[blindlaw] JAWS and Internet Explorer

[Darlene Olsen]

Thank you for the information.  I am a future law student and depend on the 
JAWS screen reader.  I have a gmail account but thought a second account 
would be in order.  I really appreciate your informing us of the situation 
mentioned.  Darlene
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Gilmore" <m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:16 AM
Subject: [blindlaw] JAWS and Internet Explorer


I realize this isn't a legal post or a job post; however, I didn't know how 
many of the JAWS users out there were aware that Internet Explorer 8 only 
works with Jaws 10.0.
For those of you who are still using IE 7 and an earlier version of JAWS, 
you are probably finding that you can not open your yahoo e-mail and read 
them. In fact, JAWS 10 has an upgrade that can be downloaded so that IE8 can 
be utilized to use gmail and yahoo e-mail (i.e., to open a message.)

If any of you out there are computer savvy, I was wondering if it was the 
MSAA mode of earlie JAWS versions that don't quite sync up with IE8 and 
allow the opening of yahoo e-mails anymore. I ask because I tried a little 
experiment yesterday. If you turn off JAWS and run the voice for a screen 
magnifier (I have no idea if it came with JAWS or Openbook--most likely 
JAWS), you can open a yahoo e-mail and forward it to hotmail let's say for 
example. Even so, you can't read the message in yahoo and thus need to turn 
JAWS back on and go to the other e-mail account to read it. The magnifier 
reader reads links but that's it. I apologize if this starting to sound a 
little rambling; but, I wanted to get the word out. Perhaps NFB or someone 
should contact yahoo and let them know the problem they have caused to those 
who use versions of JAWS that precede 10.0 and Internet Explorer that 
precede 8.0. Let's face it: upgrades are nice (and granted there are some 
new
 features in the new Jaws that are more convenient); but, why should we have 
to upgrade each time they upgrade?

Just food for thought.

Mike



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