two links I am passing by, about and contact us. I click contact us and the about page opens. The only way I can get the right link to launch is listing the links, tab to move to link, then activate link. That is to much just to read a page lol, thoughts? Windows 10, jaws 16 and IE 11. 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/
[JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why?
I'm not sure if it's after the windows 10 update, or after I made changes in the quick setting which I don't remember what the changes were; however, here is the skinny. Let's say there are two links I am passing by, about and contact us. I click contact us and the about page opens. The only way I can get the right link to launch is listing the links, tab to move to link, then activate link. That is to much just to read a page lol, thoughts? Windows 10, jaws 16 and IE 11. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why?
Hi, I can confirm this behavior. It's happened a few times to me recently on Amazon.com. I was on the your orders link. It verbalized your orders but somehow after entering on what verbalized as your orders I ended up on a page for sellers on amazon. thank goodness for alt left arrow. I could reproduce this at will so I think I can safely say it wasn't user error in this case. As for its cause or solution such still escapes me but I can indeed confirm the behavior you report. I know it isn't a solution but sometimes knowing that an anomaly isn't unique to you and your set up can bring a bit of solace. Robin -Original Message- From: Kimsan Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:31 AM To: 'jaws-users' Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws activating wrong link why? I'm not sure if it's after the windows 10 update, or after I made changes in the quick setting which I don't remember what the changes were; however, here is the skinny. Let's say there are two links I am passing by, about and contact us. I click contact us and the about page opens. The only way I can get the right link to launch is listing the links, tab to move to link, then activate link. That is to much just to read a page lol, thoughts? Windows 10, jaws 16 and IE 11. 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/
