Re: [orca-list] trying to click on Verizon channel links

[Al Sten-Clanton <albert e sten_clanton verizon net>]

Peter, thanks for checking into the Verizon channel virtually 
inaccessible site.  I used the keystrokes you suggested, along with the 
g key (for graphics) I'd used before, but mouse sim8ulation didn't give 
me the brief channel descriptions.  When I used the insert-multiply 
number keys to try to make sure I was where the mouse should be, I got a 
message to the effect that there was no mouseover object.

I did a little better using Windows 10, JAWS 18, and Firefox on my 
Windows box, but only just a very little bit better.  I maybe did less 
well than when I wrote about this problem a few weeks ago, but I'm not 
sure.  (I have a new version of Firefox on the Windows box, but I don't 
yet know if it's the version 57, with the accessibility problems, or the 
long-term release, 52, which I think I installed this morning.)

Anyway, my wife and I spent a long time on the phone with a Verizon 
person who deals with accessibility.  We're supposed to get FIOS next 
week, with a plan that will be notably cheaper than our current service 
and that will include TV.  We'll see how this actually works out.

Al

On 11/20/2017 7:50 AM, Peter Vágner wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This site is very confusing at best. Only to try to help you I have
> looked up a zip code for newyourk Bronks, entered the zip code there and
> received a package listings. No mather where I was clicking no channels
> have been revealed to me.
> This site appear to be using links which are not focusable so you can't
> navigate to some of them by pressing tab and shift+tab. You can navigate
> to them by pressing quick navigation keys k or shift+k. Or you can see
> list of all links by pressing alt+shift+k . It's analogous for other
> page element types. Clickables perhaps need an extra bit of explanation.
> You can hit a for jumping to the next clickable and shift+a for jumping
> to previous clickable relative to your current position. You can't
> activate clickable items with enter key or spacebar key, so you have to
> emulate a mouse click on the item when located via flat review or you
> can activate a clickable from within list of clickables (alt+shift+a).
> Note if you are on a clickable via browse mode the easiest way on how to
> activate it is to inwoke a list of clickables, current clickable should
> get preselected so you will only navigate to the Activate button.
> Still I believe this site might have more severe accessibility issues
> and I am not sure all this is helpfull in this case.
>
>
> Greetings
>
> Peter
>
> 2017-11-03 17:43 GMT+01:00 Al Sten-Clanton
> <albert e sten_clanton verizon net
> <mailto:albert e sten_clanton verizon net>>:
>
>     Greetings!
>
>     It looks like my wife and I need to get FIOS from Verizon.  The deal
>     we're considering includes some measure of customizing the TV
>     channels available.  I'll paste the link below.  (If you try it, you
>     might need to put in a zip code, or you might get mine.) I can get a
>     list of channels for one or more of the selections, but I can't get
>     to any descriptions of them.  I did get to brief descriptions on our
>     Windows computer, but that's in use now and I'd like to use Debian
>     and Orca to do this if I can.
>
>     Here's the link:
>
>     http://www.verizon.com/home/widget/ChannelLineUpWidgetServlet?&txid=R20171101_5430853110
>     <http://www.verizon.com/home/widget/ChannelLineUpWidgetServlet?&txid=R20171101_5430853110>
>
>     I've tried several keystrokes after using g or a to get to the the
>     "clickable" items, and I looked through Orca's key bindings list.
>     Is there a way to do this?
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     Al
>
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