[gui-talk] Reexplaining reading email for sighted people

[Mike Freeman]

Gerardo:

To some degree, it depends upon what version of JAWS you are using. In 
versions earlier than 9 or 10, you probably won't be able to put the cursor 
on the first word of the message unless you disable the virtual cursor which 
makes things a mite confusing to read with the screen-reader. This is 
because JAWS reformats things, inevitably changing the appearance of the 
screen, so that you can navigate using the arrow keys and navigation keys to 
read just as you are used to in text documents.

In later versions of JAWS, there is a way (at least with respect to HTML 
documents) to reformat some things such as tables so that they retain more 
of the appearance sighted persons have come to expect. However, I don't 
think even this will solve your problem.

Tell your sighted colleagues to unplug the mouse and learn to do it as you 
would. It'll improve their listening skills unless it's your marriage 
partner who, by definition, doesn't listen to you or anything else anyway. 
<lopsided grin>

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerardo Corripio" <gera1027 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:03 AM
Subject: [gui-talk] Reexplaining reading email for sighted people


> Hi guys: I'll see if I can explain myself a bit better in regards to the
> question I posted some time ago about sighted people reading emails while
> using Jaws.
> My family says that they guide themselves by the mouse pointer when 
> reading
> emails or other material onscreen, thus my question when my virtual cursor
> is at the top of the document my family says they can read what's on the
> middle of it. so probably my question is how to go about putting the mouse
> pointer on the first line of the document so that they can move the mouse
> pointer themselves while scrolling through the document like they usually
> do? Hopefully I can now make myself clear.
> Gerardo
>
>
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