Brian,
I have the latest released version of JAWS 2024 on Windows 10 22H2. I
went into the default settings center and copied the JAWS help message
about forms mode, so this is basically from the horse's mouth:
Use the radio buttons in this group to select how you wish to get in
and out of Forms Mode.
When set to Auto, JAWS automatically enters Forms Mode when you press
TAB, SHIFT+TAB, or the ARROW keys to move to a control that requires
Forms Mode in order to interact with it, such as an edit field or
combo box. To indicate you have entered Forms Mode, you will hear a
"pop" sound, or you can use the status cells in Braille. When you
finish working with a control, you can press ESC to exit Forms Mode,
or press UP or DOWN ARROW to move away from the control and exit Forms
Mode. This functionality can be very useful for new and sighted JAWS
users and is the default setting.
Selecting Manual prevents JAWS from ever putting you into forms mode
as you navigate using any of the commands including the TAB Key. This
means that when you move into an edit field or combo box control, you
must press ENTER first to type text or select a value. To manually
exit Forms Mode, press NUM PAD PLUS or ESC.
Semi-auto is a mode in between Auto and Manual. You will only enter
Forms Mode if you land on a control while navigating with TAB or
SHIFT+TAB. Forms Mode will not be activated if you navigate with the
ARROW keys or Navigation Quick Keys. You must manually exit Forms Mode
when Semi-auto is active. Semi-auto and Manual Forms Mode may be
better suited for experienced users, or when using Smart Navigation.
Note: When Forms Mode is on, Say Line or Say All reads all text on the
current line. This includes labels and descriptions.
hth
Gene...
On Thu, Aug 8, 2024 at 5:52?PM Brian Vogel via groups.io
<britechguy@...> wrote:
Hello All,
For as long as I can remember, when using JAWS with a web browser JAWS would auto-switch from browse to focus mode when you landed in any control (edit box, checkbox, button) when focus landed upon it.
Today I was working with a new client using JAWS (2024, I think, I forgot to confirm version) with the amazon.com webpage. I had her do "my usual thing" of hitting E to throw focus to the one and only edit box on the page, the search box. It worked as far as throwing focus there, but it did not automatically switch to forms mode to allow typing, and I could swear it used to.
The client swears that she has made no changes to JAWS and I definitely believe her. Has the default changed or have I just forgotten that the default is NOT to switch between browse and focus mode when focus lands on a control?
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