I don't understand this,but for some reason Firefox quit accepting input.Internet Explorer is a bit better integrated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. For instance, when I say "edit", little flags pop up, and then I say a number, and either the link is clicked or the insertion cursor is put in the proper text box.
It is weird with Firefox. It was just text boxesthat quit working.Links still work.I could send keys.
I feel so not-at-home with Internet Explorer.
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Keith,
I'm a Dragon NaturallySpeaking user and I may be able to shed some light on your experience.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking only accomodates dictation in "standard" programs. Microsoft applications, including Internet Explorer, often are usualloy "standard", but applications like Firefox are not. To make matters more confusing text entry on the web has a lot to do with how the webpage itself was put together (standard HTML, or other XHTML, JavaScript, Ajax, blah, blah, blah). To dictate into nonstandard programs sometimes it is helpful to use the Dictation Box that is part of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. You open the dictation box, enter your text, and hit the "Transfer" button for the text to be added to the form field on the webpage (or other nonstandard program). I think I have run into a few situations where this process does not work, and I blame some of the new HTML configurations for this problem. your experiences using Firefox will very depending on the website you are visiting.
Firefox is "deaf" - you cannot read the label of a text link to generate a click.
I have stuck with Internet Explorer, but many folks who use Dragon NaturallySpeaking have found some tricks to use it well with Firefox. One strategy to use Firefox with the DNS is to download something called "mouse was browsing extensions". When these extensions are installed every link and form field on the page will have a number. Instead of reading a link label, you will say a command that is something like (I don't use it so I don't know it well) "control five" where five is the number next to the link that you want to "click".
Again I don't use Firefox with DNS so I'm not the best person to explain it, but I know a lot of DNS users actually prefer Firefox to Internet Explorer.
Thank you so so so much.
What really confused me was that it *was* working but suddenly quit working. I know the HTML has not changed since I am the one creating it.
My theory was that behind the scenes Windows automatically updated Firefox for me. But I don't think that occurred.
But really, that's okay. I can use Internet Explorer.
I also notice that Internet Explorer sometimes seems to be deaf. It is like I have to "warm it up" using DragonPad.
By the way, you can read the links on Firefox. Maybe this is a Dragon 9.5 thing.
What Firefox can't do is give you multiple choices if there are two links with the same name. It is also deaf when it comes to text boxes.
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