[Blindtlk] Facebook's chat system

[Nikki Wunderlich]

I've never been able to use it on the website, that's the reason I 
downloaded the instant bird program. Also it allows me to be on fb chat, 
MSN, Yahoo, and AIM all at one time, all through the one client.
Nikki Wunderlich
face book, my space, and MSN as well as email nikki0222 at gmail.com
yahoo and AIM nikkiwunderlich
skype and twitter nikki022285
cell 763-248-0106
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
To: "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Facebook's chat system


> Thanks.
> I definitely should have mentioned that I use JAWS 12.  I apologize for
> that.
>
> I appreciate the answers to finding alternatives to the regular site.
> Because you guys are only talking about alternatives rather than answering
> the direct question, am I to assume that the chat feature is either very
> challenging or inaccessible?
> Someone gave me a wonderful explanation of the layout of the chat area, 
> and
> I appreciate that!  Thank you!
>
> So, let me narrow it down just a bit...mainly so as not to clutter this 
> list
> with mail.
> Are other JAWS users using this chat feature, and if so, what are some 
> tips?
>
> I appreciate the answers from others, but now rather than asking the 
> general
> question, I'll get very specifically and taylor it more to screen reader
> users (mainly JAWS) who are using the actual Facebook site and not
> alternative clients or chat programs.  If it is indeed useable, then why 
> not
> try it before downloading extra clients?
> Thanks again!
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nikki Wunderlich
> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:01 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Facebook's chat system
>
> you can use instant bird for your facebook chat. I do, and it works
> wonderfully the website to get it is www.instantbird.org
> Hope that helps!
> Nikki Wunderlich
> face book, my space, and MSN as well as email nikki0222 at gmail.com
> yahoo and AIM nikkiwunderlich
> skype and twitter nikki022285
> cell 763-248-0106
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Facebook's chat system
>
>
>>I don't know if the facebook chat system is accessible with screen readers
>> since I haven't tried it myself, but it might not be. And it is not cool
>> because the mobile version of facebook, http://m.facebook.com, does not
>> support chat.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jim
>> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:20 AM
>> To: Jim
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Facebook's chat system
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm curious if anyone knows how Facebook's chat system works.  I've been
>> trying it but either am not being successful or don't know how to read
>> people's responses.
>>
>> I see that someone's on chat, and hit enter on the person's name.  An 
>> edit
>> box comes up and I begin to type, and when I'm done with my message, I 
>> hit
>> enter.
>>
>> Then what?
>>
>> I see that my message comes up, no longer in that edit box.  Below that, 
>> I
>> see a new edit box.
>>
>> Anyone know what happens next?  I tried it with about six different
>> people.
>>
>> I'm trying the regular
>>
>> www.facebook.com
>>
>> website, and an not sure how to proceed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
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