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JAWS Application Mode
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Hi,
Does anyone know whether NVDA has an
equivalent for the application mode?
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Mike B <mb69mach1@...>
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Hi Joe
See if this note helps:
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From: Ann Byrne What is application mode, and how does it affect what I am doing? Thanks,
Ann From: Page, Aaron Hi Ann, Application Mode is a mode that JAWS
will enter when it begins to interact with a web application. Application Mode
is designed to treat the web application
as if it were a typical Windows-based program, and not as a web page. The advantage to this is that application-specific keyboard shortcuts will work without the need to use the JAWS pass-through, the disadvantage is that typical JAWS keyboard shortcuts (i.e. "H" for headings, "B" for buttons) will not work as these keystrokes are now being passed through JAWS to the application. When using web applications that
trigger JAWS' Application Mode, it is usually very helpful to learn keyboard
shortcuts that are specific to the application
in order to effectively navigate and use the application. You should also have some success (if the application is accessible) navigating the web application using tab and the arrow keys. You can usually tell that you are
entering an application as JAWS will announce "Application", and upon pressing
Enter you should hear JAWS beep as if
it just entered a form. The most frustrating thing about application mode (in my opinion) is the difficulty in getting back out of the application. I usually will press Insert+Z to set the Virtual PC Cursor to off, and then press Insert+Z again to turn the Virtual PC Cursor back on. After turning off and back on the Virtual PC Cursor you should again be able to use normal JAWS keyboard shortcuts. If anyone on-list knows a better way to exit applications mode, I would love to hear it. You can practice using applications
mode on this page:
https://www.tinymce.com/. If you press "R" to move through the regions you will encounter the application region, at which point you can press Enter to enter applications mode and begin interacting with the application. This example is an HTML text editor called TinyMCE, which is a commonly used editor that uses an application region and is relatively accessible. Hope this
helps!
Regards, Aaron M. Page, B.S. EIT Accessibility Specialist Accessible Technology Services, University of Montana Phone: (406) 243-2082 E-mail: aaron.page@... Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go dodgers! I believe that everything happens for a reason. Usually, the reason is that somebody screwed up.
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Orozco
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 2:09 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] JAWS Application Mode Can someone please help me understand the JAWS application mode? I come across it randomly on different websites, namely Google Maps on the PC. I don't know what its purpose is or how to turn it off. I mean, I can exit out of it by tabbing over and reverting to the PC cursor, but assuming it is as unhelpful as it feels, I'd like to stop it from launching at all as I am not using a touch screen or other feature that would warrant its use. Thanks for any tips! Joe
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Joe Orozco
Hi,
Can someone please help me understand the JAWS application mode? I come across it randomly on different websites, namely Google Maps on the PC. I don't know what its purpose is or how to turn it off. I mean, I can exit out of it by tabbing over and reverting to the PC cursor, but assuming it is as unhelpful as it feels, I'd like to stop it from launching at all as I am not using a touch screen or other feature that would warrant its use. Thanks for any tips! Joe
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