[Athen] issues with latest release of JAWS

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JAWS with MS Edge is not recommended at this time. Please use Narrator
with Edge instead.

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Nicaise

On 7/26/17, Heidi Scher <hascherdss at gmail.com> wrote:

> Robert,

>

> Isn't that typical for new or updated technology - to throw curve balls at

> us?  When JAWS 18 first came out it was having major problems crashing if

> used with Microsoft Edge. Wonder if this is a similar type issue?

>

> Heidi

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> University of Arkansas --- 209 ARKU --- Fayetteville, AR 72701

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> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC

> Associate Director

> Center for Educational Access

> University of Arkansas

> ARKU 209

> Fayetteville, AR 72701

> 479.575.3104

> 479.575.7445 fax

> 479.575.3646 tdd

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> On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Robert Beach <rbeach at kckcc.edu> wrote:

>

>> Hey all,

>>

>>

>>

>> Is it just me or have others been having issues with the latest release

>> of

>> JAWS? I’m running version 18.0.4104 and it is giving me problems when

>> working with File Explorer to access drives and folders/files. For

>> example,

>> I go to a flash drive and open a file. When I close the file, the flash

>> drive is still open, but it says unavailable. I cannot access any other

>> file there nor can I close the window. I can open another copy of File

>> Explorer and get to the drive again, but the original window stays open.

>>

>>

>>

>> Also, first letter navigation doesn’t work correctly. For example, I go

>> to

>> a folder and want to move to a file named “Robert”. When I type “ro” it

>> takes me to the first file that starts with “r” but will not accept the

>> “o”

>> and find “Robert”. I have to keep typing “r” until it gets through all of

>> the “r” files that preceed “Robert”.

>>

>>

>>

>> If I load JAWS 17 or NVDA, I do not have this problem. It just started

>> when I upgraded my version of JAWS 18 to the latest version.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> Robert Lee Beach

>>

>> Assistive Technology Specialist

>>

>> Kansas City Kansas Community College

>>

>> 7250 State Avenue

>>

>> Kansas City, KS  66112

>>

>> Phone: 913-288-7671 <(913)%20288-7671>

>>

>> Email: rbeach at kckcc.edu

>>

>>

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