[jawsscripts] Re: Element attribute values.
- From: "Haden Pike" <haden.pike@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 19:20:52 -0400
Happy to be of service. I can't find a good key for I
E or firefox. They're all taken. Tradditionally, it would usually be
something descriptive as to what the script does, l for list, h for heading
etc. I can't find a good key for it though.
Haden
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From: "Léonie Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 7:17 PM
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Element attribute values.
> Thanks Haden. Finding an available key has to be about the hardest
> thing to do. So many good key commands are already in use.
>
> I'd forgotten about the preference for Hungarian notation in naming
> variables etc. Thanks for that, and for your thoughts about sending the
> script into FS.
>
> Léonie.
>
>
>
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>
> Email: tink@xxxxxxxxxx
> Twitter: LeonieWatson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Haden Pike
> Sent: 03 May 2009 23:37
> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Element attribute values.
>
> You may want to put a letter before the variables such as:
> String SAttributeValueString and so on.
> S for string, I for int and so on. Freedom scientific recommends that you
> do
> this. Also, I would switch the script key to something other than
> control+l
> as that opens the open dialogue. Once tested, you could submit the script
> to
> freedom scientific. If they like it, they will put it in the next release
> of
> jaws.
>
> Haden
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Léonie Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 5:17 PM
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Element attribute values.
>
>> Thanks for your help Chad, this has really kick started things. As
>> Haden suggested, I've posted the code for my first script below.
>> It's now working, although I'm sure it's a bit rough around the edges!
>>
>> ;Jaws 10 script for Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP.
>> ;Written by Léonie Watson, May 2009.
>> ;Script appended to Control l key command.
>>
>> Script MoveToNextAccessibilityLink ()
>> var
>> string AttributeValueString,
>> string LinkDescription
>>
>> let AttributeValueString = "rel=accessibility"
>> MoveToTagWithAttribute (S_NEXT, "a", "rel", true) let LinkDescription
>> = GetElementDescription (0, false)
>>
>> while !StringContains (LinkDescription, AttributeValueString)
>> MoveToTagWithAttribute (S_NEXT, "a", "rel", true) let LinkDescription
>> = GetElementDescription (0, false) EndWhile
>>
>> if StringContains (LinkDescription, AttributeValueString) then
>> SaySelectedLink4 ()
>> EndIf
>> EndScript
>>
>> I've tested this out with a dummy page using the following html
>> code:
>>
>> <p>
>> <a href="page1.html">Page One</a>
>> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page2.html">Page Two</a>
>> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page3.html" rel="gallery">Page Three</a> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page4.html">Page Four</a>
>> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page5.html" rel="accessibility">Page Five</a> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page6.html"> Page Six</a>
>> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page7.html" rel="donut">Page Seven</a> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page8.html" rel="accessibility">Page Eight</a> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page9.html" rel="accessibility">Page Nine</a> <br />
>>
>> <a href="page10.html" rel=accessibility">Page Ten</a>
>>
>> If you have any feedback on the above, it would be very welcome.
>> Otherwise, next stop is to make the reverse navigation script using
>> the Shift key modifier.
>>
>> This does lead me to another question though. I've added the above
>> script to the InternetExplorer.jss/jkm files. What would be the best
>> approach of making this script available to other people to test on
>> other platforms and browsers, and ultimately for people to use once
>> it's been tested? Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Léonie.
>> --
>> http://www.tink.co.uk/
>>
>> Email: tink@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Twitter: LeonieWatson
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chad Foster
>> Sent: 03 May 2009 21:14
>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Element attribute values.
>>
>> Léonie - check out the GetElementDescription function. You can use it
>> in conjunction with the StringContains function to achieve what you need.
>> Also,
>> you can use MoveToTagWithAttribute to accomplish the same thing.
>>
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Chad
>>
>>
>> On 5/3/09, Léonie Watson <tink@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Good evening,
>>>
>>> I'm returning to Jaws scripting after a bit of a break. I've
>>> refreshed my memory on the basics, and feel pretty comfortable with
>>> things
>> at that level.
>>>
>>> I'm now trying to write a script that will allow me to identify all
>>> the links on a page with a specific attribute. The catch is that I
>>> also need to be able to identify a specific value for that attribute.
>>> I'd then like to be able to move between the links that have this
>>> specific attribute/value combination.
>>>
>>> I've started with a script that will move to the next link on the
>>> page with the given attribute/value combination. The
>>> MoveToTagWithAttribute() function successfully gets me part of the
>>> way, but I'm struggling with a method for getting at the attribute
>>> value
>> information.
>>>
>>> I've used the DisplayBasicElementInfo() function, which provides
>> just
>>> the kind of information I need on the element. The trouble is that I
>>> don't want it to appear in the virtual reader, but instead would like
>>> to be able to access it to determine if the element has the right
>>> attribute/value combination.
>>>
>>> It's quite possible of course that I'm taking entirely the wrong
>> approach!
>>> If
>>> anyone can help, make any suggestions or point me in the direction of
>>> some further reading/resources, I'd be grateful. At the moment, this
>>> is making me dizzy! Thanks.
>>>
>>> Léonie.
>>>
>>>
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>>> Twitter: LeonieWatson
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