Thanks so much Neville. I had taken the first 2 steps, but the third one has proved crucial in getting some mouse access back.
Best wishes -- Reg <regw...@btinternet.com> On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 10:16:25 +1000 Neville via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > Hi Listers, > Using: W7 HP 32 bit, latest versions of WE, Firefox and Thunderbird > > Use the three steps below to make both Firefox and Thunderbird accessible > with the mouse just like they used to be. I was able to use WE to make the > necessary changes in Thunderbird but needed sighted assistance for Firefox. > For some reason WE kept loosing speech in the case of Firefox but maybe NVDA > would work. > > A similar method has been around for a while but never had any success with > it but these three steps really work. In short, I was amazed with the change > in mouse accessibility the alterations made. > > Hopefully, someone can come up with a method to make Chrome mouse accessible > as well. > > HTH > Neville. > > > > This is the three steps needed to fix the mouse cursor problem. > > The third step is the new one. You do have to arrow down many times to find > it. A lot do seem to sound the same, so be careful you get the correct one > to change. > > > block quote > 1. Open the Configuration Editor. In Firefox, enter > about:config > in the address bar. In Thunderbird, go to the Tools menu and navigate to > Options, Advanced, General, then Config Editor. > 2. Once in the Configuration editor, press TAB until you are in the list of > options. > 3. Pressing UP or DOWN ARROW will move you between options or typing the > first few letters of an option's name will move you to a specific option in > the > > list. > the following are entries to search for: > > gfx.direct2d.disabled > if the boolean value is set to false, press the enter key to toggle the > value to true. > > layers.acceleration.disabled > if the boolean value is set to false, press the enter key to toggle the > value to true. > > layers.offmainthreadcomposition.enabled > if the boolean value is set to true, press the enter key to toggle the > value to false. > > press control+w to close the configuration window. > restart Thunderbird/Firefox. > block quote end > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/archive%40mail-archive.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
