[jawsscripts] Re: Word 2010 script

  • From: Chris Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:58:25 -0400

I didn't know Word 2010 was unusable...

At 07:03 AM 6/24/2012, you wrote:
>  Hello Everybody.
>I have a collection of scripts which attempt to make Word 2010 usable.
>However, they are not consistently reliable, and 
>it seems extraordinarily
>hard to make what I think are very basic script routines work readily,
>
>Below is a stripped down script from one which 
>tries to play with the Word
>count window.
>This has worked for ages.
>Now we have the situation where on 2 laptops, 
>same file, same script, it
>always works on one, and never works on the other.
>That shrieks timing, but that doesn't seem to be it.
>
>So I'd appreciate any help on what on earth is 
>wrong with such a simple
>script.
>Word is bad enough without Jaws fighting me !
>Thanks
>
>-------
>
>Script yyy ()
>
>var
>     handle hwnd,
>     int ret,
>     string txt
>
>TypeKey("ALT+R")
>Pause()
>TypeKey("ALT+W")            ;always works, always gets right window
>Pause()
>Delay(3)                            ;changing to 50 does not help
>
>let hwnd = GetCurrentWindow()
>if hwnd then
>     let ret = FindString(hwnd,"Pages", S_TOP, 
> S_RESTRICTED)        ;bottom
>&unrestricted don't help
>     if !ret then
>         Say("Can't find pages", OT_BUFFER)
>     else
>         Say("Found!", OT_BUFFER)
>     endif
>
>     let txt = GetListOfObjects(hwnd, 
> ";")                ;prove right window
>and can see it all
>     CopyToClipboard(txt)
>
>endif
>
>EndScript
>
>
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