Ahhh, ok. That makes a lot of sense. I figured there had to be something to it since almost all scripts that came with jaws, I have noticed constants in the jsm files. But yeah, the translation thing makes perfect sense. Thanks. Jeremy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rui Fontes" <rui.fontes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 6:28 AM Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Wondering why I see constants included in.jsm files for many scripts. > In my opinion, such constants are included in JSM because they need to be > translated, and that way, it is only needed to translate JSM files, do not > touching the JSH files... > > Rui > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Farough" <David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:31 PM > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Wondering why I see constants included in.jsm > files for many scripts. > > > As far as I know, these are conventions or recommendations. It makes it > easier to maintain scripts if you know where to look for constants > messages and other structures. it does not matter to The compiler where > these are found as long as they are coded properly. > > David Farough > Application Accessibility Coordinator/coordonateur de l'accessibilité > Information Technology Services Directorate / > Direction des services d'information technologiques > Public Service Commission / Commission de la fonction publique > Email / Courriel: David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Tel. / Tél: (613) 992-2779 > >>>> "Jeremy Hartley" <jeremyhartley@xxxxxxxxxxx> 10:37 pm Monday, > January 12, 2009 >>> > > Is including certain constants in .jsm files more of an organizational > > technique? Since you use include statements in script files, I would > suppose you could technically have constants anywhere as long as you > include > the file in a script? > > > > > > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository > http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > > -- > Estou utilizando a versão gratuita de SPAMfighter para usuários privados. > Foi removido 58783 emails de spam até hoje. > Os usuários pagantes não têm esta mensagem nos seus emails. > Adquira SPAMfighter grátis aqui: http://www.spamfighter.com/lpt > > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3762 (20090113) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts