[gui-talk] File downloads not working with internet explorer

[David Andrews]

That "open parent document" usually comes from a pdf.  It may contain 
an image only.

Dave

At 01:04 PM 1/10/2012, you wrote:
>Humberto,
>
>I would like to try what you suggested and Deen's suggestion as well.
>
>The problem is that Internet explorer now will not read pages with 
>my JAWS 11. I get the perpetual message saying
>
>"open parent document button"
>
>The page loads, and a sighted person can see it, but not the screen reader.
>
>I'm calling Feedem Scientific about this and will report any results here.
>
>Antonio
>
>
>
>On 1/9/2012 7:51 PM, Humberto Avila wrote:
>>Sometimes internet explorer does this because it is blocking file downloads.
>>When this happens, IE will display an information bar. This bar is access
>>with your screen reader of choice by pressing the key combination Alt+N. you
>>will then hear the contents of the information bar and what it is prompting
>>you to do or not do. Just follow up with it. For example, if it says that
>>internet explorer as kept you from downloading  a file to your computer,
>>when you press space bar, there are options to download the file anyways.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Dean Martineau
>>Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 3:17 PM
>>To: freethaught at gmail.com; 'Discussion of the Graphical User Interface,GUI
>>Talk Mailing List'
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] File downloads not working with internet explorer
>>
>>Sometimes you can get around this by hitting shift+enter on the link.
>>
>>Dean
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Antonio Guimaraes
>>Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 3:11 PM
>>To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>>Subject: [gui-talk] File downloads not working with internet explorer
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Using IE 8, Jaws 11.
>>
>>My computer emits this two beep sound whenever I press enter on a link to a
>>file download.
>>
>>I think a setting somewhere is preventing the download dialogue from
>>opening.
>>Any thoughts on how to fix this?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Antonio