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RE: form input field with Browse button (type="file")

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From: Hoffman, David
Date: Jan 7, 2003 9:43AM

An example of the HTML is:

<input type="file" size="30" name="FileName" title="File field: You
can type the file location in this field or use the Browse button
to locate your file." id="File to Submit">

This is a known issue. It appears to work well using the JAWS 4.51 (Beta)
Virtual Cursor. PC Cursor and Forms Mode may require additional attention.

Good luck!
David

-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Foster [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 10:35 AM
To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Subject: form input field with Browse button (type="file")


I recently ran across a form input field that uses type="file" to
automatically create a browse button to select a file to upload. (This
was in an LMS, so I can't sent a url for that example I'm afraid.) JAWS
4.2 completely choked on it for me - either skipped the Browse button
completely when not in forms mode. In forms mode, JAWS went to the
button and just said "Ding". I am definitely not a power JAWS user, so
I am very interested to know how others have fared if they have
encountered this sort of form field with a screen reader. If anyone has
an example to try out, that would also be appreciated.

Thanks!
Carol

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