[jawsscripts] Re: Script for getting color at mouse pointer location?

  • From: Saylien Brown <saybro@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:40:59 -0500

Don't mean to bother you, but could you give me 
an example script using the functions you speak 
of below? I just want it to copy the foreground 
and background color where the mouse pointer sits 
to the clipboard. I can then paste the results in Notepad for use in a frame.

At 12:33 PM 1/29/2012, you wrote:
>You want foreground and background color. You get those with
>getColorText() and getColorBackground(). GetColorAtPoint() returns the
>color at a specific point, which could happen to be on either a
>foreground or background part of a character, or not on a character at
>all.
>
>Those three functions return integers. To get the nine-digit decimal
>code, call colorToRGBString on each of the getColorBackground and
>GetColorText results.
>
>On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 11:57:04AM -0500, Saylien Brown wrote:
>Jackie, the function GetColorAtPoint retrieves
>the RGB code, I want the 6 digit color code. Also
>can you give an example script for me to model my script after? Thanks.
>
>At 11:33 AM 1/29/2012, you wrote:
> >The function u want is GetColorAtPoint(int x, int y) where x & y are
> >the row & column coordinates. GetCursorCol() & GetCursorRow() can be
> >used to obtain the current coordinates.
> >
> >On 1/29/12, Saylien Brown <saybro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I'm using the latest build of JAWS 13 under Windows 7 Home Edition.
> > >
> > > Really hoping someone has created a simple script for getting the
> > > Background and foreground color at the mouse pointer location. I want
> > > it to grab the RGB number(#000000) , not the name (Black.) It would
> > > copy this info to the clipboard, so all I need do is open notepad and
> > > paste the results there to know what the colors are. I'm going to
> > > attach this script to a shortcut key, so I can have quick access to
> > > it whenever I need this info.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.
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