Reg, by default there is a checkbox on the about:config page just above the I'll be careful button labeled Show this warning next time. Sounds like you unchecked this checkbox at some point. Marc -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+msolomon=aisquared....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Reg Webb via Talk Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:08 PM To: talk@lists.window-eyes.com Subject: Re: web vissum work around
Mark and all My system seems mysteriously to have bypassed the "I'll be careful" button, so the only way I can access about:config is to turn autoload and browse mode off before I type "about:config" whereupon, on pressing enter, I go straight into it, with no button required. Does anyone know why? -- Reg <regw...@btinternet.com> On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:57:13 +0000 Marc Solomon <msolo...@aisquared.com> wrote: > Well, I stand corrected. Chris from our support team helped clarify that you > can use the about:config screen in Firefox with Window-Eyes if you do two > things before activating the I'll be careful I promise button: > 1. Disable auto loading of Browse Mode (Insert-A is the default hotkey for > toggling this feature on and off) Note: don't forget to turn auto load back > on when you are done > 2. Manually turn off Browse Mode (Control-Shift-A) > I just tested this out and it worked great under Windows 10 and Firefox > 43.0.1. We do have this issue logged in our bug tracking system but this work > around can be used until it is fixed. > Thanks, > Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+msolomon=aisquared....@lists.window-eyes.com] > On Behalf Of Marc Solomon via Talk > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 10:47 AM > To: Reg Webb <regw...@btinternet.com>; Window-Eyes Discussion List > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com>; j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk > Subject: RE: web vissum work around > > Well, that is what I get for making a suggestion without testing it out > first. I am also experiencing the Firefox hang when opening the about:config > page regardless if Browse Mode is on or off. This happens in the latest > Firefox under both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. I have notified our > development team, so if the issue is on our end, which seems likely at this > point, we can investigate further. > Thanks, > Marc > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+msolomon=aisquared....@lists.window-eyes.com] > On Behalf Of Reg Webb via Talk > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 5:04 AM > To: j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk; Window-Eyes Discussion List > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> > Subject: Re: web vissum work around > > Nor on this one Mark. > > I just tried it and, after W-E stopped talking, my sighted wife and I > managed to shut down Firefox from Task Manager, and W-E came up, but not > working properly - (win+d would not get me the desktop). After closing > W-e and restarting it, I'm now back to normal but, without sighted > support, the rest is silence! > Windows7-64 W-E9.3.1 latest Firefox. > Incidentally, at my first attempt, W-E said "browse mode not available", > so I couldn't turn it off if I tried. > -- > Reg > <regw...@btinternet.com> > > On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:24:17 GMT > Joe Paton via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > > > Hi Mark, > > > > That doesn't work on this installation sadly. > > > > Joe > > > > On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:02:16 +0000 > > Marc Solomon via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > > > > I would suggest turning Browse Mode off before trying to interact with the > > about:config page in Firefox. > > Regards, > > Marc > > > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > > > > > On December 22, 2015 12:40:02 PM Reg Webb via Talk > > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all > > > I find that the system crashes when I activate about:config in Firefox > > > with the latest W-E running but, if I close W-E, my sighted wife can > > > make it work just fine. I haven't tried NVDA yet. Any thoughts? > > > > > > -- > > > Reg > > > <regw...@btinternet.com> > > > > > > On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:45:12 -0600 > > > McLeod Stinnett via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > > > > > >> i found this on another list. > > >> I posted this to another list or actually several. It is apparently only > > >> a temporary fix--since in Firefox 44, they will remove the configuration > > >> item that will disable this strict signing requirement. I know I am > > >> going to run 2 versions of Firefox: the current one which allows the > > >> hack and the newest one. If I need the webvisum plug-in, I will use that > > >> older one for signing into captia based sites. > > >> > > >> > > >> There is a workaround but it _may_ make you less secure. > > >> > > >> > > >> 1. Open Firefox 43 and in the address bar, type the below line as seen > > >> with no spaces: > > >> > > >> about:config > > >> > > >> 2. You will get a Firefox warning saying: 'This may void your warranty.' > > >> Click on the button that sardonically says: 'I'll be careful, I promise.' > > >> > > >> 3. tab once to the list of 700 or so items and press the letter X. You > > >> are looking for the below item: > > >> > > >> xpinstall.signatures.required > > >> > > >> 4. When this item is highlighted, press the context key or right click > > >> and choose toggel or press T (same thing.) > > >> > > >> 5. The highlighted value should change to false as in: > > >> > > >> xpinstall.signatures.required;false > > >> > > >> > > >> Then press control + W to close the window and when you run Firefox > > >> again, Webvisum should work. > > >> > > >> > > >> Again, this may make you less secure, but if you are careful and do not > > >> allow add ons to be installed automatically, at least in the opinion of > > >> some, your risk is minimal. For versions going way back to Firefox 3 or > > >> 4, every time I install something that inserts a browser add on, when I > > >> run Firefox for the first time afterward, Firefox always prompts me to > > >> allow or disallow the installation--regardless of whether the > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > > >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > >> > > >> For membership options, visit > > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/regwebb%40btinternet.com. > > >> For subscription options, visit > > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > >> List archives can be found at > > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > > > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > > > > > For membership options, visit > > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/msolomon%40aisquared.com. > > > For subscription options, visit > > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > List archives can be found at > > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > > > For membership options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/joe%40vi-ability.demon.co.uk. > > For subscription options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > List archives can be found at > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > > -- > > Joe Paton <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > > > For membership options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/regwebb%40btinternet.com. > > For subscription options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > List archives can be found at > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/msolomon%40aisquared.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/msolomon%40aisquared.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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