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Re: Popup windows and JAWS

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From: James Leslie
Date: Oct 27, 2009 7:55AM

Thanks for the input, folks. I think the client is persuaded that a
popup isn't the best way to proceed

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Geof Collis
Sent: 27 October 2009 13:35
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Popup windows and JAWS

Well I just recently moved from JAWS 4.51 to 10.0 and it didnt' work
just fine. I wasn't always informed that a new window opened.

cheers

Geof
At 08:47 PM 10/26/2009, you wrote:
>Pop up windows work fine with JAWS and can be easily closed when the
>survey is completed.
>Chuck
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>From: "James Leslie" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 6:38 AM
>Subject: [WebAIM] Popup windows and JAWS
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was just wondering if there are problems associated with using
> > JAWS and popup windows. A client wants us to create an accessibility

> > survey for them and has suggested that it opens in a popup window. I

> > am advising that it opens in a normal browser window, as I'm fairly
> > sure this would be better practice, but can't find documentation to
> > back this up.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > James
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