Off topic, but can you explain the purpose (or reason) of reading the status line?
On 5/23/2017 3:23 PM, Tom Kingston via Talk wrote: > I haven't installed JAWS yet. But I assume the problem is that JAWS does > not possess the elegant code Window-Eyes does to determine the logical > status bar when there is no actual status bar, which is the case on the > desktop and in Thunderbird. > Obviously there's no status bar on the desktop. But in Thunderbird there > is a window that looks and acts like a status bar, but it is not > (technically speaking) a true status bar. > It's a good example of the never-ending uphill battle screen-reader > developers face. Windows has a specific status bar window that can be > created and yet it is not uncommon for developers to just tack on > another standard window that accomplishes the same purpose visually. > Regards, > Tom > > > On 5/23/2017 1:30 PM, Carol and Roger via Talk wrote: >> Thank you, but that was not the answer. The window is already >> maximized. Ctrl-numpad page down says absolutely nothing. If I move to >> my Carol folder, it says 465 items. If I am on the desktop, it says >> 5/23/2017. If I select some random items from a folder, it then says x >> number of items selected. It will read how many pages, words and some >> percentage in Office Word. It will not read anything from Thunderbird >> that should represent any type of status information. I can go back to >> the main folder list in Thunderbird and get a number of how many unread >> messages there are for all unread messages, but they are not broken into >> different accounts. >> >> I have finished beating this dead horse, so I am walking off into the >> sunset, grin! >> >> >> Carol >> >> >> On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Steve Jacobson via Talk wrote: >>> Sometimes I find that the status lines only reads correctly when the >>> window has been maximized. You might see if that helps in this case. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Talk >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+steve.jacobson=visi....@lists.window-eyes.com] On >>> Behalf Of Carol and Roger via Talk >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 6:10 AM >>> To: Darrell Bowles <dgbow...@msn.com>; Window-Eyes Discussion List >>> <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> >>> Subject: Re: Reading the Status Line in JAWS >>> >>> If the key is insert-page down, then I never have anything in the status >>> line except for the file explorer. I am used to having a status line in >>> Thunderbird that tells me how many messages there, how many are not read >>> and in some cases, how many have been deleted. I have tried using both >>> the insert-page down on the number pad and the ones on the six-pack. It >>> says absolutely nothing. Oh yes, somethimes, when I am on the desktop, >>> it will tell me either the date or the time, depending on what mood it >>> is in, grin. Thanks for any suggestions. >>> >>> Carol >>> >>> >>> On 5/22/2017 6:29 PM, Darrell Bowles via Talk wrote: >>>> Yes it's insert plus page down. On a desktop, it's insert plus the >>>> numpad 3. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Talk >>>> [mailto:talk-bounces+dgbowles=msn....@lists.window-eyes.com] On >>>> Behalf Of Tom Fairhurst via Talk >>>> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 6:26 PM >>>> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> >>>> Subject: Fw: Reading the Status Line in JAWS >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Tom Fairhurst >>>> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 3:07 PM >>>> To: talk-requ...@lists.window-eyes.com >>>> Subject: Reading the Status Line in JAWS >>>> >>>> Is there a JAWS equivalent for reading the status line in a window in >>>> MS Word or other programs? Reading the top or bottom line doesn’t >>>> give enough information. If one can’t identify the cursor position, >>>> using MS Word is almost impossible. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/dgbowles%40msn.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/carogsmith%40embarqmail.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/steve.jacobson%40visi.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/carogsmith%40embarqmail.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/tom.kingston%40charter.net. >> >> >> >> 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/nicksarames%40msn.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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