[Blindtlk] an JAWS question

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

The virtual buffer is, I believe, the name JAWS uses for the mode which is
used to display content in web pages and PDF documents, based on information
supplied by Microsoft Active Accessibility and not by the off-screen model.
On a web page, while you are in the virtual buffer, keystrokes perform
navigation actions such as moving among headings, finding a button, next
text, etc.  When your reading takes you into an area where you can type or
otherwise interact with a web page, JAWS can automatically switch into Forms
Mode so that the keys no longer perform navigation functions.  The toggle
for the virtual buffer in JAWS is Insert-Z.  In Window-Eyes, this buffer is
called Browse Mode and the toggle is ctrl-shift-A.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 4:51 PM
> To: lras at sprynet.com; 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] an JAWS question
> 
> Lloyd,
> 
> Before I upgraded my IE version 7. Things were working well. Then for
> whatever reason things stopped working. When I go to a new webpage, it
> does
> start off in the address area. But using F6 does nothing to help read the
> page.
> 
> What is the Virtual buffer?
> 
> I think you might be on to something.
> 
> Marsha
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 1:15 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] an JAWS question
> 
> Sometimes IE 8 comes up with focus on the address bar.  Try pressing F6 a
> couple of times and see if this will bring the page into the virtual
> buffer.
> 
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Wheaton, Maryland
> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
> > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 10:50 AM
> > To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> > Subject: [Blindtlk] an JAWS question
> >
> > I am using JAWS 12. And I have Internet Explorer 8, with XP. when I go
> to
> > a
> > webpage, Jaws does not read the page. I know its there, as I can use my
> > other curser modes, and it will read the page. But when in the PC mode,
> it
> > reads nothing. Seems that this just happened a few days ago, before all
> > was
> > fine. I originally had IE 7, so updated thinking that was the issue. I
> > have
> > installed all the windows updates, including all the jaws updates.
> Nothing
> > has seemed to work. This is very baffling to me.
> >
> > Please help!
> >
> > Marsha