[jawsscripts] Re: Writing a new event script

Matt, try a frame 1st--this from the admittedly laziest scripter on
planet earth. Build it to the window of the field in question & have
it echo all. See if it works. If not, then other approaches follow.

On 2/23/09, matt <mcdiemert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
> Forgive me if my questions are stupid and completely off point, but I'm
> working with a new application that I need to write a script for.
> This application is a telemarketing type application, and as such, when a
> new call comes in the first name field is immediately populated. What I want
> to do is tell jaws when a new event happens in this particular edit field
> automatically say or move focus to this field.  Could this be done with a
> frame or even maybe hotspot clicker, or should I attempted to write a script
> for this.
> Could someone get me started as to where I should start?
> I appreciate any pointers whatsoever!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Farough
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 3:50 PM
> To: JawsScripts
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Scripts for TaxAct 2008
>
> Hi Gary:
>
> I do not have this program so I do not know how much help I can
> provide.  However, If you answer these questions I may be able to help a
> little.
>
> 1.  Where did you get this program from?  I did a google search on it
> and saw all sorts of similarly named programs and did not want to risk
> looking at the wrong one.
>
> 2.  What is the name of the executable that is spoken when you press
> insert+q when the application has focus?
> I noticed the following entry in the confignames.ini.
> TaxAct06=TaxAct 2006
>
> I suspect that the executable for this version may be TaxAct08
>
> If so, you could add an entry to confignames.ini as follows:
> TaxAct08=TaxAct 2006
>
> Judging from what I am seeing in the configuration files, It may be
> difficult to get this working again if they have made significant
> changes to the interface.
>
>
>
> 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
>
>>>> "Gary King" <w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 04:51 pm Sunday, February 22,
> 2009 >>>
> Is anyone planning to modify previous TaxAct scripts to work with
> TaxAct
> 2008?  In the past, simple modifications to the various script and
> associated files made previous versions of TaxAct scripts work with the
>
> current version of the program, but this year, 2nd Story Software seems
> to
> have made changes to the program that prevents JFW from speaking the
> controls.  I have used TaxAct for 10 years and hate to abandon it.
> Importing data from the previous year makes it easy to get started on
> this
> year's taxes; at least it would, if the buttons and checkboxes would
> speak.
>
> Gary King
> mailto:w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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