[blindlaw] Losing Place on Web Page

[Laura Wolk]

I've also had this happen, even in Chrome.  Sometimes a restart fixes
it, sometimes not.  I am grateful for the suggestion of a temporary
bookmark.



On 3/22/19, Ben Fulton via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Nikki,
>
> You could try calling freedom scientific to figure out this problem, but
> chances are they will say something stupid like that it's not an issue with
> their software, but some kind of third party software issue. I've been
> pretty upset about their customer service. If a government program hadn't
> covered the tab, I doubt I ever would have purchased this software.
>
> Kind regards,
> Ben Fulton
>
> I am using IE 11 and JAWS 2018. Does JAWS now work with Chrome?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brian Unitt
> via BlindLaw
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 7:40 PM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List
> Cc: Brian Unitt
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Losing Place on Web Page
>
> What browser are you using? I am using chrome with the latest update for
> JAWS 2019, and I am not experiencing that problem.
> Brian
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 21, 2019, at 3:48 PM, Jen Barrow via BlindLaw
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
> Hi Nikki,
>
> Yes, I experience the same problem as you described. It?s very frustrating
> when I?m looking at a case on Westlaw and I switch over to word to write
> some notes, and then the JAWS focus is back at the top when I return to IE.
> I also started to notice this rather recently? But I can?t remember when.
>
> Jen
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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>> On Mar 21, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org><mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>
>> I guess I can place a bookmark where the main content begins. I am often
>> jumping back and forth between a case and a wordprocessor, so having
>> multiple bookmarks may be impractical as I continue reading through the
>> case.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Scott
>> Greenblatt via BlindLaw
>> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 5:52 PM
>> To: Blind Law Mailing List
>> Cc: Scott Greenblatt
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Losing Place on Web Page
>>
>> I?m not sure why you?re having this problem but as a JAWS user I can give
>> you one solution that might help. You can put a temporary bookmark or
>> placeholder whatever it?s called into the webpage before you switch out by
>> using a controlled windows K command. This way if you lose your focus on
>> the webpage when you go back into that window all you have to do is hit
>> the letter K and it will bring you back to where you belong. I hope this
>> helps you and fixes the problem until JAWS starts behaving the way it
>> should
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Scott Greenblatt Esq.
>> 914-274f-0232
>> sgreenblatt76 at gmail.com<mailto:sgreenblatt76 at gmail.com>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Mar 21, 2019, at 5:20 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org><mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am wondering if others are experiencing this while conducting work
>>> online. I am first on a given web page, maybe Westlaw, a treatise, or
>>> whatever else. I then switch over to email or to a Word document. When I
>>> bring my browser back into focus, JAWS appears to have lost its place on
>>> the web page, and I am right back at the top of the page. Needless to
>>> say, this is incredibly annoying, as I have to return to where I left off
>>> my work. I guess I could always copy and paste the contents of the web
>>> page to a separate Word document, which is my clumsy solution in the
>>> meantime, but I am just puzzled why JAWS cannot seem to remember where it
>>> was situated on the web page. I am not sure what is going on, so I am not
>>> sure how to go about resolving this. However, this did not happen before.
>>> I use JAWS 2018, IE 11 browser, and Windows 10, though I am not
>>> remembering exactly which version of 10 the firm installed on my laptop.
>>> any ideas would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Nikki
>
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