Ana,

Two more things you can try.  While still in the email, bring up the JAWS 
list of links with JAWSKey+F7, pick your desired link from it and press 
enter.  The JAWSKey+F7 focus will normally first highlight the link neareast 
to where you are at that point in the message.  Your default browser will 
then open when you press enter on the link.

that done, should nothing else happen, press the F5 key which is the browser 
refresh command.  that helps sometimes.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ana Garza" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 5:12 AM
Subject: [VICUG-L] Occasional Unresponsive IE Links and Jaws




Hi All,

I've worked with a number of versions of Jaws and Internet Explorer, and 
I've noticed this problem in all of them. I'm wondering what's happening and 
how to resolve it when it comes up.

the problem is that every once in a while pressing enter on a link does not 
activate it. That is, the new page does not come up; the file does not open; 
or whatever is supposed to happen does not happen. In these cases, pressing 
enter results in a soft pop, similar to the sound you hear when you stop a 
device before safely removing it.

Most of the time, I'm able to activate the link by placing the PC cursor 
somewhere in the middle of the link, routing the Jaws cursor to the PC 
cursor, and using the Jaws mouse button (ins+numpad /).  Occasionally, 
however, this doesn't work.

There isn't any real consistency about it. It just sort of happens sometimes 
and not others. Because I hear the click when I hit enter, I think something 
specific is happening, but because I haven't been able to isolate any common 
factors, I don't know what is causing it.

Any ideas?

Ciao


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