[vip_students] Re: new google search settings inaccessible
- From: "John O'Regan" <john.a.oregan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:59:13 +0000
Hi Again,
Paid a visit to Google's Search Settings page today. Things have
improved, but more needs to be done. The track bars now give more
feedback but you have to run the JAWS cursor over the page to hear
which options you can select from.
Take the Search Results per Page section, for instance. Using the
JAWS cursor you can discern that you can choose from 10, 20, 30, 40,
50 or 100 results per page. Press <F> to snap to the Results Track
bar and JAWS will say "Results Track bar 0". Press <Enter> to enter
Forms Mode and press <Home> for the first entry, <End> for the last
and <Left/RightArrow> for next/previous. But JAWS doesn't say "10
results" for the first entry. Oh no, it says "0%". Confusingly, it
says "10%" for 20 results per page and "90%" for 100 results. So
beware.
And the settings are divided into three pages accessed by three
"tabs" (not buttons) called Search Results, Language and Location.
Search Results is the first page. When you've selected all your
search results options DON'T press the Save button, go to one of the
other two tabs and press <Enter>. When the new page loads, you'll
still be in Forms Mode so press <NumPadPlus> or <Esc> to exit. Only
when you've gone through all three pages should you click on Save.
Btw, I always lock SafeSearch. You must sign in to do it, but it's
worth it to keep out the filth. My little nieces sometimes use my PC
and I wouldn't want them stumbling across something inappropriate,
bfn,
John
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