[jawsscripts] Putting application windows in the virtual buffer
- From: "Geoff Chapman" <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:42:51 +1100
Hi chad.
When you indicate below, reading through the documentation for the
functions, is the fsdn still the best and only real formatted documentation
available for scripting function examination?
Because, well from the perspective of a greeny scripty newby, I find myself
often not feeling examination of that source, particularly helpful, as it
doesn't seem to be real
big on comprehensiveness, when it comes to trying to learn the ins and outs
of scripting functions. Does anyone else feel similarly?
or am I the only one.
And trying to then supplement/fill in the gaps by seeking to
reverse-engineer real Live examples, in my view
can certainly be a hard slog way to learn, when your a newby?
or am I whining unwarrantedly here. <grin.>
e.g. there's nothing in there, about how to make jaws say, "link," or not,
to indicate to the user that hitting enter will do something, on lines of
userBuffer text when adding those secondary functions of which you speak,
which get activated when enter is pressed.
Can anyone possibly guide me as to this?
I Guess the new scripting "wiki?" is it called? when it's up, will help to
fill in these gaps, but, well, if I may express a rather "null" point of
view, (to keep my whine all cody sounding, <smile.)
I personally feel It would've been rather welcome, had the FSDN been written
somewhat more comprehensively I reckon. It's certainly written more from
the perspective of people who already know quite a huge amount of what
they're about, (i.e. developers, as it's name certainly suggests,)
not for those lower down the hierarchy.
lastly, I have investigated all f1 combinations I can think of, and simply
cannot remember that magic keystroke, which my vague memory indicated,
you could hit from the insert functions dialog, which might've either
brought up the whole FSDN text right there in script manager to look at, or
some other more comprehensive description of a given function, than the
straight ahead description text in the insert functions dialog? is this
true? or did I imagine it.
thanks.
Geoff c.
----- Original Message -----
From: <chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 3:45 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Putting application windows in the virtual buffer
> You are creating links. Just like hyperlinks on the Internet point
> somewhere, links in your User Buffer have to point somewhere. In the
> case of the User Buffer however, they must point to an action for a
> given program, not to an Internet address.
>
> If you are just populating the User Buffer with text and no links,
> then you do not need to use the function parameters for the functions
> I outlined.
>
> I recommend reading the documentation for these functions and
> searching through Default.jss for examples.
>
> On 12/24/08, Andy Borka <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The program I am looking at is MS Money 2005. Any other recommendations
on
> > getting the main window into the virtual buffer? I guess I don't quite
get
> > how you get the contents into the buffer exactly and what do you mean by
I
> > have to write the actions for link clicks manually?
> >
> > Twitter: www.twitter.com/sonfire
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 9:55 AM
> > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Putting application windows in the virtual
buffer
> >
> > See the UserBuffer functions. UserBufferAddText is the one that allows
> > you to specify functions for links in the User Buffer.
> >
> > I usually call SayFormattedMessage with the output type of
> > OT_USER_BUFFER to start the User Buffer, then add text using the
> > function above. This gives you the desired effect for the say all.
> >
> > Optionally, you can add all of the text, then use the
> > UserBufferActivate function to bring the User Buffer to the forefront.
> > The avenue you choose depends on if the User Buffer clouds the
> > processing logic (obscures windows etc.) required to build its
> > contents.
> >
> > You need to write the functions to execute when the user clicks ENTER
> > on one of those User Buffer links, which executes the desired
> > activity.
> >
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > On 12/24/08, Andy Borka <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> I have an application that uses its main window as an html_server
class.
> >> I know for sure that it is html content since it has links and stuff in
> >> it. Was just wondering how you put it in the virtual buffer and show it
> >> like a web page?
> >>
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