evaluation of guidelines with jfw

Here is the result of my evaluation of the guidelines using Jaws for
windows and Internet Explorer 5.

Evaluation Of User Agent Draft Guidelines text version, version 1.0;
Using Jaws For Windows With Internet Explorer Version 5

David H. Poehlman

10/09/1999

Introduction

This document represents my findings as a result of comparing the
combination of Jaws For Windows version 3.31 release candidate 2  and
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 with all latest patches Against the text
version of the User agent guidelines version 1.0 working draft of
October 5, 1999.  Emphasis is placed on applicability of the
guidelines to this combination rather than how well the screen reader
performed.  It is my contention in this context that A Large part of
the burden for access relies on either special user agents or the user
agent providing an interface to which an assistive technology can make
a good fit.

The backdrop for this evaluation is from an end user perspective.  I
am not usually under any pressure to perform rapid web browsing tasks
so have the luxury of time to figure out ways to use this combination
and others.
  
The Above combination represents the current state of the art in user
agent and assistive technology interaction.  This topic will need to
be revissitted from time to time as technologies both specialized and
general evolve.  Jaws For Windows (JFW), as does at least one other
screen reader, uses Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) to enhance
accessability to the features of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 (ie5)
on the windows platform which employ it.  In addition, JFW uses some
of the aplettes provided by Microsoft for customizing IE5.  I have
provided an appendix taken from the jaws for windows help file for ie5
which details setup and use of JFW with IE5.

Platform
This exploration was performed using microsoft windows.98 with sp1,
Jaws For Windows version 3.31 release candidate 2, an Accent SA speech
synthesizer and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 on a Dell Optiplex Gx1
with pentium II processor running at 350 mhz and 64mb ram.

This document contains:
1> each guideline
2> each checkpoint within its respective guideline and section if
applicable
3> one of three ratings for each checkpoint as shown below:
rating meaning
A> y yes
b> n no
c: n/a not applicable
4> comments/questions where applicable.

Input to  this document, (especially from interface design experts,
microsoft and or Henter-Joyce representatives) is highly encouraged. 
When reviewing the ratings below, bear in mind the document as a whole
with special emphasis on the global portions such as the
abstract,preface to each guideline, techniques,  notes  introduction
and appendicies which are implicitly reflected here in.   

Rated guidelines

  Guideline 1. Support input and output device-independence
   1.1 Ensure that all functionalities offered through the user
interface
          may be operated through standard input device APIs supported
by
          the operating system.
          n

   1.2 Ensure that the user can interact with all active elements in a
          device independent manner.
y

   1.3 Ensure that the user can install the user agent software in a
          device independent manner. 
y
          
   1.4 Ensure that the user can configure the user agent in a device
          independent manner. 
n
The only obstacle I actually saw was that there was no way short of
seeing it on a monitor what the color that had the focus during color
configuration was.
          
   1.5 Ensure that the user can access user agent documentation in a
          device independent manner. [Priority 1]
y
          
   1.6 Ensure that all messages to the user (e.g., warnings, errors,
          etc.) are available through standard output device APIs
          supported by the operating system.
y
 
  Guideline 2. Ensure keyboard access to user agent functionalities

   2.1 By default and without additional customization, ensure that
all
          functionalities offered by the user agent may be operated
          through the standard keyboard API supported by the operating
          system.
y

   2.2 Provide documentation on default keyboard commands and include
          with user agent documentation and/or user help system.
y

   2.3 Provide information to the user about the current keyboard
          configuration.
y

   2.4 Allow the user to configure the keystrokes used to activate
user
          agent functionalities. Users should be able to configure
single
          key activation of functionalities.
y

   2.5 Allow the user to turn on and off author-specified keyboard
          configurations.
n

   2.6 Use platform conventions to indicate which keys activate which
          user agent functionalities.
y

   2.7 Avoid default keyboard configurations that interfere with
system
          conventions.
y

   2.8 Provide a default keyboard configuration for frequently
performed
          operations.
y

  Guideline 3. Ensure user access to all content

General Checkpoints
   
   3.1 Ensure that the user has access to all content, including
          alternative representations of content.
n

   3.2 For dependent user agents only. Ensure that the user has access
to
          the content of an element selected by the user.
n
   3.3 Render content according to natural language identification.
For
          unsupported natural languages, notify the user of language
          changes when configured to do so.
n

   3.4 Provide time-independent access to time-dependent active
elements
          or allow the user to control the timing of changes.
n

   3.5 When no alternative text representation has been specified,
          indicate what type of object is present.
n
However, if I save the page to a text file, It notes that there is an
image with: "[picture]" printed in the space.

   3.6 When alternative text has been specified explicitly as empty
          (i.e., an empty string), render nothing.
y          
   Checkpoints for continuous equivalent tracks (closed captions,
   auditory descriptions, etc.):
   
   3.7 Allow the user to specify that continuous equivalent tracks
(e.g.,
          closed captions, auditory descriptions, video of sign
language,
          etc.) be rendered at the same time as audio and video
tracks.
 n/a
Note however that this may change as samie evolves.
         
   3.8 If a technology allows for more than one continuous equivalent
          tracks (e.g., closed captions, auditory descriptions, video
of
          sign language, etc.), allow the user to choose from among
the
          tracks.
n/a
see note above
          
   Checkpoints for audio:
   
   3.9 If a technology allows for more than one audio track, allow the
          user to choose from among tracks.
   n/a
see note above
       
  Guideline 4. Allow the user to turn off features that may reduce
  accessibility
   
   4.1 Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of images.
y
          
   4.2 Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of background
images.
y

   4.3 Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of video.
y
          
   4.4 Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of sound.
y
          
   4.5 Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of continuous
          equivalent tracks (e.g., closed captions, auditory
          descriptions, video of sign language, etc.)
n/a
          
   4.6 Allow the user to turn on and off animated or blinking text.
y
          
   4.7 Allow the user to turn on and off animations and blinking
images.
y
          
   4.8 Allow the user to turn on and off support for scripts and
applets.
y

   4.9 Allow the user to turn on and off support for user style
sheets.
n

   4.10 Allow the user to turn on and off support for author style
          sheets.
n
substitute is not the same as turn off.
          
   4.11 Allow the user to turn on and off support for spawned windows.
n
although there is support for turning off page transitions and opening
each page in a new window.
          
   4.12 Allow the user to choose between a frameset or its alternative
          supplied by the author.
n

   4.13 Allow the user to turn on and off author-specified page
forwards
          that occur after a time delay and without user intervention.
n
          
   4.14 Allow the user to turn on and off automatic page refresh.
n
          
  Guideline 5. Ensure user control over styles

   Checkpoints for fonts and colors:
   
   5.1 Allow the user to control font family.
y
          
   5.2 Allow the user to control the size of text.
y
I'd like it to be more gradual though and more easily keyboardable.

   5.3 Allow the user to control foreground color.
y
however, it is not done in a device independant manner.
          
   5.4 Allow the user to control background color.
y
see note above.
          
   5.5 Allow the user to control selection highlighting (e.g.,
foreground
          and background color).
n
          
   5.6 Allow the user to control focus highlighting (e.g., foreground
and
          background color).
n
          
   Checkpoints for applets and animations:
   
   5.7 Allow the user to control animation rate.
n
          
   Checkpoints for video.
   
   5.8 Allow the user to control video frame rates.
n/a
          
   5.9 Allow the user to control the position of audio closed
captions.
n/a
          
   5.10 Allow the user to start, stop, pause, and rewind video.
n/a
          
   Checkpoints for audio:
   
   5.11 Allow the user to control audio playback rate.
n/a
          
   5.12 When the user agent renders audio natively, allow the user to
          control the audio volume. 
n/a
          
   5.13 Allow the user to start, stop, pause, and rewind audio.
n/a
          
   Checkpoints for synthesized speech:
   
   5.14 Allow the user to control synthesized speech playback rate.
n/a
          
   5.15 Allow the user to control synthesized speech volume.
n/a
          
   5.16 Allow the user to control synthesized speech pitch, gender and
          other articulation characteristics.
n/a
          
   Checkpoints for changes to the user interface:
   
   5.17 When new windows or user interface components are spawned,
allow
          the user to control window size and position.
y
I cannot directly confirm this however.
          
  Guideline 6. Observe system conventions and standard interfaces

   6.1 Use and provide accessible interfaces to other technologies.
y
          
   6.2 Provide programmatic read and write access to user agent
          functionalities and user interface controls (including
          selection and focus) by using operating system and
development
          language accessibility resources and conventions.
y
          
   6.3 Notify dependent user agents of changes to content and user
          interface controls (including selection and focus) by using
          operating system and development language accessibility
          resources and conventions.
n
          
   6.4 Comply with W3C Document Object Model specifications and export
          interfaces defined by those specifications.
n
          
   6.5 Provide programmatic exchange of information in a timely
manner.
n
          
   6.6 Follow operating system conventions and accessibility settings.
In
          particular, follow conventions for user interface design,
          default keyboard configuration, product installation, and
          documentation.
y
          
  Guideline 7. Support applicable W3C technologies and guidelines
       
   7.1 Implement the accessibility features defined for supported
          specifications.
n
          
   7.2 Support appropriate W3C Recommendations. [Priority 2]
          For instance, for marking up Web pages, support HTML or an
XML
          application; for style sheets, support CSS; for mathematics,
          support MathML; for synchronized multimedia, support SMIL,
etc.
n
only supports html almost fully.  Not cs2 or others.
          
   Guideline 8. Provide navigation mechanisms
  
   8.1 Allow the user to navigate viewports (including frames).
y
          
   8.2 For user agents that offer a browsing history mechanism, when
the
          user returns to a previous view, restore the point of regard
in
          the viewport.
y
          
   8.3 For dependent user agents only. Allow the user to navigate just
          among table cells of a table (notably left and right within
a
          row and up and down within a column).
n
          
   8.4 Allow the user to navigate just among all active elements.
n
          
   8.5 Allow the user to search for rendered text content, including
          alternative text content.
y
          
n

   8.6 Allow the user to navigate according to the structure of the
          resource.
n
          
   8.7 Allow the user to configure structured navigation.
n
          
  Guideline 9. Help orient the user
   
   9.1 Provide a mechanism for highlighting and identifying (through a
          standard interface where available) the current viewport,
          selection, and focus.
y
          
   9.2 For dependent user agents only. Provide the user with
information
          about the number of viewports.
y
          
   Resource information:
   
   9.3 For dependent user agents only. Allow the user to view an
outline
          of a resource constructed from its structural elements
(e.g.,
          from header and list elements).
y

   9.4 Describe a selected element's position within larger structures
          (e.g., numerical or relative position in a document, table,
 list, etc.).
 n
         
   Link information:
   
   9.5 For a selected link, indicate whether following the link will
          involve a fee.
n
          
   9.6 For a selected link, provide information to help the user
decide
          whether to follow the link.
y
          
   9.7 Allow the user to configure what information about links to
          present.
n
          
   9.8 Provide a mechanism for highlighting and identifying (through a
          standard interface where available) active elements.
n
          
   Table information:
   
   9.9 For dependent user agents only. Provide access to header
          information for a selected table cell.
n
          
   9.10 For dependent user agents only. Indicate the row and column
          dimensions of a selected table.
n
          
   Form control information:
   
   9.11 Provide information about form structure and navigation (e.g.,
          groups of controls, control labels, navigation order, and
          keyboard configuration).
n
          
   Consistency:
   
   9.12 Maintain consistent user agent behavior and default
          configurations between software releases. Consistency is
less
          important than accessibility and adoption of system
y
          
  Guideline 10. Notify the user of content and viewport changes
   
   10.1 Provide information about content and viewport changes (to
users
          and through programming interfaces).
y
          
   10.2 Ensure that when the selection or focus changes, it is in the
          viewport after the change.
y
          
   10.3 Allow the user to selectively turn on and off notification of
          common types of content and viewport changes.
y
          
          
   10.5 Indicate the relative position of the viewport in a resource
          (e.g., the percentage of the document that has been viewed,
the
          percentage of an audio clip that has been played, etc.).
n
          
   10.6 Prompt the user to confirm any form submission triggered
          indirectly, that is by any means other than the user
activating
          an explicit form submit control.
n/a
enter does not submit
          
  Guideline 11. Allow the user to configure the user agent
   
   11.1 Allow the user to configure the user agent in named profiles
that
          may be shared (by other users or software). [Priority 2]
          Users must be able to select from among available profiles
or
          no profile (i.e., the user agent default settings).
n
          
   11.2 Allow the user to configure the graphical arrangement of user
          interface controls.
n
          
  Guideline 12. Provide accessible product documentation and help
   
   12.1 Provide a version of the product documentation that conforms
to
          the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
n
          
   12.2 Ensure that all user agent functionalities that promote
          accessibility are documented.
y
          
   12.3 Describe product features known to promote accessibility in a
          section of the product documentation.
y

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Appendix
The Information Below is copyWright Henter-Joyce Inc.  

Introduction

Internet Explorer 5.0 is a suite of tightly integrated programs that
connects your computer to the information that is available through
the Internet and the Intranets. Internet Explorer not only acts as a
browser to display the data, but it also helps you find, incorporate,
and interact with that data. Internet Explorer also includes all of
the tools needed for you to communicate your message globally.
It is recommended to use IE 5.0 with JAWS for Windows 3.31 or later.
IE 4.01 is still supported as it has been in earlier versions of JFW,
but JFW takes advantage of newer technology that is only available in
IE 5.0. These applications run under Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98,
and Microsoft Windows NT. When using Microsoft Windows NT, Service
Pack 4 or later is required.

Getting Started

Make sure that IE is installed properly on your system and running
correctly. It is recommend that you do not install the Active desktop
component with IE. If you want to use the IE toolbar, you should
include text labels on the buttons. To do this, go to the Tools
submenu under the View menu and check Text Labels. There are several
advanced options that should also be changed. Open the Internet
Options dialog under the Tools menu and go to the Advanced page.
UNDER THE ACCESSIBILITY SECTION, MAKE SURE THE FOLLOWING ARE CHECKED

·	Move system caret with focus/selection changes.

·	Always expand all text for images.

UNDER THE BROWSING SECTION, MAKE SURE THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT CHECKED

·	Show channel bar at startup.

·	Show friendly URLs.

·	Use smooth scrolling.

·	Enable page transitions.

In the Accessibility dialog, make sure "Ignore colors specified on Web
pages" is checked. This dialog opens when you press the Accessibility
button in the General page of the Internet Options dialog.

Note: You may want to turn off some of the multimedia options to
increase speed when loading pages.

JAWS Specific Internet Explorer Keystrokes

AddressBar use INSERT+A. Reads the Address bar while maintaining the
place on the page so that you can be in two places at once. Pressing
INSERT+A twice quickly moves the JAWS cursor to the address bar.
ALT+D, an IE 5 keystroke, selects the text on the Address bar. Either
type in a new address, or copy or cut and paste to the clipboard.
FocusToFirstField use CTRL+INSERT+HOME. Moves to the first input field
in the page and speaks it. If no form field is found, JFW reports,
“Input Field Not Found.”

GoBack use ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE. Loads the previously opened
Web page and says the current line, which is the line you were on
prior to leaving this page.
GoForward use ALT+RIGHT ARROW. Loads the next opened Web page and
announces it. JFW places your Virtual PC cursor at the top of the page
and says the first line.

Note: This is especially useful when you are just browsing pages. 

IEFind use CTRL+F. Calls up the Find dialog.

MoveToNextLink press TAB. Moves to the next hypertext link or control
in the page. You may activate a link by pressing ENTER when you land
on a line that contains a link. 

MoveToNonLinkText use INSERT+ENTER. Moves to the next block of
non-linked text that is larger than 50 characters.

MoveToPriorLink use SHIFT+TAB. Moves to the prior hypertext link or
control in the page. You may activate a link by pressing ENTER when
you land on a line that contains a link.
NextFrame use CTRL+TAB. Moves to the frame and says the frame label.
PriorFrame use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB. Focuses and reads the previous frame in
the HTML order.

RefreshScreen use INSERT+ESC. Refreshes the screen and updates the
state of information of the Off Screen Model.
ReadCurrentScreen use CTRL+INSERT+DOWN ARROW. Reads the body of the
page from the top with the JAWS cursor.

Note: This is only available in non-virtual cursor mode.

ReadNextScreen use CTRL+PAGE DOWN. Reads the next screen. Does a PAGE
DOWN and begins reading with the JAWS cursor.

Note: This is only available in non-virtual cursor mode.

ReadPriorScreen use CTRL+PAGE UP. Reads the prior screen. Does a PAGE
UP and begins reading with the JAWS cursor.

Note: This is only available in non-virtual cursor mode.

ReformatDocument use INSERT+F5. Synopsis Reformats multiple column
pages to be more readable with speech. Rearranges multiple column
pages to read in a linear fashion. IE columns are read one after
another.

Note: This is only available in non-virtual cursor mode.

SaySelectedLink use INSERT+TAB. Says the focused link or control. If
in a dialog, speaks the current control. If in a Web page, announces
the link or control with focus.

SelectAFrame use INSERT+F9. Brings up a dialog containing a list of
the frames present in the page. Select a frame from the list and press
ENTER. The focus moves to the frame you selected and speaks its
content.
SelectALink use INSERT+F7. Brings up a JFW dialog containing all of
the links present on the page. You can then select a link by using the
Arrow keys or the first letter of the link. Press ENTER to open the
selected link. You may also TAB between the various controls in the
Select A Link dialog. 

ToolBar use INSERT+F8. Lets you access the toolbar. While in IE,
brings up a dialog box that contains a list of every button that
appears on the toolbar. In this dialog you can select one of the
buttons on the toolbar and press ENTER to choose it.

VirtualPCCursorToggle use INSERT+Z. Toggles the Virtual PC cursor mode
ON and OFF. When in a Web document, this command toggles between the
Conventional mode and the Virtual PC cursor interface.
Helpful Hints

When you use Internet Explorer 5.0 with JFW, you work in one of three
modes; Virtual PC cursor mode, Forms mode, or Conventional mode. 
The Context menu accessed by the Applications key does not apply to
the Virtual cursor.
Virtual PC Cursor Mode - The Virtual PC cursor is activated
automatically when you open IE 5, and JFW begins speaking the text on
the screen as soon as the page finishes loading. If the newly opened
page is loaded, JAWS announces the presence of frames, links, and
forms on the page. JAWS will announce if there are no frames, links,
or forms on the page. If there are none on a current page, you can do
a GoBack or GoForward. 

The Virtual PC cursor works in the Internet Explorer 5.0 environment
in much the same way that the PC cursor does in other applications.
The Virtual PC cursor responds to normal screen reading keys in the
same way, but there is no visual indication on the area of the screen
that is being affected. In addition, the screen does not automatically
scroll, so to bring up text that is out of screen range, you must
press INSERT+ESC or use the scroll bars. 

Caution: Manually starting to read before the loading has finished
often results in less than all of the text being available. 

When reading a Web page with the Virtual PC cursor, you can select
text using the standard Windows text selection keys, though there is
no visual feedback of what is being selected. The SaySelectedText
script speaks the text that has been selected.
When a page with frames first comes up, all frames are readable in
sequential order. With INSERT+F1 you are told, “The page contains 
frames.” As you enter a frame, you hear, “Navigation Frame,” As you
leave a frame, you hear “Navigation Frame End.” CTRL+HOME brings the
top of the document into view on the visual screen, CTRL+END brings
the bottom of the document into view on the visual screen, PAGE DOWN
moves down 24 lines, and PAGE UP moves up 24 lines. SayAll in line
mode reads the document from top to bottom, and when pressing CTRL to
stop SayAll, you are positioned near the last item read. You can
navigate reading by line, sentence, or paragraph, as well as by moving
by words and characters.

When reading text on a Web page, each link appears to be on its own
line, even though this may not be true on the screen. Visited links
are identified as “visited.” They are also properly categorized as
visited in the Links List dialog. When JFW encounters a link that does
not have any text associated with it, one of two things is announced.
If the link is a CGI link, the name of the graphic is spoken.
Otherwise, the last directory component and the file name of the URL
is spoken instead.

To quickly skip past headers, you can press INSERT+ENTER. This moves
you down through the page to the first text of at least 50 characters
that is not a link. When it arrives at the text, the current line is
read.
When the cursor is on a line with a link, pressing ENTER or NUM PAD
SLASH activates that link. Subsequently, pressing BACKSPACE moves you
back to your last position on the last page read.
When using the Virtual cursor and you encounter a link on the screen
that has an ALT tag, JAWS will read that tag since it is more
descriptive. 

Note: If you are talking to a visual user, you may want to route JAWS
to the Virtual cursor in order to read the actual text on the screen. 

The Virtual PC cursor is enabled in DEFAULT.JCF. If you do not want to
use the Virtual PC cursor, turn it off by un-checking the checkbox.
Use the Virtual PC Cursor under the Advanced setting of the
Configuration Manager in DEFAULT.JCF. If you want to have this cursor
disabled every time you are in the IE 5, you can uncheck this box in
BROWSEUI.JCF.

Note: When reformatting a Web page using INSERT+F5, remember that this
is only available in non-virtual cursor mode.

Forms Mode -  With the Virtual PC cursor positioned on a form field,
press ENTER or the NUM PAD SLASH key to switch to Forms mode. You will
hear "Forms Mode On", the information and the name of the control you
are on. When you press ENTER to go into Forms mode, the PC cursor is
activated on the current control. As a result, if you are on a button,
the button is pressed. If you are on a checkbox, the state of the
checkbox is toggled. If you are on a radio button that is unchecked,
the radio button is checked, however, if it was already checked, it
remains unchanged. If you are on an edit box, the PC cursor is placed
at the top of the edit field. With Combo boxes, the first item is
selected.

TAB and SHIFT+TAB must be used to move between fields in forms mode.
When using these keys for navigation, the natural tab order is used,
including any links that may appear between fields. As you land on the
different controls, JAWS announces the new control, such as a link or
a field.
While in forms mode you can navigate edit fields using the PC cursor
as you normally do.
To exit Forms mode, press NUM PAD PLUS to activate the Virtual PC
cursor. 

Note: JFW remains in Forms mode until the Virtual PC cursor is
activated or a new page is displayed, whichever comes first. Pressing
INSERT+ESC also returns you to Virtual Cursor mode and moves the
position of the Virtual PC cursor to the first control on the current
page.
Tip: Return to the Virtual PC cursor using the familiar NUM PAD PLUS.
This turns Mode off. 

Link List Dialog - When in IE 5.0, you can bring up the Link List
dialog by pressing INSERT+F7. When you find yourself in this dialog,
you are in the Links List view. Whenever you enter this dialog, this
list is sorted in tab order and shows all links. This List view lists
the links on the current page according to the filter and sort order
set by the other controls in this dialog. Each time it comes up, it
defaults to listing all links in tab order. If the links have the same
name but point to different locations, each one is listed in this list
view.

Visited links are determined by what IE indicates as a visited link.
Because of this, if a link is visited to somewhere on the same page,
the link is marked as visited even though you have not activated the
link. Also, if you have visited a particular URL and then go to a page
that has a link to that URL, the link is then marked as visited. If IE
5 does not show that it is a visited link, JAWS will not either.
The Links List dialog has a display area where you can choose from
three radio buttons: All Links, which if selected shows all links;
Visited Links Only, which if selected shows visited links only; and
Unvisited Links, which if selected shows unvisited links. 

You can go to the Sort Links area to choose from two sort options. The
Links List dialog has a Sort Links area where you can choose from two
Radio buttons: In Tab Order, which if selected sorts in tab order; and
Alphabetically, which if selected sorts alphabetically.
There are also three buttons available to assist you in navigating:
Move To Link , which if selected moves to a link; Activate Link - if
selected moves to an activated link; and Cancel, which if selected
closes the Links List dialog.

The Move to Link button, when activated, closes the dialog box and
moves the Virtual PC cursor to that link on the current Web page. You
can then use the navigational keys to explore around the link. The hot
key for this button is ALT+M.
The Activate Link button closes the dialog box and activates the link
as if you had tabbed to it and pressed ENTER. It is also the default
button. 
The Display group box allows you to select the radio button to filter
the displayed list to display all links (default), visited links only,
or unvisited links. You can tab to this group box or use hot keys to
change the settings without leaving the list view. Hot keys are as
follows: All Links use ALT+L; Visited Links Only use ALT+V; and
Unvisited Links use ALT+U.

The links list can have the links appear in tab order (default) or
alphabetically. You can tab to this group box or use hot keys to
change the settings without leaving the list view. Hot keys are as
follows: In Tab Order use ALT+T, and Alphabetically use ALT+P.
If you bring up the Link List dialog and wish to return to your
current position on the Web page, you can activate the Cancel button
(hot key ALT+C) or press ESC.
Conventional Mode - You can temporarily turn off the Virtual PC cursor
in Configuration Manager by unchecking the check box located in
Advanced Settings. This returns you to the conventional JAWS cursor
mode. 

Note: To temporarily toggle between Virtual PC cursor and PC cursor,
press INSERT+Z.

By unchecking the checkbox, using the Virtual PC cursor in the
Advanced settings dialog of the Configuration Manager, you can
navigate IE using the JAWS cursor and reformatting options that were
used by JFW in IE 4.01. Be sure to save the changes. This
functionality is not available if the Virtual PC cursor mode is
enabled. The default setting is checked. Be sure to check the check
box again and save. To find out more about how the conventional mode
works, see IE 4 Help.

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