[jawsscripts] Re: Jaws cursor question
- From: "Bob Kennedy" <intheshop@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:25:08 -0500
I'll give it a try. I can't play around until I'm back in the office Monday
but this gives hope.
Thanks a bunch!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:19 PM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Jaws cursor question
> Bob, your code would look something like:
> Script ClickCoordinates()
> ; clicks coordinates to get phone working
> SaveCursor()
> JawsCursor()
> RouteJawsToPc()
> if (moveTo(x, y)) then ;move to was successful x & y are coordinates
> LeftButtonDown()
> else
> say("cannot move to desired coordinates.", ot_message)
> endif
> RestoreCursor()
> EndScript
>
> I generally do not llike move to scripts as they can be broken by
> things like whether the screen is maximized & the screen resolution
> has changed, but sometimes it's the only way.
>
> 1 thing I would suggest, however, is to make certain all graphics are
> being spoken (go to your jaws configuration manager by pressing insert
> keyboard (not numpad) 6 while in your application. Press alt s, then
> g, then tab to the radio buttons for the graphics usually about 5 tabs
> in. It may say speak labeled graphics, down arrow to all & press
> enter. Save your changes & see if perchance jaws announces a graphic
> at the location. U may also need to go back into that dialog & change
> the maximum & minimum graphic height & width to larger & smaller
> values, respectively to give jaws instruction to look for something
> other than the default as graphics.
>
> If there is a graphic there, then the graphic can be labeled & a
> script can be written to find & click on that graphic.
>
> HTH.
>
>
>
> On 3/5/10, Bob Kennedy <intheshop@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hadn't heard of that one yet. Thanks a bunch!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 11:54 AM
>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Jaws cursor question
>>
>>
>>> Hi Bob,
>>> Try the MoveTo function.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> Jim Homme,
>>> Usability Services,
>>> Phone: 412-544-1810
>>> Skype: jim.homme
>>> Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy
>>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:48 AM
>>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Jaws cursor question
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> Keep in mind I'm very new to scripting so be gentle. hahaha
>>>
>>> I have a program at work that uses 2 screens. The phone is dialed in
>>> one
>>> window, and the customer info is in the other side of the window.
>>>
>>> You can control tab between windows with no problems. However, in order
>>> for the phone to work in the customer screen, you have to click on an
>>> area of the screen Jaws doesn't always see.
>>>
>>> I worked with a sighted person yesterday and the area I have to click on
>>> stays in a consistent position.
>>>
>>> Here is my question. Is there a way to write a script that sends the
>>> Jaws
>>>
>>> cursor to a know position?
>>>
>>> Using the alt delete keys, Jaws gives me the same coordinates each time
>>> we
>>>
>>> tried it. I am not able using the normal key strokes to make the Jaws
>>> cursor go to the same place. I supposed I could write a line that
>>> required the Jaws cursor to have a long series of next character
>>> commands
>>> but I'd like to know if I could to go straight to a pixel position.
>>>
>>> I need to do a left mouse click in order to make the phone line active
>>> after the phone dials the number.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
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