[nfbcs] Firefox and a disappearing menu bar

[Liz Bottner]

Hi,
    Thanks! I'm not exactly sure how I did it, but between pushing F11 a few
times, and apparently pressing Alt and then F10 afterwards brings back the
menu bar when hidden, (thanks to Google for that one), I was able to make
the menu bar reappear again. Thank you! I just wish I knew what made it
disappear in the first place so that I can avoid it in future.

Take care.

Liz Bottner
Guiding Eyes Graduate Council
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-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Rasmussen, Lloyd
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 10:21 AM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Firefox and a disappearing menu bar

15 years ago, the Mosaic browser had a "kiosk mode", which was toggled with
ctrl-K.  Internet Explorer has F11, which similarly switches "full-screen
mode" on and off.  I don't know whether Firefox has an analog of F11 or not.


Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project 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-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Liz Bottner
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 11:16 AM
To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
Subject: [nfbcs] Firefox and a disappearing menu bar

Hi all,

    I have no idea how this happens, but sometimes, my menu bar in Firefox
will disappear, and there is no nonvisual way to get it back that I can
figure out. The only thing that has been successful in doing so is having
someone with a pair of working eyes click on a particular spot on the screen
which will bring it back. Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon and
come across a way to make the menu bar reappear without needing to use the
mouse? Any help here is appreciated. I am using Firefox 5, JAWS11 and
Windows XP, for some background information on my system.

 

Thanks in advance for any help. Feel free to write me off list.

 

Liz Bottner

Guiding Eyes Graduate Council

GEB Voicemail:  800-942-0149 Ext. 2531

e-mail: 

liz.bottner at gmail.com

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 <http://unsilenceddream.livejournal.com/>
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