[nfbcs] Instant jump combo boxes

[Rasmussen, Lloyd]

I don't use JAWS, but have a theory.  In Window-Eyes, you must tab into an interactive element to go into forms mode.  With JAWS, I think the arrow keys also can automatically put you into forms mode.  And, at least in Window-Eyes, you don't necessarily have to press Alt-down-arrow to open a combo box anymore.  I can see that if you were reading with the arrow keys, looking for the control you really wanted to change, you could accidentally alter settings of a different combo box along the way.  Just a wild guess.  

Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls
The preceding opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Cannon via nfbcs
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:03 PM
To: Mike Freeman; NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Instant jump combo boxes

If it helps, Firefox doesn't have this issue, as it doesn't fire change events until the combobox is blurred.

Aaron

On 11/13/14, Mike Freeman via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I've never seen a combo box that executed when one landed upon it. 
> However, I *have* encountered many combo boxes that executed the first 
> choice one made unless one opened the combo box with alt-down-arrow 
> and, after making one's choice, closed it with Alt-up-arrow. Have you tried this?
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy 
> Carcione via nfbcs
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 8:18 AM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Subject: [nfbcs] Instant jump combo boxes
>
> For change control, we're using the web-based ITSM Service Now, which 
> is very accessible.  The only problem is that someone added a few of 
> those combo boxes that execute something the minute Jaws lands on it.  
> Is there a way I can make it wait until I've landed on the one I actually want?
> I'm using Jaws 15 and IE.
> TIA.
> Tracy
>
>
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