[Trainer-Talk] Windows 10 virtual cursor weirdness

[Reginald George]

The only suggestion I have is insert Z Will toggle the virtual cursor on or off on the fly. Not sure if turning it on will help but that's all I have.

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> On Mar 10, 2017, at 9:29 AM, Deborah Armstrong via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I updated my JAWS to 18.0.2530, the latest. I also updated my laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and worked through the webinar archive on Windows 10 basics. I have Version 1607 of Windows 10.
> 
> I had no trouble with JAWS, except for needing to repair the installation because the upgrade clobbered the video intercept driver, but I figured that out and JAWS is working with my applications just fine now.
> 
> But there are instances in Windows 10, where it seems I should have a virtual cursor and where one does not appear. The easiest place to explain this are the Cortana cards and notebook. If I press the start button the search box appears.
> 
> From reading books on Windows 10 I know I can use the notebook to adjust Cortana preferences and read the cards that pop up. I can sort of read these cards with the tab key but I can't move through any of this information with a virtual cursor.
> 
> There are several other places in Windows where the same thing is happening. For example, if I press the Windows key with the letter I to call up Settings, press Enter on System, arrow down to About and tab over to the "about" information, I can hear JAWS speaking my computer name, type and Windows version. But I can't access this with a JAWS or invisible cursor and I can't step through it with a virtual cursor either. If I read the current line, it shows a selected button labeled "rename PC".
> 
> I've set Internet Explorer and not Edge to be my default browser so shouldn't it handle the HTML-based content that appears throughout Windows? How can I get a virtual cursor to turn on?
> 
> --Deborah Armstrong
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