[Trainer-talk] Internet Issues

Sharonda Greenlaw sbgreenlaw at gmail.com
Thu May 13 20:38:10 UTC 2010


This person has IE 7.0. I know he doesn't have JAWS 9. I forget which
version he does have--maybe 8.0.
Sharonda


On 5/12/10, David Goldfield <disciple1211 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I have to agree.  While Internet Explorer has been relatively stable for
> many years version 8 has proven to be an exception, at least on some
> computers.  It crashes often and wants to send the error report.  While it
> could be an issue with JAWS I would bean toward blaming IE rather than the
> screen reader.  It is true that older versions of JAWS behave poorly with
> new versions of IE, particularly when trying to read items contained with
> combo boxes.  Therefore, if you're going to use IE8 I would make sure you're
> using a current or at least recent version of JAWS.  I also agree that
> Firefox is far more reliable; I could count on one hand the amount of times
> it has crashed.  Of course, I am not sure which versions of JAWS won't
> support the latest version.  NVDA, the free, open-source screen reader will
> work with both IE and Firefox.
>
> David Goldfield
>
>
>
>
> On 5/11/2010 8:55 PM, april_ogden at hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> I've had this to happen to me as well, but I wonder if having the most
>> updated version of internet explorer could be the issue? I've been told that
>> not all versions of JAWS work well with all versions of internet explorer.
>>
>> However, I can use fire fox, with the same web site, and it works
>> perfectly. I'm not sure though if this is what is causing your issue.
>>
>> Best,
>> April Ogden, MS
>> Rehabilitation Counselor
>> 904.383.7662
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Sharonda Greenlaw" <sbgreenlaw at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:45 PM
>> To: <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Trainer-talk] Internet Issues
>>
>> Hello all,
>>> I have a client who goes to certain websites that have a lot of flash
>>> content on them. Whenever he goes to activate a link, the Internet closes
>>> down and he gets a error reporting question.
>>>
>>> What do you all think could be the issue and how can this be remedied?
>>> Thanks.
>>> Sharonda
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-- 
Sharonda Greenlaw
President (Phoenix Chapter)
National Federation of the Blind
-------------
Come, read and take a journey with me at
www.WorldOfShariG.blogspot.com
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