latest Firefox and latest Jaws
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Tom <tomcat509@...>
Hi,
Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321?
My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed.
If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018?
Thanks Tom
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Gerald Levy
Some users on another list have suddenly started experiencing serious
problems with Firefox and JAWS, but it is not clear what the cause is.
They have reported that web browsing has suddenly slowed down significantly, and
some web pages will not load at all. And they cannot even close Firefox
once it has been opened, forcing them to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in
order to restore things to normal. It is possible That these users were
automatically updated to FF 57, which has apparently undergone some major
structural changes that may affect its compatibility with screen readers.
So I suggest sticking with FF 52 and avoid updating to FF 57.
Gerald
Hi,
Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321?
My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed.
If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018?
Thanks Tom
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Jason White
The latest JAWS 2018 public beta release includes enhancements needed to support the new version of firefox.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Sent: Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:54 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws
Some users on another list have suddenly started experiencing serious problems with Firefox and JAWS, but it is not clear what the cause is. They have reported that web browsing has suddenly slowed down significantly, and some web pages will not load at all. And they cannot even close Firefox once it has been opened, forcing them to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in order to restore things to normal. It is possible That these users were automatically updated to FF 57, which has apparently undergone some major structural changes that may affect its compatibility with screen readers. So I suggest sticking with FF 52 and avoid updating to FF 57.
Gerald
Hi,
Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321?
My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed.
If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018?
Thanks Tom
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Gerald Levy
Has anyone successfully tested Firefox 57 with JAWS 2018 beta? And
will add-ons like Webvisum, Plain Old Favorites and Navigational Sounds work in
FF 57?
Gerald
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws The latest JAWS 2018 public beta release includes enhancements needed to support the new version of firefox.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Sent: Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:54 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws
Some users on another list have suddenly started experiencing serious problems with Firefox and JAWS, but it is not clear what the cause is. They have reported that web browsing has suddenly slowed down significantly, and some web pages will not load at all. And they cannot even close Firefox once it has been opened, forcing them to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in order to restore things to normal. It is possible That these users were automatically updated to FF 57, which has apparently undergone some major structural changes that may affect its compatibility with screen readers. So I suggest sticking with FF 52 and avoid updating to FF 57.
Gerald
Hi,
Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321?
My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed.
If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018?
Thanks Tom
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Dave...
Tom,
That latest build of JAWS 18 is supposed to support FF 57,
according to the Enhancements and Fixes page.
Dave
Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer
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From: Tom
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2017 22:51
Subject: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Hi,
Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321?
My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed.
If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018?
Thanks Tom
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Mario
practically, Web Visum is unfortunately dead because as I understand,
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versions of Firefox 52 and above will gradually stop working with extensions/addons that do not support (can't think of the right word (the new architecture?)) that will ultimately be used in FF 57 and beyond. however, a portable version of an older version of Firefox can still make use of the Web Visum extension for those times when a CAPTCHA needs to be solved to complete whatever it's used for.
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From: Gerald Levy [mailto:bwaylimited@...] Sent: Saturday, Oct 7, 2017 9:50 AM EST To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Has anyone successfully tested Firefox 57 with JAWS 2018 beta? And will add-ons like Webvisum, Plain Old Favorites and Navigational Sounds work in FF 57? Gerald From: Jason White via Groups.Io Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 9:35 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws The latest JAWS 2018 public beta release includes enhancements needed to support the new version of firefox. From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:54 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Some users on another list have suddenly started experiencing serious problems with Firefox and JAWS, but it is not clear what the cause is. They have reported that web browsing has suddenly slowed down significantly, and some web pages will not load at all. And they cannot even close Firefox once it has been opened, forcing them to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in order to restore things to normal. It is possible That these users were automatically updated to FF 57, which has apparently undergone some major structural changes that may affect its compatibility with screen readers. So I suggest sticking with FF 52 and avoid updating to FF 57. Gerald From: Tom Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 1:51 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Hi, Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321? My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed. If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018? Thanks Tom
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Mario
PS: I'm not sure about any other addons, like Navigational Sounds, Plain
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Old Favorites, or whatever other addons blind users use.
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From: Mario [mailto:mrb620@...] Sent: Saturday, Oct 7, 2017 10:57 AM EST To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: latest Firefox and latest Jaws practically, Web Visum is unfortunately dead because as I understand, versions of Firefox 52 and above will gradually stop working with extensions/addons that do not support (can't think of the right word (the new architecture?)) that will ultimately be used in FF 57 and beyond. however, a portable version of an older version of Firefox can still make use of the Web Visum extension for those times when a CAPTCHA needs to be solved to complete whatever it's used for. -------- Original Message -------- From: Gerald Levy [mailto:bwaylimited@...] Sent: Saturday, Oct 7, 2017 9:50 AM EST To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Has anyone successfully tested Firefox 57 with JAWS 2018 beta? And will add-ons like Webvisum, Plain Old Favorites and Navigational Sounds work in FF 57? Gerald From: Jason White via Groups.Io Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 9:35 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws The latest JAWS 2018 public beta release includes enhancements needed to support the new version of firefox. From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:54 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Some users on another list have suddenly started experiencing serious problems with Firefox and JAWS, but it is not clear what the cause is. They have reported that web browsing has suddenly slowed down significantly, and some web pages will not load at all. And they cannot even close Firefox once it has been opened, forcing them to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in order to restore things to normal. It is possible That these users were automatically updated to FF 57, which has apparently undergone some major structural changes that may affect its compatibility with screen readers. So I suggest sticking with FF 52 and avoid updating to FF 57. Gerald From: Tom Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 1:51 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Hi, Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321? My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed. If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018? Thanks Tom .
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Tom <tomcat509@...>
Thanks to those who replied to my question regarding F F 57 andJaws.
As Jaws 2018 will be released before the end of the month, I’ll wait until then before doing anything about updateing FF to the latest version.
Tom
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jason White via Groups.Io
Sent: Saturday, 7 October 2017 11:36 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws
The latest JAWS 2018 public beta release includes enhancements needed to support the new version of firefox.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Some users on another list have suddenly started experiencing serious problems with Firefox and JAWS, but it is not clear what the cause is. They have reported that web browsing has suddenly slowed down significantly, and some web pages will not load at all. And they cannot even close Firefox once it has been opened, forcing them to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in order to restore things to normal. It is possible That these users were automatically updated to FF 57, which has apparently undergone some major structural changes that may affect its compatibility with screen readers. So I suggest sticking with FF 52 and avoid updating to FF 57.
Gerald
Hi,
Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321?
My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed.
If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018?
Thanks Tom
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Tom <tomcat509@...>
Using: W10 Home 64 bit with all updates.
Well, I posted the below message earlier today but the situation has been taken out of my hands.
F F updated itself, although it was not supposed to, to the latest version and from a brief exploration, it seems to work ok with both Jaws 18.0.4321 and NVDA.
The latest version of Windoweyes is a complete flop though.
Tom
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Tom
Sent: Sunday, 8 October 2017 10:33 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws
Thanks to those who replied to my question regarding F F 57 andJaws.
As Jaws 2018 will be released before the end of the month, I’ll wait until then before doing anything about updateing FF to the latest version.
Tom
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jason White via Groups.Io
The latest JAWS 2018 public beta release includes enhancements needed to support the new version of firefox.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Some users on another list have suddenly started experiencing serious problems with Firefox and JAWS, but it is not clear what the cause is. They have reported that web browsing has suddenly slowed down significantly, and some web pages will not load at all. And they cannot even close Firefox once it has been opened, forcing them to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in order to restore things to normal. It is possible That these users were automatically updated to FF 57, which has apparently undergone some major structural changes that may affect its compatibility with screen readers. So I suggest sticking with FF 52 and avoid updating to FF 57.
Gerald
Hi,
Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321?
My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed.
If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018?
Thanks Tom
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netbat66
i don't know if this makes a difference. but 55 and up now uses 2 c p u cores instead of 1
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also in about 3 months none of your add ons will work anymore unless the authors update them to the new standard that was emplimented with firefox 55.
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From: Tom Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 9:00 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Using: W10 Home 64 bit with all updates. Well, I posted the below message earlier today but the situation has been taken out of my hands. F F updated itself, although it was not supposed to, to the latest version and from a brief exploration, it seems to work ok with both Jaws 18.0.4321 and NVDA. The latest version of Windoweyes is a complete flop though. Tom From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Sunday, 8 October 2017 10:33 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Thanks to those who replied to my question regarding F F 57 andJaws. As Jaws 2018 will be released before the end of the month, I’ll wait until then before doing anything about updateing FF to the latest version. Tom From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jason White via Groups.Io Sent: Saturday, 7 October 2017 11:36 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws The latest JAWS 2018 public beta release includes enhancements needed to support the new version of firefox. From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:54 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Some users on another list have suddenly started experiencing serious problems with Firefox and JAWS, but it is not clear what the cause is. They have reported that web browsing has suddenly slowed down significantly, and some web pages will not load at all. And they cannot even close Firefox once it has been opened, forcing them to perform a hard shutdown and reboot in order to restore things to normal. It is possible That these users were automatically updated to FF 57, which has apparently undergone some major structural changes that may affect its compatibility with screen readers. So I suggest sticking with FF 52 and avoid updating to FF 57. Gerald From: Tom Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 1:51 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: latest Firefox and latest Jaws Hi, Is the latest Firefox, version 57 I think,accessible with the recently released Jaws 18.0.4321? My current F F version is around 52 and thought it would be worth checking before updating especially now that Jaws 18.0.4321 has been installed. If not, is the latest FF accessible with the soon to be released Jaws 2018? Thanks Tom
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