[jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard

  • From: "Geoff Chapman" <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:56:49 +1100

ah. so how's about the straight up, say, function then. is that still 
permitted?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bissett, Tom" <tom.bissett@xxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:38 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard


> The saystring is the one they want us to discontinue using.  Here is what 
> the builtin says:
> :function SayString
> :Description The SayString makes the speech synthesizer speak a message. 
> This function is now obsolete since the implementation of the sayMessage 
> function. This function remains for the purpose of testing and debugging. 
> If you are developing new scripts, it is recommended that you do not use 
> this function. Instead, use the SayMessage function.
> :Param string  This parameter must be either a text string enclosed in 
> quotes, a variable name that contains a string value, or a  function that 
> returns a string value.
> :Category Strings
>
>
> Tom Bisset
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman
> Sent: March 16, 2011 1:12 PM
> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard
>
> indeed tony.
> thanks for this. yep that would improve things slightly, though not 
> handling
> yet the ojects on clipboard that you initially desired eh.
>
> hey but what's with this, say, function your using below?
> I've never used that one. is it a current one then?
> or is that the one they're telling us not to use any more?
> I use SayString and SayInteger for stuff, but I've never used/seen the 
> plain
> old say, statement, which obviously takes two params, that you've included
> below?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Hernandez" <tonyhspeaks@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 7:10 AM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard
>
>
>> Hi Jeff.
>>
>> How about something like this in the code so that it doesn't just clamb 
>> up
>> entirely?
>>
>> var
>>
>> string clip
>>
>> let clip = GetClipboardText()
>> if clip then
>> Say (clip,OT_LINE)
>> ;For Braille users:
>>
>> BrailleMessage (clip)
>> Else
>> Say ("No text in the clipboard.", OT_ERROR)
>> EndIf
>>
>> ;Of course, the down side is that someone could put that very text into
>> the
>> clipboard, but I'm sure that can be
>> ;dealt with in many ways, like playing a sound instead.
>>
>> Tony Hernandez
>> http://dutyofman.net/
>> Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His
>> commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring 
>> every
>> work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or
>> whether
>> it be evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman
>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 3:49 PM
>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard
>>
>> Hi tony.
>>
>> well, it appears not, not here anywayz. and actually given your cool 
>> idea,
>> the script/function is a bit less than perfect in one sense.
>> it conceivably would've been a more complete/optimal script had it either
>> done this, or at very least reported either something like, "no textual
>> content," when it couldn't find anything, or better yet, if it could test
>> for the name of file(s) on clipboard, if past a certain number, to maybe
>> auto shove their names into virtual viewer, or something? but, it just
>> says
>> nothing, when I press it and files are on the clipboard eh. Great idea
>> though!
>>
>> it's just using a simple builtin FUnction GetClipboardText, which is just
>> a
>> string function it appears eh. description for it says:
>>
>> Retrieves text from the clipboard that is in standard ANSI format.  Each
>> line ends with a carriage return/linefeed (CR-LF) combination.
>>
>> whether it could be tweaked to deal with objects, I'm unsure at this 
>> point
>> and cannot look into it myself right now.
>> hth.
>>
>>
>> From: "Tony Hernandez" <tonyhspeaks@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 6:18 AM
>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard
>>
>>
>>> Hi Jeff. Is it possible to make JAWS speak nontextual items in the
>>> clipboard, such as the name of  a file it might be holding?
>>>
>>> Tony Hernandez
>>> http://dutyofman.net/
>>> Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His
>>> commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring
>>> every
>>> work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or
>>> whether
>>> it be evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman
>>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 2:45 PM
>>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard
>>>
>>> Yep martin indeed it tiz.
>>>
>>> entry is happily sitting in my default.jkm from shared folder, as:
>>> Windows+JAWSKey+X=SayClipboard
>>>
>>>
>>> script follows:
>>> Script SayClipboard()
>>>
>>> var
>>>
>>> string clip
>>>
>>> let clip = GetClipboardText()
>>>
>>> Say (clip,OT_LINE)
>>>
>>> ;For Braille users:
>>>
>>> BrailleMessage (clip)
>>>
>>> EndScript
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 9:07 PM
>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks Geoff,
>>>>
>>>>  Do you happen to know whether that key combination appears in any jkm
>>>> file?
>>>>
>>>>  Martin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Geoff Chapman" <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 1:35 AM
>>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> yep Works here for me martin.
>>>>> JawsKey+Windows+X?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:42 PM
>>>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: SayClipboard, was script to clear clipboard
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On a related topic, can anyone get the SayClipboard script to work?
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> FSDN says this has been present since Jaws 10, but I can find no 
>>>>>> trace
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> in versions 10, 11 or 12.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Martin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "Paul Magill" <magills@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 12:29 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: script to clear clipboard and....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Elf & others,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I settled on using the following line in my scripts, after much
>>>>>>> experimenting...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CopyToClipboard (" ") ; copy space to clear previous clipboard
>>>>>>> contents
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> copying a nul string to the clipboard has no affect, the previous
>>>>>>> contents
>>>>>>> remain unchanged...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CopyToClipboard ("") ; copying a nul string
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * the purpose is to remove the previous contents, not to have a
>>>>>>> completely
>>>>>>> cleared clipboard
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Paul from Australia
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: "The Elf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> if clearing the clip board is figured out, would someone please send
>>>>>>> me
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> copy of the work with insertion instructions? I'm interested myself
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> elf
>>>>>>> inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>
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