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Re: JAWS cursor doesn't work in Firefox or Chrome

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From: Lynn Holdsworth
Date: Feb 5, 2015 6:10AM

Thanks guys.

Asa: ChromeVox doesn't offer the kind of position-based screen review
capability that I need. Thanks for suggesting it anyhow - it was worth
a try.

Leoni: I'll certainly add my voice to those that have already
contacted FS about this issue. It's impacting my job and I'd love them
forever if they could come up with a solution.

I just tried NVDA, whose documentation says it has a review mode, but
frustratingly I couldn't get it to work.

Thanks as always, Lynn

On 05/02/2015, Léonie Watson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> " Obviously if anyone has a solution I'd love to hear it. But I've spent
> 3 hours this morning searching, tweaking, restarting and failing."
>
> Unfortunately it's been this way with Jaws and Firefox for several versions
> of both the browser and the screen reader. It has to do with the graphics
> engine Mozilla uses in Firefox I think.
>
>
> Chrome isn't officially supported by Jaws, so I'm not sure there's any
> expectation that the Jaws cursor should work there.
>
> FS is aware of the Firefox problem. Please contact them to let them know
> you're finding it a problem though - as with all software and bugs, the
> more
> people that raise the issue the better.
>
> Léonie.
> --
> @LeonieWatson Tink.UK Carpe diem
>
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