[blindlaw] JAWS and Chrome

Tue Apr 23 14:49:32 UTC 2019

Another thing that needs to be checked are the JAWS settings.  I don't know if defaults for Chrome are different from Internet Explorer or not, but there is a setting that determines if JAWS does a mouse click when you press ENTER or not.  This setting may need to be changed for Chrome or for the specific web pate.  Press JAWSKEY and V to open quick settings.  Look for the "Link Activation" setting.  For me, pressing the letter "L" jumped right there when I opened Quick settings from inside Chrome.  You can toggle between "simulate mouse click" and "Send ENTER Key" by pressing SPACE.  Since I don't know for sure how yours is set or what might work, I would suggest that you try changing it from your current setting to the other setting and see if that might help.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Aaron Cannon via BlindLaw
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 6:36 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Aaron Cannon <cannona at fireantproductions.com>
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] JAWS and Chrome

Hi Nikki.

If no one else is able to help you, I may be able to write a small
script that you can use inside Chrome that may fix this issue. No
promises, but based on your description, it is likely. I will,
however, need a copy of the page in question. However, before we try
that, you should make sure the window is maximized, as that can
occasionally cause issues when that is not done. To do that, press
alt+space, then either press the down-arrow key until you hear
"Maximize", then press enter, or after hitting CTRL+space, simply
press the x key. Then go back and try to click on the link again.

If that does not resolve it:

1. Visit the page in question.
2. Press F10 to open the Chrome Menu.
3. Arrow down to "More Tools" and press enter.
4. Press enter on "Save Page As".
5. A save dialog will open. Choose a location and a name, and in the
"Save As Type" dropdown, choose the "HTML only" option.
6. Email me the resulting file at cannona at fireantproductions.com

Best of luck.

Aaron

On 4/22/19, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am sorry for writing so often--many tech issues here. I decided to install
> Google Chrome and see if that is more stable in terms of keeping JAWS' place
> on the webpage after I bring an email or wordprocessor into focus and then
> return to the browser. It looks like it is. However, I am noticing something
> peculiar on Westlaw. After conducting a search and skimming a list of search
> results, I apparently cannot click on a given result to review the case or
> journal article. I tried clicking on the title of the item in addition to
> the excerpted text that the search highlights as a part of the result entry,
> but I cannot advance to the page with the full text of the case or article.
> This is so strange because this is not at all an issue on IE. As far as I
> can tell, JAWS seems confused as to whether the title is a link or a heading
> based on what I get when I perform an insert-F1. I also recall that a few of
> you are able to use Chrome and JAWS when working on Westlaw. I would be
> grateful if you could let me know if you are using some customizations to
> make JAWS behave more smoothly on Chrome or if you have additional ideas.
> For reference, I am using JAWS 2018 and a recent update to Chrome 73.
>
> Thanks,
> Nikki
>
>
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