Hi Christine, I think that you have to log out and log back in again after making your changes to Java Preferences in order for the changes to take effect. I assume you mean that you checked the check box for "Enable applet plug-in and Web Start applications" on the General tab of Java preferences. If accepting the new certificate, checking that box, and then exiting Java preferences and logging out and back in again don't fix things for you then you may have to call Apple. I'll point you to the instructions for using Mouse Keys to move to the tabs of the Java Preferemces menu from the mac-access list discussions. I understand that the entry under System Preferences in ML is now "Accessibility" and not "Unversal Access", but this should make sense: • Re: Mouse keys http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access%40mac-access.net/msg11321.html That post also gives a link to an earlier post,"Moving your cursor with Mouse Keys as an accessibility work around for Java Preferences", with more detailed instructions. Basically, there are 4 tabs under Java Preferences: "General", "Security", "Network", and "Advanced". Each tab takes about 70 horizontal mouse key presses to move across. The detailed post goes through everything in detail from scratch, but it does assume you have previously set your verbosity in VoiceOver Utility to announce what is under the mouse with 0 seconds delay so VoiceOver can tell you what is under the mouse when you move to these tabs with mouse keys. You can also move with your TrackPad without using Mouse Keys if you only have to change tabs once, but if you end up having to check multiple tabs and go back and forth between tabs in a single session, it's simply easier to use Mouse Keys because you can navigate precisely where you need to go.
This has been written up as detailed bug reports to Apple. I think you only need to log out and log in after you make your changes, but if you need to look at other entries under Java preferences you can use the instructions from the mac-access list posts to navigate. I'm not sure how you can uncheck items within tables on some of the tabs if you need to, though -- VO announces "empty table" in these cases. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 15, 10:09 am, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Went into Java preferences, and there appear to be some edit boxes which I > have no clue how to handle. I've tried checking and unchecking enabling > plug-ins, etc., but have the same result on the banking site. I have no idea > what else to do except call Apple. I suspect I'll have to bring it in so they > can look over my shoulder. > Christine > On Aug 15, 2012, at 12:56 AM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Christine, > > > I read your original post again, and noted the mention of Java, which > > is used by some banking sites. Java is not installed by default under > > Mountain Lion, and depending on whether you upgraded or performed a > > clean install of ML you may have a version of Java that is not > > compatible or needs to have a certificate deleted. I'm not clear on > > the details, because there are accessibility issues with running the > > Java preferences application, so I can't easily check by looking at my > > own setup. (We had to delete an old certificate for a Blackboard user > > on another list, and use mouse keys to move to change the tabs). > > > One Apple discussion web site reported this recent exchange: > > Installed mountain lion but the web application I use for internet > > banking requires java and there does not seem to be an update for java > > in OSX ML > > Reply: > > Type "java" into spotlight. Make sure the check boxes are selected in > > the java preferences. > > > The original poster stated this worked like a charm, but I have no > > idea which check boxes are referred to given the accessibility issues > > and the fact that I'm still running Lion. The Spotlight instruction > > is the way to launch java preferences. > > > HTH as a starting point. Cheers, > > > Esther > > > On Aug 14, 4:22 pm, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> I did go into reset Safari, kept checked anything and everything I thought > >> might help -- I did not see reference to emptying caches, cookies, or > >> anything resembling that. I reset top web sites; reset history; unchecked > >> saved names and passwords; I think I left only two or three things > >> unchecked. Still, when I go into my bank's web site, it dumps me as soon > >> as I get to the log-in page, or right after logging in. It is literally > >> the only web site where I have experienced this; I cannot replicate it > >> anywhere else where I must log in. Clearly is something about my computer, > >> though, not the bank, not Safari, not VoiceOver. > >> Christine > >> P.S. My husband has not upgraded to ML, so that is the one and only > >> difference I can think of. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
