hello folks, a little side bar here, I no longer have the URL for them, but someone out here has a, from what I herd, excellent set of jaws scripts for this emulator already. we just need to find them again! (if someone does, please let me know so I can reestablish my ability to let folks know about them!) regards, inthane proprietor, The Grab Bag, for blind computer users and programmers http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises "own the might and majesty of a Alacorn!" www.alacorncomputer.com Owner: Agemtree "merchants in fine facetted and cabochon gemstones" www.agemtree.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Marcotte" <larry.marcotte@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:44 AM Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: JAWS and 3270 emulators. > Hi Charles > > As Ann has stated, it may seem overwhelming at the beginning but > programming > with the use of 3270 emulation screens is quite feasible. > You will not need to create some JAWS scripts to scrape each screen for > specific information as was stated in a prior email. > The tab key is used to jump from field to field with the labels to each > field most of the time located just to the left of each field or sometimes > on the line just above the field. > It would be convenient to create a little script which would announce the > label to the left of each field which would jump to the prior chunk > (GetPriorChunk in scripting language) and announce the label every time > you > press the tab key. > When browsing through Cobol or jcl screens, in a similar fashion, you > could > code a little script which would speak out the information you are wanting > to hear without hearing the Cobol sequence on the left side of each line > every time you use the up or down cursor navigating keys. > You could use the GetTextBetween function in JAWS language to speak out > lines of code in Cobol by specifying you want to hear data which exists > between column 7 to 72 on each line. > > These little tricks might not provide the precise or eloquent > announcements > as may be available in customized scripts but it will give you a flavour > how > you can have control over what you want announced by coding the scripts > yourself and it will get you started with some features helpful to your > needs. > > As Ann stated, once you set the emulation session so the cursor is > blinking > so Jaws can track the highlighted information being reviewed when tabbing > from field to field, you will find with some experimenting, navigating > through the TSO, ISPF, Cobol AND jcl screens becomes second nature. > Oh yes, be sure to find out how to make sure the feature know as "cross > hairs" is turned off. > The cross hairs is useful to sighted people but gets in the way for JAWS > to > track the blinking cursor. > > I hope these tip bits are help out and wish you all the luck with your new > endeavour. > > Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Medlar > Sent: July 15, 2009 7:27 AM > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: JAWS and 3270 emulators. > > Hi Charles, > I programmed using Cobol, T s o, and JCL for many years. Back then I had > a > dedicated 3270 IBM terminal. To read code I could press keys on keypad to > only speak from column 7 - 133 or whatever frame is relevant. There > were > sequence numbers at beginning of each line that were very distracting. a > * > means a comment in JCL and Cobol so important to capture whatever column > this is in. > However, I used a 3270 emulator, I think called ACF2 or something like > that. > > I also coded Realia Cobol on DOS platform using t s o on PC platform. > There > are different emmulators and the one I mentioned was what FS recommended > back then. Honestly Jaws worked fine. Frames were used to speak menus > and > once you get the blinking cursor identified I believe the cursor landed on > highlighted field and frames read menus. Honestly, once you learn > structure > you will know exactly where to type data. > T S O is an IBM editor, that once you learn the numbers you can just type > say 2 and enter and you go directly to edit menu where you type user > information enter and type code on plank screen. I forget many key > strokes but there are not many. You code JCL the same way. There is a > command line and you type sub to submit JCl to compile program. Then you > can type 3.2 or something like that to go to output queue. Arrow down > until > you find your dedicated name like Prog006 and some letters to identify > that > this is you enter and you will get your compiled version of your program. > I > used to type on command line f "error me" and cursor would go directly to > error messages. As a novice programmer this list seems endless. Compile > tells you line where error is so you go to top and type line no to read > code. After a few months it becomes second nature. Actually Cobol, UJCL, > T > S O is easily managed once you get commands down. Overwhelming in > beginning > but simple once you get it. > Best of luck. > Ann > I don't know if Mainframe platform and windows platforms are integrated, > but > I used to press both shift keys to togel back and forth. But if > integrated > you might be able to type code using notepad or wordpad copy to clipboard > and then copy to mainframe platform if you cannot use TSO directly on > mainframe platform. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Black" <charlesblackusc@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:38 PM > Subject: [jawsscripts] JAWS and 3270 emulators. > > >> Hello, >> >> I am starting a job where I will be using 3270 emulation, IBM, Windows >> XP and a mainframe to develop COBOL programs. This involves using >> TSO, JCL, AASD compiler, and things I am sure I haven't heard of yet. >> >> Firstly, is there a method of getting JAWS 10 to be friendly with the >> 3270 emulator. Is there a method of getting JAWS to recognize the >> AASD compiler? >> Is there a way to get JAWS to announce what is on the screen; but only >> my code? Any direction would be helpful. >> >> Charles E. 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