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From: Michelle Wiss
Date: Wed, Sep 05 2001 9:10PM
Subject: JAWS and <th> tags
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Hi --
I just got a bug report from our QA group that I'm reasonably certain isn't
a bug at all. QA is testing our application pages in JAWS and they are
experiencing the following:
1. Upon opening a page, JAWS reads everything on the page in logical order.
2. If the user selects a block of text, JAWS will reread the selected text,
HOWEVER
3. The text appearing between <th> tags is not being read when the text is
selected with the mouse. I'm quite positive that this is in fact a feature,
not a bug, as it were, but I do not know enough about the screen reader to
explain what is going on, beyond that it isn't rereading text that is
between <th> tags.
Can anyone point me towards some resources that might help me explain
precisely what is happening here?
Thanks,
Michelle
Michelle R. Wiss
Plateau Systems, Ltd.
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From: Michael R. Burks
Date: Wed, Sep 05 2001 10:45PM
Subject: Re: JAWS and <th> tags
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Michelle,
there used to be a mailing list on www.hj.com where you could submit
questions like that.
Give it a shot.
Sincerely,
Mike Burks
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Subject: JAWS and <th> tags
Hi --
I just got a bug report from our QA group that I'm reasonably certain isn't
a bug at all. QA is testing our application pages in JAWS and they are
experiencing the following:
1. Upon opening a page, JAWS reads everything on the page in logical order.
2. If the user selects a block of text, JAWS will reread the selected text,
HOWEVER
3. The text appearing between <th> tags is not being read when the text is
selected with the mouse. I'm quite positive that this is in fact a feature,
not a bug, as it were, but I do not know enough about the screen reader to
explain what is going on, beyond that it isn't rereading text that is
between <th> tags.
Can anyone point me towards some resources that might help me explain
precisely what is happening here?
Thanks,
Michelle
Michelle R. Wiss
Plateau Systems, Ltd.
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+1 (703) 292-0207