[nfbcs] Escaping from the IE toolbar from hell

[Jim Barbour]

So, I'm not 100% sure which toolbar you were stuck in.  However, I'd
suggest typing alt+v, selecting the toolbars menu, and then unchecking
each item in that submenu.  This will, by the way, get rid of the
menubar on the top of your screen.  You'll need to use alt+<letter> to
get it back when you need it.

Try that and see if it helps...

Jim

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:42:17AM -0500, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> Thanks very much.  I'm saving this message for reference, the next time it
> comes up.
> I eventually got out of the toolbar by alt-tabbing to another open page,
> then coming back.
> 
> So I take it there's no way to just do away with this toolbar altogether?  I
> hate it, and I've no use for it.
> Tracy
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org>
> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Escaping from the IE toolbar from hell
> 
> 
> >In my experience at least, the problem you're experiencing is not a
> >problem with the IE toolbar, but a problem with the web page itself
> >not taking focus when it should.  I have used the following
> >workarounds, any one of which may work, but none of which are
> >guaranteed. After each of these, you can test whether you're on the
> >page by hitting the PC Cursor key (numPad Plus or CapLock Semicolon
> >depending on your keyboard layout).  If it says "virtual PC cursor,"
> >you're good. If it just says "PC cursor," try the next trick.
> >
> >1. Tap the Alt key to go to the menu bar, then again to leave it.
> >Sometimes I have to tap Alt three rather than just two times here.
> >
> >2. Type Insert+Z to turn the virtual cursor off, then again to turn it
> >back on.
> >
> >3. Type Insert+Esc to refresh the JAWS view of the page, then try
> >tabbing back and forth to try to focus something between the last
> >toolbar item and the address bar.
> >
> >You can also use the JAWS cursor to click on the web page, but be
> >careful with that, because you can activate a link, button, etc. by
> >clicking one of those when you just want to click the page. Pick a
> >piece of text that you know is not actionable, like a part of a
> >paragraph.
> >
> >Best of luck. I run into this problem uncommon often, sorry to say.
> >
> >On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:16:22AM -0500, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> >Help!  I'm stuck in the IE8 toolbar, the one that says home split,
> >page safety tools, google search, etc.  I keep tabbing, and I can't
> >get back to the page I was on.  After I filled my cart with stuff, and
> >was trying to check out, which is extremely annoying.
> >How do I escape?  And can I get rid of this monstrosity forever?
> >Thanks.
> >Tracy
> >
> >
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