Re: [orca-list] Orca and firefox find

[Bart Bunting <bart bunting net au>]

Thanks Peter.

This is helpful.


Kind regards
Peter Vágner <pvdeejay gmail com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I'm not sure it's the analogous thing to the chromevox incremental search 
> however in Firefox I can press ctrl+f type imy string, hit the enter key, 
> orca speaks what I have found and I can press F3 or ctrl+g to move to the 
> next match.
> This is how I'm quickly jumping to something I do know is on the page for sure.
>
> Greetings
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> Dňa 15. júna 2017 1:37:39 PM používateľ Bart Bunting <bart bunting net au> 
> napísal:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm revisiting web browsing with Orca after being a reasonably long time
> > chromevox user.
> >
> > My main reason is that I'm finding it impossible to work with some
> > dropdown menus in chromevox that appear to work in firefox with Orca.
> >
> > The biggest issue I have and my most favourite feature with chromevox is
> > the ability to do an incremental search in the page.
> >
> > In chromevox I can hit slash then start typing and hear the hits as they
> > are spoken as I complete part or all of a word or phrase.  If I've
> > finished typing and it's landed on something other than what I want I
> > next use up or down to move to the previous or next instance of the
> > string match then enter to move to that part of the page.
> >
> > It makes navigation wonderfuly simple if you know what you want to
> > search for.
> >
> > In comparison I'm not finding that orca speaks the firefox incremental
> > search when I hit slash.
> >
> > I'm not sure if it's something I'm doing wrong or a limitation of orca
> > and or firefox?
> >
> > Can someone enlighten me if there is a way to achieve similar results
> > using orca and firefox?
> >
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Bart
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Bart
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Bart Bunting