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Re: Preferred mode for JAWS users?

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Jun 19, 2018 7:45PM

I think the more advanced the user, the more likely they are to use
manual mode. I"m pretty sure that goes for software in general.
Advanced users bother to change the defaults.
I want control over when Jaws sends a click event vs. when it passes
the keyboard events through to the browser so I go full manual.
Don't expect your typical user to prefer that though.
In terms of web design, you shouldn't even think about this, just
focus on coding things correctly and let the screen reader take care
of when to enter interactive mode vs. browse mode.



On 6/19/18, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> Although Semi-Auto and Manual are still available, I'm not sure why anyone
>> would prefer them.
>
> If you have improperly coded pages you may need to use manual or semi. For
> example, an improperly coded ARIA based drop down where you want to use
> arrow keys to move up and down in a custom list but JAWS kicks you out of
> forms mode when down arrow is pressed. I've also run into issues with
> getting stuck in edit fields in the past but that seems to be much
> improved.
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