[jawsscripts] Re: Sleep timer using Jaws scripting.
- From: The dark count <darkcount1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:07:43 -0700
Is there a way you could forward me a copy of the scripts as well Andrew?
Much thanks.
D C
On 6/15/2012 7:08 AM, Andrew Hart wrote:
> Dave,
>
> You can use ScheduleFunction with GetSystemTime and the Run function.
> It's not clear to me if what you want is more of a general timer, which
> goes off at specific times, or a sleep timer, which goes off after a
> specified amount of time has elapsed. If you require the timer to go
> off at a particular time, then GetSystemtime will probably be more
> convenient to use. If you need the timer to go off after a specified
> amount of time has elapsed, then GetTickCount may be more convenient.
>
> As for scheduling functions and the like, provided you want the timer
> system to remain active in the background all the time while JAWS is
> running, check out the Cuckoo clock scripts for an example of how this
> can be done. Btw, looking back at those scripts, the one second
> scheduling used there is probably overkill and it would be more
> efficient to use a scheduling interval that shrinks as an event is
> approached and which becomes larger when events are distant. However,
> it all depends what degree of sophistocation is required of the timer,
> e.g., do you need to schedule just one event or multiple events at
> different times with different actions, and do you wish to be able to
> dynamically modify events and/or their times while the timer is running,
> etc. If you don't have the Cuckoo scripts any more, I can send them
> along; just let me know.
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew.
>
>
> On 14/06/2012 6:49 PM, David Truong wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I want to create a sleep timer using Jaws scripting. This sleep timer would
>> activate program specific commands or jaws specific commands or both when
>> the specified time is reached. I'd appreciate any ideas how I would go about
>> achieving this.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
>>
>>
>> David Truong
>>
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