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From: Christopher Nagle
Date: Tue, Dec 16 2008 10:25AM
Subject: Alternative Web Browsers for Use with JAWS
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Hi,

Given all of attacks out on the internet that focus on Internet
Explorer, are there any other web browsers that JAWS has a similar level
of usability that JAWS and IE do? While I know you can use Firefox with
JAWS I'm under the impression it's not as usable as JAWS with IE? Or
does JAWS with Firefox just take some getting used to?

Thanks,
-Chris

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Christopher Nagle
Web Specialist
ICI / UMass, Boston
http://www.nercve.org/
http://www.communityinclusion.org/

From: Steve Green
Date: Tue, Dec 16 2008 10:55AM
Subject: Re: Alternative Web Browsers for Use with JAWS
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JAWS does behave differently with Firefox and Internet Explorer. A lot of
the time there is no difference but there are occasions when Internet
Explorer works better. I can't think of any content that has worked better
with Firefox.

It is not a matter of usability issues that the user can get used to. It's
largely due to differences in MSAA support that mean that Firefox does not
integrate as well with JAWS. This is not an issue for static content but it
is more so for dynamic content such as JavaScript and Flash.

However, the situation is improving all the time and at some point I expect
there will be little difference. Firefox 1.0 had no MSAA support and worked
very poorly with JAWS, so it has come a long way in just a few years.

Steve

From: Mackenzie, Hamish
Date: Tue, Dec 16 2008 5:40PM
Subject: Re: Alternative Web Browsers for Use with JAWS
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Hi All

With the recent release of Jaws 10 and Firefox 3 Jaws works very well
indeed with Firefox, so much so that it is now my default browser and I
have not noticed any sites that I have to revert to IE for. I am
managing fine with complex sites like Facebook which in previous
releases of Jaws and firefox were more problematic.

HTH

hamish

From: Priti Rohra
Date: Wed, Dec 17 2008 1:35AM
Subject: Re: Alternative Web Browsers for Use with JAWS
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Hi Chris,

JAWS works very well with Firefox and helps users enjoy browsing the net
quite smoothly.
I am using Firefox with JAWS for more then couple of years now and love the
experience!

Regards,
Priti
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Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:51 PM
Subject: [WebAIM] Alternative Web Browsers for Use with JAWS


> Hi,
>
> Given all of attacks out on the internet that focus on Internet
> Explorer, are there any other web browsers that JAWS has a similar level
> of usability that JAWS and IE do? While I know you can use Firefox with
> JAWS I'm under the impression it's not as usable as JAWS with IE? Or
> does JAWS with Firefox just take some getting used to?
>
> Thanks,
> -Chris
>
> --
> Christopher Nagle
> Web Specialist
> ICI / UMass, Boston
> http://www.nercve.org/
> http://www.communityinclusion.org/
>
>


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