I hate to be so dense, but ... what's SWT? Is that the "other" JAVA environment? Mike Freeman sent from my iPhone On Jun 9, 2011, at 6:41, "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm getting used to Java and finally understanding how things work, > including SWT. The learning curve for SWT is so steep it is more like a > cliff with an overhang. That said, the complexity of SWT is justified, > and it is truly cross-platform. I hope to have a new release of > BrailleBlaster, which uses SWT, out soon. > > John > > On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 08:47:27AM -0400, James Homme wrote: >> Hi Suzie, >> Someday, you and I will have a conversation and we'll be laughing at these >> days. Those will be the good new days. >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stanzel, Susan - >> Kansas City, MO >> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 7:51 AM >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: RE: cobol-programming >> >> Another thing I had to do was to set the window in JAWS, otherwise the time >> continually got reported. I hate to say this, but I think I wish I could go >> back to those days when I really knew what I was doing. I am getting the >> hang of this Java stuff, however, I can't say it is fun. >> >> Susie Stanzel >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Homme, James >> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 5:57 AM >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: RE: cobol-programming >> >> Hi, >> No. The mainframe is just a terminal window. There are no real controls that >> get communicated to JAWS. My memory of the scripts I saw ages ago tells me >> that they are totally based on screen coordinates. I remember from my >> mainframe days that you would use the tab key to go from field to field, and >> it stopped on some stuff at the top of the window like a command line, and >> another field. The next tab stop was the first line number of the code part >> of the window. The next was column 7, where all comments must start in >> Cobol. Then, from there to the bottom of the screen, you would have tab >> stops at the beginnings of lines and the comment areas. Instead of reading >> the line numbers as you moved down through lines of code, the scripts >> figured out where column 7 was and read from there to the right. The >> beginnings of the fields had ==> by default, so the scripts could do some >> invisible cursor magic and find that stuff. They could also grab the row and >> column info from the status line at the bottom of the window to make sure >> they knew what to read. >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of RicksPlace >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 4:45 PM >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: cobol-programming >> >> Hi: When you work on a terminal or emulator using something like COBOL and >> CICS do you know if there is a DOM on the Terminal machine. In other words, >> I might have my pc running some piece of software to make it attachable as a >> 3270 to a mainframe. I guess that would be the emulator software. Then there >> is the software to link the emulator, my home computer, to the mainframe. On >> my home computer running as the 3270 terminal would there be a DOM I could >> script to make it more accessible? >> I am wondering if I could wire up my home computer to a MainFrame and script >> the mashup somehow using WindowEyes to be accessible and fast to use. >> Rick USA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 3:41 PM >> Subject: RE: cobol-programming >> >> >> Hi, >> Yes, but it matters which terminal emulator you are using, and if you can >> get your hands on a set of scripts that help you work with the environment, >> that would even be better. There used to be someone named Glen Sepke who had >> an excellent set of scripts that work with those environments. The biggest >> thing, though is the environment. The scripts do make you much more >> efficient. Once yyou get there, Cobol is all text. >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gomal Tao >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 2:19 PM >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: cobol-programming >> >> Hello, >> >> Is it possible to do programming in a IBM mainframe environment using >> jaws12? The language is cobol. >> >> >> /Gabriel >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> >> This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended >> solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If >> you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately >> and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not >> keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's >> prior permission. 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