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

[Rob Tabor]

Hello Joel and everyone.

I agree with Wayne that it copying a file or folder from the list view 
instead of the Windows tree view is proven to be a much more reliable method 
based on my considerable experience with this basic Windows file management 
function.
HTH
Rob Tabor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel Deutsch" <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com>
To: "GUI-Talk" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:15 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] Jaws won't say "control C" on folder names in 
WindowsExplorer


>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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