Freedom Scientific - No website text in Firefox browser

Freedom Scientific - No website text in Firefox browser

Problem

When using Firefox browser with JAWS/ZoomText/Fusion you encounter a problem where website text is not readable using your Freedom Scientific BLV product.

Applis to 

  1. JAWS/ZoomText/Fusion

Resolution

After initial installation of Firefox it is necessary to make some changes its default settings before text is readable within the browser.  Please use either steps below as aapropriate to disable the hardware acceleration in Firefox. 

Using a mouse

  1. Click Tools > Settings.
  2. At the search box type 'Hardware'.
  3. Then click to disable the checkbox Use Recommended Performance Settings.
  4. Then click to disable the checkbox Use Hardware Acceleration When Available
  5. Click the close button for the Settings tab.
  6. Close and restart Firefox to apply the changes, text should then be readable.

Using the keyboard

  1. Press ALT+T to open the Tools menu then select Settings and press ENTER.
  2. In Settings type the word hardware into the currently focused search edit box.
  3. Then press TAB to reach the checkbox for Use Recommended Performance Settings, then press SPACEBAR to disable this feature.
  4. Then press TAB to reach the checkbox Use Hardware Acceleration When Available, then press SPACEBAR to disable this too.
  5. When done press CONTROL+W to close the Settings page.
  6. Then press ALT+F4 to olose and then restart Firefox, text should now be readable.


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