[NFBCS] problems with Google Chrome

Wed Oct 9 15:34:35 UTC 2024

Curtis I like your suggestions. One thing I to is to configure browsers to open websites in a new window. I can navigate from website to website. I can close one or all of the tabs. As a general principle, I use control plus f4 to close a website. With the tab option I just described that might not be necessary. I find using f4 means that I don’t accidentally close all websites. In my opinion, it may seem confusing when to use alt or control with f4 to perform tasks. The more keystrokes we need to memorize increases the cognitive load we have when we use computers. Perhaps someday AI will make common tasks easier. I’m only speculating so don’t take what I say too seriously.

Thanks,

Dan 

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Liz:

Can you be more specific about when and how the Alt Left Arrow is not working? For example, are you sure that you are in the same window as you were when you brought up the page that you now want to back out from? In the browser, as I am sure you know, when you open pages, they sometimes open in a different tab, and the previous page can only be reached by pressing Control with Tab. I am just raising this possibility because some folks who have less experience than we do can't tell when, after activating a link, whether the page opened in the same tab or window or in a different tab or window. To make this more certain, I oftentimes use Shift with Enter to activate a link, thus placing the result in a completely separate window that I can navigate away from with Alt Tab.

If this is stuff you already know, please accept my apology in advance😊.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong

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Thank you Denise, I really appreciate the update suggestion. I will check on that.

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On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 4:18 PM Wendy Walker via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

Good afternoon Liz,

I am using Windows 11 with the latest Google Chrome with none of the issues you mentioned. What screen reader are you using and what version? Have you tried restarting your computer or restarting your screen reader? These two things  generally fix most odd behaviors I experience with browser behavior.

Best regards,

Wendy Walker

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Subject: [NFBCS] problems with Google Chrome

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone else is having difficulty using Google Chrome?

I am using the latest version with Windows 11, but I can't use the alt left arrow or alt right arrow keys to go forward or back. When I open a new tab, I can't use control F4 to close the tab when I'm finished.

I reset Chrome to the defaults, and I'm still having problems.

If anyone has suggestions, please let me know

Thanks in advance!

Liz

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