Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Gene
I don't know how much time would be involved fixing
it. I would think there are far more serious behaviors, I don't know if
they are bugs, caused by how this or that program may interact with NVDA.
For example, run Virtual Recorder Portable as modified by the late Carlos.
I suspect th4e unmodified program would do the same thing, but I know this one
does. I'll supply a download link if people want to test this. When
you run the program, every item in the dialog, which is the main interface, is
read and you can't stop it. if you leave the program and return to the
window, every item is read again. then, you can finally tab from item to
item and hear them read as you land on them. But it still doesn't work
properly. Let's say you tab three times quickly. Each item will be
read. Speech isn't stopped. its like a repetition of the first
behavior but this time, limited to the items you tab through.
I see this behavior in other places as well.
It may not be very common but I suspect it is common enough that since I've
raised it, others will give examples.
My question is, how much work would be involved in
fixing the fantom window behavior and would that detract in any meaningful way
from development or fixing more serious bugs or behaviors?
I'm not sure the sighted people don't have bugs
standard is valid. For one thing, Windows isn't designed to be used by
screen-readers and it is a complex environment. Many programs are complex
environments and there is constant pressure to alter NVDA as Windows and
programs change. Getting rid of very small odd bugs like this may not be a
good or remotely important activity.
Gene
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From: Felix G.
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or
cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10 if you type those lines exactly as shown, chances of destroying anything are minimal. In case you do somehow screw up in Python Console, usually you can remedy the situation by simply restarting NVDA. As a general rule, however, you had better know what you're doing when you work in Python Console as you're manipulating NVDA at its deepest levels. I agree that it's a minor distraction. What I don't agree with in principle, however, is that as screen reader users we should just accept anomalies. Sighted users, for the most part, wouldn't. Software is never perfect, and only a fool could believe it can ever be bug-free, but still bugs are to be fixed before they become permanent fixtures to be accepted as part of the lay of the land. This one is definitely on the verge as far as I'm concerned. Best, Felix Am So., 24. Mai 2020 um 16:17 Uhr schrieb Ron Canazzi <aa2vm@...>: > > Hi Felix, > > Thanks for confirming this issue. It's not the greatest distraction in > the world, but it's been around for so long that I was wondering if > everyone just got used to it or if it was just an issue of something I > was doing. > As far as the python import issue, that sounds like something you could > really screw up if you weren't careful. I am not a programmer and I am > wondering if I tried something like this I could destroy something. > > > > > On 5/24/2020 6:42 AM, Felix G. wrote: > > Hi! > > That's exactly what it is. NVDA's focus tracking is slightly broken, > > as I reported in 2018: > > https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/8389 > > The window is not actually still there, it's just that the active > > window switches, and NVDA expects information about this new context > > to be available within 500 ms which, on busy or slow machines, is not > > always possible. > > To investigate whether this bug is actually responsible, execute the > > following statements in the Python console: > > import watchdog > > watchdog.MIN_CORE_ALIVE_TIMEOUT = watchdog.NORMAL_CORE_ALIVE_TIMEOUT > > Then try the copy or move operation again and see if the ghost has > > been exorcised. > > Best, > > Felix > > > > Am So., 24. Mai 2020 um 10:18 Uhr schrieb Rob Hudson > > <rob_hudson3182@...>: > >> I've noticed this ghost window also. I just hit tab and it usually goes away. It's usually a focus problem with the screen reader. Another time I've noticed ghost windows is if you are in the settings app invoked with win+i. If you exit it, sometimes, by invoking the say title, you hear something like, ShellExperieNceHost. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Ron Canazzi" <aa2vm@...> > >> To: nvda@nvda.groups.io > >> Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 03:18:00 -0400 > >> Subject: Re: [nvda] Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10 > >> > >>> Hi Luke, > >>> > >>> I know the window is still there because as every experienced user of > >>> any screen reader, if you press a keystroke or as in this case, if you > >>> check to see if the file has appeared in the new location and if all you > >>> hear when you press an up/down arrow key is 'blank,' then you press the > >>> keystroke insert (NVDA) + T. That's when I get the feedback such as > >>> '87%' or 94%' or 100%'. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 5/23/2020 10:07 PM, Luke Davis wrote: > >>>> On Sat, 23 May 2020, Ron Canazzi wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> 5. No longer how long I wait, the ghost window stays there until I > >>>>> alt + tab away from the ghost window and then back. The window is > >>>>> then gone until the next time I copy or cut a file. > >>>> And, right there in step 5, would have been the perfect time to > >>>> actually answer my question. Which was, again: > >>>> > >>>>>> How exactly do you know the window is still there? > >>>> I can put that another way. What screen reader commands do you use > >>>> that tell you the window is still there? What have you tried? > >>>> > >>>> Luke > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. > >>> They ask: "How Happy are You?" > >>> I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!" > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. > They ask: "How Happy are You?" > I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!" > > > >
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Felix G.
Hi Ron,
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if you type those lines exactly as shown, chances of destroying anything are minimal. In case you do somehow screw up in Python Console, usually you can remedy the situation by simply restarting NVDA. As a general rule, however, you had better know what you're doing when you work in Python Console as you're manipulating NVDA at its deepest levels. I agree that it's a minor distraction. What I don't agree with in principle, however, is that as screen reader users we should just accept anomalies. Sighted users, for the most part, wouldn't. Software is never perfect, and only a fool could believe it can ever be bug-free, but still bugs are to be fixed before they become permanent fixtures to be accepted as part of the lay of the land. This one is definitely on the verge as far as I'm concerned. Best, Felix Am So., 24. Mai 2020 um 16:17 Uhr schrieb Ron Canazzi <aa2vm@roadrunner.com>:
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Ron Canazzi
Hi Felix,
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Thanks for confirming this issue. It's not the greatest distraction in the world, but it's been around for so long that I was wondering if everyone just got used to it or if it was just an issue of something I was doing. As far as the python import issue, that sounds like something you could really screw up if you weren't careful. I am not a programmer and I am wondering if I tried something like this I could destroy something.
On 5/24/2020 6:42 AM, Felix G. wrote:
Hi! --
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Gene
People who are receiving training should, perhaps
be told that such things can occur and not to worry about them. I know of
one case where someone saw the information after removing a device and was
worried that there was a problem that needed correcting. He spent time
trying to correct it which caused needless frustration and wasted
time.
Screen-readers, functioning in
the complex environments in which they do are going to do anomalous things now
and then. For some reason, NVDA says s p when Firefox is opening.
Gene
----- Original Message
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From: Felix G.
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or
cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10 I would be pragmatic about it. If it is visually gone then announcing it is, by definition, incorrect screen reader behavior regardless of conditions. Invisible windows are not a valid metaphor in the sighted user's world model, so why should we bother? Best, Felix Am So., 24. Mai 2020 um 13:28 Uhr schrieb Gene <gsasner@...>: > > Its an interesting question as to just what is there. At times, something is there but I don't think it is a window. When I use Safely Remove Hardware, after I get the message that its safe to remove whatever the device is, if I don't move, I can read the title bar and see information about that function. This is in Windows 7 with NVDA. I haven't tested other combinations of screen-readers and later Windows versions. > > Sometimes, I close something, I don't recall what, and the title bar indicates something is there but moving away causes me not to be able to move back to it. It might be technically interesting to know what is going on but it doesn't appear to be anything incorrect, rather some sort of anamaly or artifact that may occur when combining screen-readers with Windows under certain conditions. > > Gene. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ron Canazzi > Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 2:18 AM > To: nvda@nvda.groups.io > Subject: Re: [nvda] Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10 > > Hi Luke, > > I know the window is still there because as every experienced user of > any screen reader, if you press a keystroke or as in this case, if you > check to see if the file has appeared in the new location and if all you > hear when you press an up/down arrow key is 'blank,' then you press the > keystroke insert (NVDA) + T. That's when I get the feedback such as > '87%' or 94%' or 100%'. > > > On 5/23/2020 10:07 PM, Luke Davis wrote: > > On Sat, 23 May 2020, Ron Canazzi wrote: > > > >> 5. No longer how long I wait, the ghost window stays there until I > >> alt + tab away from the ghost window and then back. The window is > >> then gone until the next time I copy or cut a file. > > > > And, right there in step 5, would have been the perfect time to > > actually answer my question. Which was, again: > > > >>> How exactly do you know the window is still there? > > > > I can put that another way. What screen reader commands do you use > > that tell you the window is still there? What have you tried? > > > > Luke > > > > > > > > -- > They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. > They ask: "How Happy are You?" > I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!" > > > >
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Felix G.
Hi!
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I would be pragmatic about it. If it is visually gone then announcing it is, by definition, incorrect screen reader behavior regardless of conditions. Invisible windows are not a valid metaphor in the sighted user's world model, so why should we bother? Best, Felix Am So., 24. Mai 2020 um 13:28 Uhr schrieb Gene <gsasner@gmail.com>:
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Gene
Its an interesting question as to just what is
there. At times, something is there but I don't think it is a
window. When I use Safely Remove Hardware, after I get the message that
its safe to remove whatever the device is, if I don't move, I can read the title
bar and see information about that function. This is in Windows 7 with
NVDA. I haven't tested other combinations of screen-readers and later
Windows versions.
Sometimes, I close something, I don't recall what,
and the title bar indicates something is there but moving away causes me not to
be able to move back to it. It might be technically interesting to know
what is going on but it doesn't appear to be anything incorrect, rather some
sort of anamaly or artifact that may occur when combining screen-readers with
Windows under certain conditions.
Gene.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Canazzi
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or
cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10 I know the window is still there because as every experienced user of any screen reader, if you press a keystroke or as in this case, if you check to see if the file has appeared in the new location and if all you hear when you press an up/down arrow key is 'blank,' then you press the keystroke insert (NVDA) + T. That's when I get the feedback such as '87%' or 94%' or 100%'. On 5/23/2020 10:07 PM, Luke Davis wrote: > On Sat, 23 May 2020, Ron Canazzi wrote: > >> 5. No longer how long I wait, the ghost window stays there until I >> alt + tab away from the ghost window and then back. The window is >> then gone until the next time I copy or cut a file. > > And, right there in step 5, would have been the perfect time to > actually answer my question. Which was, again: > >>> How exactly do you know the window is still there? > > I can put that another way. What screen reader commands do you use > that tell you the window is still there? What have you tried? > > Luke > > > -- They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
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Re: is there Netflix app on pc?
There is a Chrome browser extension.
73 N2DYN Angelo
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of hurrikennyandopo ...
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:28 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] is there netflix app on pc?
Hi
Not sure about the app version but the website part works well with NVDA. A while ago I did a tutorial on using nvda with it and turning on audio description as well and finding audio described content. Gene nz
On 24/05/2020 6:36 am, Lino Morales wrote:
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Re: Can NVDA Access Font Attributes for Non Standard Web Page Links?
Gene
There is a setting in NVDA in the document
formatting dialog that says Announce formatting changes after the cursor (can
cause a lag. If you turn that on, it may do what you want but it may be
far too verbose, I don't know how many changes may occur on a typical web page
as you move down it, but it may be cumbersome. You may want to see what
happens, however.
Gene
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From: Kenny
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Can NVDA Access Font Attributes for Non Standard
Web Page Links? routines that may yield some sort of difference. Just figured since there was a change in color some coding in the HTML would be visible in helping NVDA speak it. On 5/23/2020 11:30 AM, Gene wrote: > Have you tried NVDA key f before and after activating the link or whatever the control is? You may hear a different color, though I don't know if such changes are properly available when in browse mode. You may want to compare before and after activation with browse mode on and off, switching settings before and after activation so you get responses in both settings for before and after. > > Gene > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kenny > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:45 AM > To: nvda@nvda.groups.io > Subject: [nvda] Can NVDA Access Font Attributes for Non Standard Web Page Links? > > > This problem has been bugging me for a while, so I've decided to ask > much smarter people here on the list about it. > > > Decided to tinker with my old TP-Link Archer C3150 router for I'm > looking to replace my current Verizon Quantum Gateway Router. > > > In the Archer C3150 admin area the various settings are toggled on/off > by clicking what seems to be a non standard HTML link. Not sure if it is > created with Java Script or DHTML. The problem is that I have no verbal > confirmation from NVDA if the font has changed color, face type or anything. > > > Got visual assistance and I'm told the link turns "Green" when toggled > on, and "Red" when toggled off. > > > Is there any add-on or NVDA keyboard shortcut available that would allow > me to access all font attributes of a letter the mouse pointer or > Browser cursor is focused on? > > > The background/foreground color, type, size etc? There has too be a way > for me to get some sort of feedback on these links from NVDA. > > > Having the "Clickable" option under Document Formatting in NVDA > preferences enabled is very helpful. If I didn't have that turned on, I > wouldn't even know the text associated with some of these options is a > link at all. > > > I also encountered similar situations in the Tidal, Spotify and MyMedia > (Alexa skill) apps. Specifically when accessing the settings page for > modifying important options. > > > Any recommendations on what I can do when trying to navigate pages > containing these new fangled visually esthetic links? > > > I'm using NVDA 2020.1 by the way under Windows 10 2004. > > > -Kenny > > > > > > >
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Re: Accessible software to backup files
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Felix G.
Hi!
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That's exactly what it is. NVDA's focus tracking is slightly broken, as I reported in 2018: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/8389 The window is not actually still there, it's just that the active window switches, and NVDA expects information about this new context to be available within 500 ms which, on busy or slow machines, is not always possible. To investigate whether this bug is actually responsible, execute the following statements in the Python console: import watchdog watchdog.MIN_CORE_ALIVE_TIMEOUT = watchdog.NORMAL_CORE_ALIVE_TIMEOUT Then try the copy or move operation again and see if the ghost has been exorcised. Best, Felix Am So., 24. Mai 2020 um 10:18 Uhr schrieb Rob Hudson <rob_hudson3182@opopanax.net>:
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Rob Hudson
I've noticed this ghost window also. I just hit tab and it usually goes away. It's usually a focus problem with the screen reader. Another time I've noticed ghost windows is if you are in the settings app invoked with win+i. If you exit it, sometimes, by invoking the say title, you hear something like, ShellExperieNceHost.
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From: "Ron Canazzi" <aa2vm@roadrunner.com> To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 03:18:00 -0400 Subject: Re: [nvda] Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10 Hi Luke,
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Ron Canazzi
Hi Luke,
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I know the window is still there because as every experienced user of any screen reader, if you press a keystroke or as in this case, if you check to see if the file has appeared in the new location and if all you hear when you press an up/down arrow key is 'blank,' then you press the keystroke insert (NVDA) + T. That's when I get the feedback such as '87%' or 94%' or 100%'.
On 5/23/2020 10:07 PM, Luke Davis wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2020, Ron Canazzi wrote:5. No longer how long I wait, the ghost window stays there until I alt + tab away from the ghost window and then back. The window is then gone until the next time I copy or cut a file.And, right there in step 5, would have been the perfect time to actually answer my question. Which was, again:I can put that another way. What screen reader commands do you use that tell you the window is still there? What have you tried?How exactly do you know the window is still there? --
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
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Re: How to Fix Sluggish Responsiveness When Arrowing Through a Word Document
Jackie
Hey David, I don't know if Office 365 has it, but under options, I
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think under view tab, there's an option that refers to live preview. Disabling it really speeds up Word. Have a great holiday weekend.
On 5/23/20, Luke Davis <luke@newanswertech.com> wrote:
Sorry if you answered this earlier in the thread David, but what are the --
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Re: is there Netflix app on pc?
hurrikennyandopo ...
Hi
Not sure about the app version but the website part works well with NVDA. A while ago I did a tutorial on using nvda with it and turning on audio description as well and finding audio described content. Gene nz
On 24/05/2020 6:36 am, Lino Morales
wrote:
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Re: How to Fix Sluggish Responsiveness When Arrowing Through a Word Document
Luke Davis
Sorry if you answered this earlier in the thread David, but what are the specs on that machine? Memory and CPU (speed and cores)?
Luke
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Re: can't seem to navigate through lists
Luke Davis
L gets you to a list. You shouldn't press L once you're already in the list; that will jump you to the next list.
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בתאריך יום ו׳, 22 במאי 2020 ב-14:55 מאת Darren Harris via groups.io <darren_g_harris=btinternet.com@groups.io>:
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Re: Ghost Windows When Copying and Pasting or cutting and pasting in Windows Explorer In Windows 10
Luke Davis
On Sat, 23 May 2020, Ron Canazzi wrote:
5. No longer how long I wait, the ghost window stays there until I alt + tab away from the ghost window and then back. The window is then gone until the next time I copy or cut a file.And, right there in step 5, would have been the perfect time to actually answer my question. Which was, again: I can put that another way. What screen reader commands do you use that tell you the window is still there? What have you tried?How exactly do you know the window is still there? Luke
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Re: Can NVDA Access Font Attributes for Non Standard Web Page Links?
Kenny <kwashingtonbox@...>
Did try that NVDA shortcut key combination Gene. Will test some other routines that may yield some sort of difference. Just figured since there was a change in color some coding in the HTML would be visible in helping NVDA speak it.
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On 5/23/2020 11:30 AM, Gene wrote:
Have you tried NVDA key f before and after activating the link or whatever the control is? You may hear a different color, though I don't know if such changes are properly available when in browse mode. You may want to compare before and after activation with browse mode on and off, switching settings before and after activation so you get responses in both settings for before and after.
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Re: the twitter website when using NVDA
Jimmy Vonderlinden
awesome, didn't know I could do that. I'll try that for now. Thanks for the help
Have a wonderful weekend
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Re: the twitter website when using NVDA
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On 23 May 2020, at 14:30, Jimmy Vonderlinden via groups.io wrote:
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