Re: [orca-list] Unable to log into My Medicare .Gov

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

Hi, Joanie:

Yeah, I double-checked the instructions for Focus Mode before posting.
It was also my first thought.

But, there's something else going on, I'm pretty sure. I've used Tab and
Shift-Tab going back and forth between Username and Password.

Orca always says "Focus Mode" when I tab into the password field, and
there's no problem entering data there.

Sometimes I hear Focus Mode when I tab to the Username field, but
usually not. And, pressing Orca+A doesn't resolve the issue.

I can enter a j, but when I type the a of my username, I'm bounced out.

Janina

Joanmarie Diggs writes:
> Hey Janina.
>
> My guess is that it's the new focus mode / browse mode changes. Here's
> how thing work now:
>
> * Browse mode is for reading content; Focus mode is for interacting with
>   it. You can always toggle these modes manually via Orca + A.
>
> * If you navigate to a widget using Tab, clicking, etc., Orca will put
>   you into focus mode if that widget is one where Orca commands and
>   native commands conflict. The rationale is that you got there by
>   native commands so Orca should not then interfere with your ability to
>   interact with that widget. Based on what you described, my guess is
>   that you didn't use Tab, clicking, etc. to get to that first entry.
>   Which brings me to:
>
> * If you navigate to a widget using Orca's structural navigation quick
>   keys or Orca's caret navigation, Orca will put you in focus mode only
>   if you have enabled Orca's setting to automatically switch to focus
>   mode when using that navigation method. By default, Orca does not
>   automatically switch to focus mode for either structural navigation
>   quick keys or caret navigation. Assuming you haven't changed your
>   preferences, which it sounds like you have not, then you'll need to
>   toggle Focus mode on via Orca + A in order to input text into that
>   entry.
>
> * In the Orca prefs for Firefox (Ctrl + Orca + Space whilst in Firefox),
>   on the Firefox page, you'll find the check boxes to modify the above
>   settings:
>
>   a. Automatic focus mode during caret navigation
>   b. Automatic focus mode during structural navigation
>
>   As mentioned above, both are unchecked by default.
>
> Hopefully that will solve your immediate issue. Please let me know.
>
> A couple more things worth noting: If you were to continue to use
> non-Orca commands to navigate (e.g. Tab from that entry to a link or a
> checkbox or something else that can be interacted with in Browse mode)
> Orca will put you in Browse mode. This is meant to minimize your need
> for manual mode switching and (I hope) will do what you expect nearly
> all the time. However, you may be in a web app where you always want to
> use that web app's (or browser's) native navigation no matter what. If
> so you can set Focus mode to "sticky" by double-clicking Orca + A. Then
> Orca will just get out of your way and stay out of it until you use Orca
> + A to return to Browse mode or load a new page within that tab.
>
> Hope this helps!
> --joanie
>
> On 10/21/2014 08:03 PM, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > It's probably me, but I'm massively befuddled. I'm trying to access my
> > account data on https://www.mymedicare.gov/default.aspx and find I'm
> > unable to enter my login. I have no problem entering my password, but
> > any char I type in the username field is jumping me to some other part
> > of the page, beginning at the second char I type.
> >
> > So, is it me? Or Memorex?
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > Janina

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