[Trainer-talk] Problems with Links in Firefox

[Jess]

I don't agree with that. I've been using Firefox ever since it came out with 
both JFW and now use it with System Access. And, it seems to work fine for 
me.
Jessica
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From: "Thea Eaton" <thea at doodledoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Problems with Links in Firefox


>I would try JAWS with Internet Explorer, Firefox does not have the most
> stable MSAA support for screen readers. Accessibility is not high on
> Mozilla's priority list, so many times a new version of Firefox will be
> released with unstable support for tabbing, for instance, or will have
> screen reader related issues. I would always recommend using IE with JAWS,
> IE is the most reliable browser.
>
> Thea Eaton
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> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Johnson
> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 3:32 PM
> To: 'List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology'
> Subject: [Trainer-talk] Problems with Links in Firefox
>
> I'm using JAWS 10 with Windows XP and Firefox 3.  When I press Enter on 
> some
> links, they don't work.  I must locate them with the JAWS cursor, then use
> the Left Click button.  The other problem I'm having is probably related.
> When I use the JAWS cursor and Left Click button to start a download, the
> computer tries to open the file.  A dialog comes up that says it is a 
> binary
> file, and gives the choice to either save or cancel.  I have looked in
> Firefox settings to try to fix the problem, without success.  I have also
> checked the newsgroup to see if anyone else has had the problem.  Any 
> ideas?
> Thanks.
>
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