-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of JM Casey
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 2:20 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Website error messages

Yeah, f5 actually reloads the webpage -- jaws refresh just refreshes jaws video buffer. It might also have an effect on the screen itself, I'm not sure if it does or not.
The problem the OP had was specifically in a form field, so refreshing the webpage and killing the form data would remove the error, but then she'd have to start over again, and *still* not know what the error is.


-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt
Sent: July 11, 2022 06:20 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Website error messages

Quite right, JM. that's why I suggest using the JAWS refresh-like command before resorting to F5. With the JAWS command, you don't lose data. At any rate, I never have.

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of JM Casey
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2022 6:08 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Website error messages

If you hit refresh on the browser though, it will clear any form data you have entered. You might or might not get a warning about this, depending on the webpage and how it's designed.


-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt
Sent: July 11, 2022 05:20 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Website error messages

Barbara,

When this happens to me, I use the JAWS version of screen refresh by pressing JAWS key-escape. If that doesn't work, try the Windows F5 refresh followed by the same Jaws key combo.

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Barbara Sheinbein
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2022 12:14 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Website error messages

That is possible.

Barbara


-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Warner
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2022 10:13 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Website error messages

I don't know if this is your specific problem, but I have encountered sites where the error messages are displayed as graphics, sure they look like text to a sighted person, but to the screen reader they are graphics which it can't read without being able to run it through OCR first.

Gene...


On 7/11/2022 10:17 AM, Barbara Sheinbein wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Something has happened from time to time, and I am looking for a
better way to handle this.

I had to set up at a website my profile which included creating a
username and password. When I entered on Next, I was still on the
same screen. This told me that I had an error. I could not find the
error message and I went carefully from top to bottom. I also
reviewed the fields I had entered and did not pick up the error.
Later I had my sighted sister help and she was seeing messages in a
box. We got all resolved at this website. I asked her later what she
recalled about the error message’s appearance. All she could recall that it was in a box.
I did not hear anything like error or please correct.

Was there a better way for me to handle this on my own?

I was using Windows 10, Chrome and JAWS 2022.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Barbara