[nfbcs] Instant jump combo boxes

[Nicole Torcolini]

I know what she is talking about, and that is not the problem. In some combo
boxes, the page changes as soon as you change the selection using the arrow
keys. I've never tried alt down arrow, but I don't think that it would help.

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rasmussen, Lloyd
via nfbcs
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 10:15 AM
To: 'Aaron Cannon'; 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Instant jump combo boxes

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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