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Re: Preferred mode for JAWS users?
From: Ajay Sharma
Date: Jun 19, 2018 8:32AM
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That mostly depends upon situation, but most of the times I keep it
off. The pop sound isn't pleasing when you just want to skim through
the page and do not want to interact with the form controls every now
and then.
Best Regards,
Ajay
On 6/19/18, Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> In all our user testing I have never seen anyone use anything other than
> Auto Forms Mode since it was introduced in JAWS 10. Some people who used
> JAWS prior to that might prefer Manual Forms Mode but Auto Forms Mode was
> well received in my experience.
>
> Although Semi-Auto and Manual are still available, I'm not sure why anyone
> would prefer them.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
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> Does anyone have a sense of what mode most JAWS users prefer: Manual Forms
> Mode, Auto Forms Mode, or Semi-Auto Forms mode? I had heard a while back
> from one JAWS user that experienced users of the software preferred Manual,
> but that was just one person and was quite a while ago, so I wonder if that
> is really true, and if it may have changed as sites increasingly use ARIA
> composite widgets. Any data on this anywhere?
>
> Best,
> Rob
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