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

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From: Jonathan C. Cohn
Date: Feb 5, 2015 7:29AM

Try the touch cursor. There was also a long discussion on jaws scripting list last week.

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> On Feb 5, 2015, at 8:10 AM, Lynn Holdsworth < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> 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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