[gui-talk] FW: Mozilla problem

[David Goldfield]

The concern that I would have with disabling updates is that you then make yourself more vulnerable to security holes which get corrected in later updates. I do understand the advantage of disabling updates, particularly when using an older or obsolete screen reader which is unable to support newer versions of a piece of software, due to changes made in that software. This is one of the disadvantages of a screen reader which charges money to receive current updates. This is not meant as a bash against JAWS, or any screen reader, for that matter.

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On 10/8/2017 6:12 AM, Gerald Levy via gui-talk wrote:

But you can set Firefox so that it does not update itself automatically. When you disable automatic updates, you will get a prompt to update to the latest version of Firefox every time you launch it, but you can just ignore it and go along on your merry way. I think the check box to disable automatic updates is on the advanced tab on the options menu.

Gerald


-----Original Message----- From: Lloyd Rasmussen via gui-talk
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] FW: Mozilla problem

Other folks' experience is that if they roll FF back, it will update itself.
There is a business version of Firefox, called the ESR version, that
releases updates more slowly, but it also is expected to be incompatible
with older screen readers by next March. It's time to do a combination of: a
different screen reader and other browsers. If you can't get JAWS for some
reason, take a serious look at NVDA, and using it with synthesizers other
than ESpeak. One synth that works with NVDA under Windows 7 is the Microsoft
Speech Platform Zera or Helen voices. They are not as responsive as
Eloquence, but they're not too bad. If you have Windows 10, NVDA gives you a
few more choices.
Window-Eyes is still useful for many programs. But its usefulness with web
browsers is coming to an end.



Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- From: Hawkeye via gui-talk
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 7:07 PM
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Cc: Hawkeye
Subject: [gui-talk] FW: Mozilla problem

Thank you very much for that information. Is there a way where I can go back
to the old FF? But I guess if I did, it would automatically upadate itself
and I am back with the old problem again.

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy
via gui-talk
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 3:15 PM
To: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI Talk Mailing List
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Mozilla problem


My understanding is that Window Eyes will no longer work with the latest
version of Firefox, FF 57.  This is great news for VFO, which is licking its

chops to get remaining WE hangers-on to finally switch to JAWS.  However,
only the latest version of JAWS, JAWS 18.0.4321, will work with FF 57,
although JAWS 2018, which is scheduled for public release on Oct. 24, should

work with it, also. So you better think seriously about switching to JAWS
sooner rather than later.  Otherwise, your only alternative would be to
switch to NVDA as your primary screen reader.  A few members of other lists
have reported that it works with FF 57.

Gerald



-----Original Message----- From: Hawkeye via gui-talk
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 5:34 PM
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Cc: Hawkeye
Subject: [gui-talk] Mozilla problem

A few days ago, Firefox automatically updated itself. Since then, I can only
tab down a webpage but cannot arrow down it. If any of you had this problem,
how did you correct it? I have Windows Seven and use W/E 95.4.

Is Google Chrome accessible?

Jim

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