[vip_students] Useful feature in JAWS15!

From: "[NCBI] Support" <support@xxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 15:35:16 -0000
After going over some of the JAWS15 manual today I came across the below new
feature in this version of jaws and I thought if anyone had JAWS15 maybe
they might like to learn about it so read on.


[The JAWS Touch Cursor]

Object Navigation Using the Touch Cursor
Certain applications, especially many of the modern-style apps found in
Windows 8, do not always work as expected with JAWS when navigating with the
standard cursors such as the PC and Virtual PC cursors. Activating the new
Touch Cursor enables you to use the ARROW keys on your computer's keyboard,
or the controls on your braille display, to navigate through the actual
objects in an application similar to using gestures on the touch screen of a
tablet. Application objects include everything from menu bars, toolbars, and
progress bars, to form controls, regions, links, etc. Press SHIFT+NUM PAD
PLUS, or SHIFT+CAPS LOCK+SEMICOLON if using the laptop keyboard layout, to
activate the Touch Cursor. To turn it off, activate one of the other
cursors, like the JAWS or PC Cursor. Pressing the PC Cursor command (NUM PAD
PLUS) will cause JAWS to say "Touch Cursor" and the Touch Cursor will remain
active. If Tutor Messages are enabled, JAWS will also speak the message
"Double tap to activate PC cursor". Press the PC Cursor command twice
quickly to turn off the Touch Cursor and activate the PC Cursor.
The Touch Cursor is enabled by default in certain Windows 8 applications to
improve navigation. These apps include News, Weather, and Store. When ever
you move focus to one of these apps, the Touch Cursor is automatically
activated. To automatically enable the Touch Cursor in another application,
press INSERT+V to open Quick Settings while focused in the application where
you want to use the Touch Cursor, expand the Touch Cursor Options group, and
then select Automatic Activation. You must do this for every application
where you want to have JAWS automatically turn on the Touch Cursor.
Once the Touch Cursor is active, pressing RIGHT or LEFT ARROW will move to
the next or previous object on the screen. This is the same as doing a left
or right flick on a touch screen. Pressing UP or DOWN ARROW will move to the
previous or next object by type. By default, these commands will move by
region, or group if you are on the Windows 8 Start Screen. This is the same
as doing an up or down flick on a touch screen. To change what object type
these commands move by, press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to cycle through the
available types. For example, if you want the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to move
by headings, press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN until you hear "headings". Now,
pressing UP or DOWN ARROW will move to the next or previous heading.
Press CTRL+HOME to move to the first object and press CTRL+END to move to
the last object. To announce the current object, press INSERT+UP ARROW. To
perform a Say All, which will cause the Touch Cursor to move through the
application and speak each object, press INSERT+DOWN ARROW.
As you navigate using the ARROW keys, the system focus does not follow the
Touch Cursor. This allows you to freely navigate objects without changing
the position of the PC Cursor or mouse pointer. Pressing SPACEBAR or ENTER
on the current element will move focus to that element and perform the
appropriate action similar to double tapping on a touch screen. For
instance, opening a menu, selecting a check box, or activating a button or
link. In addition, a rectangle will be displayed around the currently
selected object to visually indicate the location of the Touch cursor for
sighted users.
To quickly move the Touch Cursor to the object that currently has focus,
press INSERT+NUM PAD PLUS, or CAPS LOCK+APOSTROPHE if using the laptop
keyboard layout. JAWS will route the Touch Cursor to the currently selected
object and announce it. The Touch Cursor will remain active after performing
this command.
If the Touch Cursor is on an object containing text, such as the body of a
news article, you can press INSERT+ENTER or NUM PAD SLASH to enable Text
Review. In this mode, you can use the ARROW keys as well as all other
standard reading commands to read the text as if you were reading a regular
document. Pressing the ESC key will exit Text Review and return to Touch
Cursor navigation.
A good example of using the Touch Cursor is in the News app, where it is
enabled by default. Once the app launches, you could press DOWN ARROW to
move to the Top Stories region and then press RIGHT ARROW to move to a
particular story. When you find the article you want to read, you can press
INSERT+ENTER or NUM PAD SLASH to switch to Text Review so you can use the
ARROW keys or the braille display to read the article. Once you are
finished, press ESC to close Text Review and then use RIGHT or LEFT ARROW to
select another article from the current region, or UP or DOWN ARROW to move
to a different region.
Touch Cursor Navigation Quick Keys
While the Touch Cursor is active, you can use Navigation Quick Keys to
quickly jump to various types of objects, such as regions, headings, links,
form controls, and so on. These commands are similar to the Navigation Quick
Keys that are used when navigating HTML and PDF documents with the Virtual
PC Cursor.
By default, Touch Navigation Quick Keys are not enabled when the Touch
Cursor is activated. This allows you to fully use applications that support
typing in the main window. For example, the Windows 8 News app lets you type
so you can quickly locate specific stories.
If you would like Touch Navigation Quick keys to be enabled automatically
when the Touch Cursor is activated in a specific application, press INSERT+V
to open Quick Settings while focused in the application, navigate to the
Touch Cursor Options group, and select Touch Quick Keys. You can also press
INSERT+Z while the Touch Cursor is active to temporarily toggle Touch
Navigation Quick Keys on or off.
Advanced Object Navigation
For advanced users, specifically those who may be involved with developing
applications, Advanced Navigation provides more detail about all objects in
the UIA (User Interface UAutomation) structure.
With the standard Touch Cursor, you can only navigate objects that are
visible on the screen in the current application. In Advanced Navigation,
the Touch Cursor traverses all UIA objects in a hierarchical manner. All
Objects, whether visible or not, can be traversed in Advanced Navigation.
To enable Advanced Navigation, press NUM PAD STAR, or CAPS LOCK+A if using
the laptop keyboard layout, while the Touch Cursor is active. Once active,
use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to move to the previous or next sibling
object and the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to move to the parent object or the
first child object. To view more Advanced Navigation commands, press
INSERT+H while this mode is active. Press NUM PAD STAR once more to turn off
Advanced Navigation and return to the standard Touch Cursor.



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