I'm not an NVDA user beyond needed testing for work, but I still don't get why they have those two confusing mode. In JAWS it's super simple: forms mode on, forms mode off. Or, if you prefer, virtual cursor mode on, virtual cursor mode off.
@André Polykanine @Seedy Three Sixty Isn't forms mode analogous to forms mode on and browse mode analogous to forms mode off when comparing NVDA with jaws? Other than different terminology these features are very similar. I think there are very minor differences if there are some at all.
NVDA's Browse mode = browsing, reading, consuming content. You can use single letter navigation keys (eg H for heading) to move.
Focus mode = filling in forms, editing text. No single letter navigation because you need to be able to type letters into the Word document or web search.
NVDA switches automatically, but has customisability if you don't want that. (André, aside from familiarity, I'm curious why you find it more confusing than Jaws?)
@NikJov @menelion @daygar @vol4life8657 Also, if you ARE coming from Jaws, a good first starting point is the "Switching from Jaws to NVDA" guide from: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/wiki/… - which does cover focus and browse modes among many other things (but please do let us know if anything is missing)
@daygar It takes practise, and also a use case - I can walk you through using it, but if you don't ACTUALLY need to use it regularly, you won't have a reason to retain it :) In 2023.2 we introduced flattened object navigation keys - you can use these to move through everything on screen without needing to go into and out of objects, that might be simpler to start with? (NVDA+numpad 9 and 3 in desktop layout or NVDA+shift+[ and ] in laptop layout).
@vol4life8657 @daygar Note that is $100 AUD. Works out to more like $60-$70 USD. That's what, 1/4 of an SMA for certain other screen readers? Also the exam itself is completely free to sit, so if you just want to know "if you know enough" you can find that out without any cost :)
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NVDA's Browse mode = browsing, reading, consuming content. You can use single letter navigation keys (eg H for heading) to move.
Focus mode = filling in forms, editing text. No single letter navigation because you need to be able to type letters into the Word document or web search.
NVDA switches automatically, but has customisability if you don't want that. (André, aside from familiarity, I'm curious why you find it more confusing than Jaws?)
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