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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Sep 23, 2012 12:22PM

> ... Sounds complicated as I write it out, but for many users (& some
> browsers), it's simpler than maneuvering thru the browser settings every time.
But disabling refresh and disabling JavaScript are two very different
animals. Some sites plain out die if you remove JavaScript.

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Ryan E. Benson


On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Patrick Burke < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> At 11:11 AM 9/20/2012, Corbett, James wrote:
>>Hi:
>>
>>But if this were indeed the case, wouldn't there be a potential
>>issue if JAWS had the means to negate behind the scene logic
>>intended to perform a specific business request?
>>
>>Jim
>
> I do not defend the feature's right to exist, I only report that it
> does exist. :)
>
> Actually, a case where this could be very handy for a user is: A page
> with ads that constantly update, causing Jaws to reset its buffer ,
> thus preventing you from reading the page to the end. Solution:
> Insert+v, DownArrow (to get out of the search box), P for Page
> Refresh, select the Off choice, Enter. Read page in peace. Then
> either turn off the setting, or close the browser session, which will
> cause Jaws to return to whatever your default Refresh setting is.
>
> ... Sounds complicated as I write it out, but for many users (& some
> browsers), it's simpler than maneuvering thru the browser settings every time.
>
> Patrick
>>