[NFBCS] Flyout or expanded Menus

[David Andrews]

Also, some menus use spacebar instead of enter to open. Also, on some 
pages, the menu opens further down the page, not directly below the 
main entry, so you have to explore.

Dave

At 11:42 AM 2/22/2021, Curtis Chong via NFBCS wrote:
>Hello:
>
>Tracy makes some very valid points. Also, it would be worth determining if
>the problem exists with one browser and is fixed by another or if all
>browsers exhibit the same behavior. What we are trying to do here is to
>determine what has changed since this last worked. It would be unfortunate
>if it turns out that the most recent JAWS update caused this problem.
>
>With respect to the latest update of JAWS, I encountered a problem with
>emojis which could only be fixed by completely removing JAWS and all shared
>components and then reinstalling without migrating any settings from the
>previous versions. By running into this problem, I may have inadvertently
>revealed a possible bug with the JAWS migration tool.
>
>Cordially,
>
>Curtis Chong
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NFBCS
>Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 10:33 AM
>To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
>Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Flyout or expanded Menus
>
>Did you update Jaws recently?  Did the menus work before you updated Jaws,
>and not after?
>Could you unload Jaws with insert +F4, and then try the menus with Narrator?
>If it works, you could restart Jaws and turn off Narrator when you're where
>you need to be. Not ideal, but maybe worth a try.
>Tracy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: NFBCS [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Leslie Fairall
>via NFBCS
>Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 12:02 PM
>To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>Cc: Leslie Fairall
>Subject: [NFBCS] Flyout or expanded Menus
>
>Hello:
>
>I'm now having trouble using the menu function on my school's website. I
>used to be able to press enter on the course work button, which brought
>up a submenu of 15 items. To make a choice, you just use your up and down
>down arrow keys to find your choice and press enter. Now this method no
>longer works. Jaws 2021 tell me that the menu has expanded, but the first
>choice on the menu no longer appears. Sometimes I land on the glossary
>choice, which is in the middle of the list. Pressing enter and the tab key
>doesn't work because it takes your focus away from the menu. I'm not sure
>why this stopped working. Did my school make an update or is the menu no
>longer accessible with Jaws? I would send the page, but you have to log in
>since it is a university site. Thanks for any and all feedback.
>
>
>--
>Leslie Fairall
>mailto:fairall at shellworld.net