Fwd: Changing JAWS volume via hot keys [was JFW 6: form edit fields and combo boxes]
- From: "Robert R. Matti" <rrmsr1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 20:58:36 -0800
>Below is a message that was on the Blind Tech list
I have copied and pasted these scripts into the default jss file, assigned
the hot keys, compiled them and want to advise that they work perfectly!
>.
>To: <blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>From: "Jamal Mazrui" <Jamal.Mazrui@xxxxxxx>
>Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:45:06 -0500
>Subject: Changing JAWS volume via hot keys [was JFW 6: form edit fields
>and combo boxes]
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>Indeed, there seems to be no way of changing the volume of Eloquence,
>the default software synthesizer of JAWS, via its configuration menus.
>I have been able to develop scripts that accomplish this. I realize
>that adding to the default scripts of JAWS is a nontrivial matter. In
>case this benefits some, however, I am posting the code below.
>
>I assigned VoiceLouder to the Alt+` key combination, and VoiceSofter to
>Alt+Shift+`. The former increments the "system volume" by 5% of its
>available range, and the latter decrements it by that amount.
>
>Regards,
>Jamal
>
>Script VoiceLouder()
>Var
>Int i,
>Int i_max,
>Int i_min
>
>SayString("Voice louder")
>Let i =GetSystemVolume()
>GetSystemVolumeRange(i_min, i_max)
>If i ==i_max Then
>SayString("Top")
>Else
>Let i =i +(5 *(i_max -i_min) /100)
>Let i =Min(i, i_max)
>SetSystemVolume(i)
>SayString(IntToString(100 *(i -i_min)/(i_max -i_min)) +" percent")
>EndIf
>EndScript
>
>Script VoiceSofter()
>Var
>Int i,
>Int i_max,
>Int i_min
>
>SayString("Voice softer")
>Let i =GetSystemVolume()
>GetSystemVolumeRange(i_min, i_max)
>If i ==i_min Then
>SayString("Bottom")
>Else
>Let i =i -(5 * (i_max -i_min) /100)
>Let i =max(i, i_min)
>SetSystemVolume(i)
>SayString(IntToString(100 *(i -i_min)/(i_max -i_min)) +" percent")
>EndIf
>EndScript
>
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