I have occasionally encountered this problem and not just with NVDA as the screen reader. The alt-tab solution will certainly work. However, what usually works for me is to press the alt key twice. The first press will move focus to the ribbon and the second press returns focus to the document window and speech should behave as expected. The bottom line is that you want to move focus away from and then back to the document window. Alt-tab certainly does this but pressing either the alt or the Windows key twice will do the same thing and may be a tad easier and quicker.


On 6/11/2020 11:46 AM, zahra wrote:

did you try alt tab to go to another application, and alt tab again
for returning to your desired program?
i face this issue many times in firefox and alt tab solution work for me.

On 6/11/20, Jarek.Krcmar <Jarek.Krcmar@email.cz> wrote:

Hello group,

I have Nvda 2020 and Office 2016.

I have found a problem.

After starting word or excel, Nvda is silent.

I would like to know, where is an error.

Do you have an idea, please?


--
Jarek

I would contact the developer of the add-on.  If you look at the actual error message content, whether via the add-ons community link or his own website, it indicates that things are inaccessible because his bill has not been paid.  He may, or may not, be aware of this.  I'd bet on "may," but it's possible it's just something that slipped through the cracks that he'd forgotten about.

--

Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363  

Science has become just another voice in the room; it has lost its platform.  Now, you simply declare your own truth.

      ~ Dr. Paul A. Offit, in New York Times article, How Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Took Hold in the United States, September 23, 2019

 

 

For anyone else who thinks this is a good idea, please post your thoughts on the issue. https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/11255

Luke

Try it with another browser see what happens then

From: Dan Beaver
Sent: 12 June 2020 16:43
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: [nvda] a link on web page issue I haven't seen before

I brought up the hamstudy.org site. I clicked on the login link and nothing
happened. I thought this was strange since I have used it before.

I tried NVDA+7 to bring up the links list and pressed enter on the login
link. Nothing.

I tried using the spacebar and the enter key on the link and nothing.

I decided to try the register link just below the login link and it works
perfectly.

Am I missing something or is this an NVDA problem or is it a web site
problem?

Thanks.
--
Dan Beaver (KA4DAN)

Hi,
it's a known long-standing issue. The technical details are at:
https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/8389
Best,
Felix

Am Fr., 12. Juni 2020 um 02:04 Uhr schrieb Quentin Christensen
<quentin@nvaccess.org>:

If you press NVDA+N, then T, there is an option there in the Tools menu called "Run COM Registration fixing tool". That can help in some situations. Usually it's more when everything reports "unknown" but it could be worth a try here.

Otherwise, could you have any add-ons in Microsoft Office which might be stealing focus to an invisible window on startup? I know DropBox was doing that at one point. Some Anti-Virus programs have in the past as well.

Regards

Quentin.

On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 7:16 AM David Goldfield <david.goldfield@outlook.com> wrote:

I have occasionally encountered this problem and not just with NVDA as
the screen reader. The alt-tab solution will certainly work. However,
what usually works for me is to press the alt key twice. The first press
will move focus to the ribbon and the second press returns focus to the
document window and speech should behave as expected. The bottom line is
that you want to move focus away from and then back to the document
window. Alt-tab certainly does this but pressing either the alt or the
Windows key twice will do the same thing and may be a tad easier and
quicker.


On 6/11/2020 11:46 AM, zahra wrote:

did you try alt tab to go to another application, and alt tab again
for returning to your desired program?
i face this issue many times in firefox and alt tab solution work for me.

On 6/11/20, Jarek.Krcmar <Jarek.Krcmar@email.cz> wrote:

Hello group,

I have Nvda 2020 and Office 2016.

I have found a problem.

After starting word or excel, Nvda is silent.

I would like to know, where is an error.

Do you have an idea, please?


--
Jarek

--
Quentin Christensen
Training and Support Manager

Web: www.nvaccess.org
Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/
Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/
User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess
Twitter: @NVAccess

I agree that this should be done in some form.

I could not find an existing issue about this, although there are several possible ways to phrase it, so there may be one.

You should post a feature request at https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues

If there is one already, that will probably be pointed out.

Luke

On Fri, 12 Jun 2020, William Wong wrote:

For example first installed clipcontent designer

then install goldern cursor,

pressing nvda win c would not be able to added to the clipboard, but adjust the cursor movment unit instead.


Can this be promted when addon is being installed has hotkey that conflict with the current one?

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My hubby is a long time user of NVDA. We’ve encountered a problem that we can’t seem to fix. The screen reader is reading almost everything, but isn’t
reading letters as they are typed in google and MS edge’s search screens, and any MS document. 
Anyone have suggestions? We’ve deleted and updated NVDA, switched the keyboard to a new port and rebooted.  _._,_._,_

For example first installed clipcontent designer

then install goldern cursor,

pressing nvda win c would not be able to added to the clipboard, but adjust the cursor movment unit instead.


Can this be promted when addon is being installed has hotkey that conflict with the current one?

I brought up the hamstudy.org site.  I clicked on the login link and nothing happened.  I thought this was strange since I have used it before.

I tried NVDA+7 to bring up the links list and pressed enter on the login link.  Nothing.

I tried using the spacebar and the enter key on the link and nothing.

I decided to try the register link just below the login link and it works perfectly.

Am I missing something or is this an NVDA problem or is it a web site problem?

Thanks.

-- 

Dan Beaver (KA4DAN)

I brought up the hamstudy.org site.  I clicked on the login link and
nothing happened.  I thought this was strange since I have used it before.


I tried NVDA+7 to bring up the links list and pressed enter on the login
link.  Nothing.


I tried using the spacebar and the enter key on the link and nothing.


I decided to try the register link just below the login link and it
works perfectly.


Am I missing something or is this an NVDA problem or is it a web site
problem?


Thanks.

--
Dan Beaver (KA4DAN)