[jawsscripts] Re: DLGSelectItemInList multi letter navigation

Hi folks,

Last year, there was a discussion on "DLGSelectItemInList multi letter 
navigation".
One of the solutions was the one which Doug Lee had developed for Skype 
script.
David trimmed it and put it in default in order to make it universally 
available.

Considering that the implementation of this feature is done in the 
KeyPressedEvent function of the default script,
what happens if the application in focus, has its own KeyPressedEvent, in 
which it doesn't call the default one?

It is assumed that, the script of that application, is supposed to be kept 
untouched.

Thanks,

Camille
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From: David Farough [mailto:David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 2:50 PM
To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: DLGSelectItemInList multi letter navigation broken! anyoneelse 
care?

For anyone who is interested in having Doug's fix for this problem, I have 
compiled the relevant code taken from his Skype scripts and compiled it as 
default.jsb.  I have added a use statement for "FSDefault.jsb" and 
determined that the run jaws dialogue now works with multiple keypresses as 
it used to.

If you want the files you can email me at: dfarough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx the 
address will also appear in my signature.

I have commented out the applications key functionality from the 
KeyPressedEvent because I suspect that it is particularly relevant to Skype. 
Please correct me if I'm wrong Doug.

David Farough

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>>> Doug Lee <doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 02:56 pm Monday, June 25, 2007

I solved this issue in the Skype scripts a while back, but just for one 
specific DlgSelectItemInList instance.  I'm sure it could be genericized for 
all HJ dialogs fairly easily though.

The Skype scripts are housed at

http://www.dlee.org/skype/

Any recent revision for Skype 3.x will contain what I'm talking about.
Look for the ksGoToNext function, its call from the KeyPressedEvent, and any 
other functions or global variables referenced by ksGoToNext or any 
functions it calls.  I'd do it myself right now if I had the time. <smile>
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On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 04:38:04AM +1000, Geoff Chapman wrote:

guys.  I wanted to ask, as per subject line, I do confess to loving with a 
deep passion, the ability to type multiple letters quickly in a list view 
within jaws, to navigate much more efficiently to the item I want.
I believe most of these are getting thrown up by the internal function, 
DLGSelectItemInList.

(tip: see RunJawsManager as an example, or any listings within 
HotSpotClicker.)
However, to my great sadness, this very helpful productivity enhancement, 
has been well and truly  broken in all internal jaws functions that use this 
builtin, since 7.0, through to current release of 8.0.2173.
it works beautifully in jaws 6.2, which is the version I use mostly, as I 
haven't upgraded yet.

Could anyone else confirm for me whether this is indeed the case 
universally, and also, whether anyone else/FS are aware/care about fixing 
this one?
Am I the lone voice in the wilderness on this?

every version that comes out I just keep thinking, "oh they'd have to have 
fixed this now, surely everyone uses this so much." but, apparently not.

is it a known issue up there does anyone know?
and, before anyone asks, no, to my shame, i haven't reported it myself, 
thinking that surely, yes the old chestnut, surely somebody else wil!
<sad smile.>

so, any of you guys in close to the FS team, who might like to join with me 
in reporting this one, and asking for it's repair in jaws 9? that would be 
just soooooo nice, would not it?

for those who may not be aware what I'm talking about, or why it's sooo cool 
in lengthy lists like I often have in my work, or who don't remember jaws 6 
and earlier, if you bring up insert+f2 as an example, you used to be abel to 
type s k, in quick succession, and have focus jump to the third entry 
starting with s, which would be skim reading tool, in jaws 6.
just like happens in every other type of standard windows list view.
but in versions jaws 7.0 and above,
you'll notice if you try this, that it'll instead land you on the first 
entry starting with k, which is keyboard manager.
grrr.
whilst this sounds like a small thing, it's usefulness is obviously far more 
evident in longer lists  of entries.

thanks for any confirmations anyone can shed.

geoff c.

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