[gui-talk] Jaws won't say "control C" on folder names in Windows Explorer

[Wayne Merritt]

Joel: are you in the tree view when you're trying to cut/copy the
item? Have you tried to do the same function in the list view, which
is one or two tabs over from the tree view? This might work out
better. If you're still having trouble, then you might unload and
reload JAWS. Unload with Insert F4 and reload from the desktop or with
a previously assigned hot key, such as Control Alt J.

Hth,
Wayne

On 1/4/10, Joel Deutsch <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> I know a lot of listers are using Window Eyes or even Macs, which leaves
> still some Jaws people I can consult here, no?
>
> IOn this notorius laptop I've just begun using, an odd thing is happening. I
> use Windows explorer for most of my housekeeping, by which I mean folder and
> file manipuation.
>
> Sometimes, naturally enough, I have reason to copy or even cut a folder in
> order to move it or copy it somewhere. I've long been skillful with this
> sort of operation.
>
> But on this laptop, when my up or down arrow key puts me on the folder and
> speaks its name, if I press control c Jaws says "nothing selected."
>
> Now, I remember suffering some similar problem a few  versions of Jaws go,
> but with files. Sometimes they'd defy me like that. But someone on another
> mailing list taught me that I could left and right arrow once or twice, and
> that would bring the file into focus so that it could be operated upon.
>
> But you know you can't do that with a folder name. A left arrow will close
> it or take you up one level, and a right arrow will either open it, if it
> has subfolders, or do nothing at all.
>
> I've managed to get a few folders copied from my C drive to my thumb drive
> by using the copy and paste commands on the applications context menu, but
> this is awfully awkward compared to the good old Control C, Control V
> method.
>
> anhyw Any ideas? Something I can do, or reset in a menu, or something? I'm
> afraid if I call FS Tech Support, they'll just say they can't duplicate it
> on their end, wish me luck, and hang up. Maybe I'm being too harsh on them,
> but I've known that to happen.
>
> thanks,
> Joel
>
>
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