Forgot to say, I am still running Windows7 pro 64bit, in case the OS might be the bottleneck.
On 10/7/2017 12:01 PM, David via Talk wrote: > I do not want to start a new lengthy arguing over accessibility issues. > Yet, a few days ago, we had a discussion running here, as to the latest > version of Firefox - 56 - which some users had experienced issues with. > > I did not have any intention in running into accessibility issues, and > hence told my Firefox never to update. It is done under tools, Options, > Advanced, and choose the update tab. Nevertheless, this morning when > starting my Firefox, it still updated itself. I got the message on the > screen, that the update was taking place, and though I could say a few > things about a setting in the Firefox options, which apparently is > nothing but useless - I had no choice but to let the update complete > itself. My reasoning was that first it insisted on upgrading, I could > always roll it back afterwards. > > When the upgrading was finished, I checked under Tools, Help, About - > and the current installation says > > Firefox 56.0, 32bit. > > I now have used it for a couple of hours, browsing around, and do see no > trouble with this version of Firefox, along with the latest (and last) > version of WinEyes, that is, version 9.5.4. > > I do recall there has been a few comments about the 64bit version of > Firefox from the past. And hence i was wondering if the users who told > us not to update to the latest Firefox, due to their accessibility > issues, would happen to be running the 64bit version. > > As an alternative, in attempting to see a reason for some experiencing > trouble in latest version, I do wonder if there could be a focusing > issue. Would any of you, who initially reported the loss of > accessibility in Firefox 56, maybe want to try the following. > 1. Open Firefox, and go to any website. > 2. Press Alt-D, as in Delta. > 3. Press F6. > 4. Try navigating the website. > Are you still unable to perform any action on the page? If so, check > under Help/About,and see if you are running 64- or 32bit version. Please > note, a 32bit software can be run perfectly well on a 64bit machine, but > you cannot run a 64bit software on a 32bit computer. Most computers now > aday, are 64bit machines, and yet, often you are encouraged to run the > 32bit software, due to the 64bit technology being more vulnerable for > technical issues. > > This is no attempt in advicing anyone, in their choice of browser or > version. I am just curious why some have reported their systems facing > issues, whereas my system had none. Could it even be there was something > going wrong in your updating process? Or, could it be due to some of the > add-ons you have installed under Firefox, and which no longer are > up-to-date, due to the new add-on policy of the Mozilla group? Try > starting your Firefox with all Add-ons disabled, and see if that solves > any issues. > > Really, it would be bad, should a number of users ditch an otherwise > good browser, or abstain from updating, due to some misunderstood > accessibility issues. That's why, I decided to report my findings, > hoping to hear from others who could shed further light on what possibly > could cause issues for some. Perhaps we even could help them solve their > issues, and have them back up running the Firefox browser again; even > with last version of WinEyes. > _______________________________________________ > 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/trailerdavid%40hotmail.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
