Everything I've read from Kim Komando to others in that line tell us that they are, but IE sure is easier to use.  I hope the new incarnation is as accessible.

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Chaltain [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:43 PM
To: Don Moore; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] keyboard commands for Mozilla Firefox?

Why do you think Firefox is more secure than IE? I don't know one way or 
the other, but I'd be surprised if this were the case.

I find Firefox is very consistent, and it's my browser of choice. One 
big reason I prefer it is because I can use it on Windows, Linux and 
Android. I have the same bookmarks across all platforms. I also think 
the interface is a bit cleaner. I can use the F6 key to jump to just a 
few objects in Firefox, whereas with Internet Explorer, it seems like I 
have to jump between half a dozen different objects.

I never realized the JAWS cursor didn't work in Firefox. I'm on Linux 
right now, but I could have sworn I was using the JAWS cursor in Firefox 
earlier today at the office. I've definitely never missed this. in Firefox.

I'm still running Windows 7 at the office and the PC I used most at 
home, and I never felt Firefox was prone to crashing in Windows 7.

It's true that most pages will work just fine in both Firefox and 
Internet Explorer, but there are definitely key web sites that are more 
accessible in one browser than the other. Firefox recently became the 
odd browser out at my work place, but I got an exemption to keep it on 
my office system because our project tracking tool isn't accessible with 
IE. I like having Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome with ChromeVox 
all available to me so I can find the best combination to work with the 
web sites I need to use.

On 05/19/2015 07:22 PM, Don Moore wrote:
> I understand that Firefox is more secure than IE, however, my experience has been that "clicking", or hitting enter on a link doesn't necessarily mean that you will, in fact, click on that link, or even on another.
>
> IE may be less secure, but I find to be clearly more consistent.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ana G
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:16 PM
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> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] keyboard commands for Mozilla Firefox?
>
> Firefox is my preferred browser. My experience has been that things
> generally work much better than in Internet explorer. There are fewer
> crashes. Links and buttons respond to presses of the enter key more
> consistently. I'm able to get rid of popups and tool bars more
> successfully. things work so well that I hadn't noticed the Jaws review
> mode doesn't work in Firefox until I tried it just now. Since review
> mode seems to work in NVDA, I suspect the problem is that the folks at
> Freedom Scientific haven't felt compelled to make their product play
> nice with Mozilla's.
>
> Since I'm already digressing, I'll add that I'm still having the issue
> where Jaws 15 doesn't read subject lines in Thunderbird (as of about six
> weeks ago). I'll tell you, when I finally make the switch to NVDA
> full-time, it'll be due more to Jaws' shortcomings than to my own
> personal motivation.
>
> But back to the point ... Firefox was prone to crashing in Windows 7,
> but it's much more stable in Windows 8, and again, for me, the switch to
> Windows 8 has meant significant improvements in web access.
>
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