[guispeak] JAWS Script Exchange 2.2 released
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, uaccess-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:20 -0500 (EST)
http://EmpowermentZone.com/jsxsetup.exe
JAWS Script Exchange (JSX) is a free, open source application intended to
assist and promote the sharing of script files among users of the JAWS
screen reader (from freedomScientific.com). JSX facilitates both the
installation and packaging of script files. If a set of script files are
available in a zip archive, JSX will help you install them to the
appropriate JAWS folder on your computer. If you have script files you
want to share with others, JSX will help you package them into either a
zip archive or a self-installing executable.
Recent changes:
Miscellaneous fixes. Added merge support for .jgf files. During a merge,
if a file with the same name as a container file already exists, it is now
backed up with a numeric suffix, e.g., to Default_01.jss. Made JSX
compatible with 64-bit Windows. Included latest version of Inno Setup.
Added three optional script sets: JFW Technical, JLS Utilities, and
Script Template.
At the end of the installation process for the complete JSX application,
six script sets are now offerred. These options are unchecked by default.
You can check one ore more of them to install their zip archives with JSX,
i.e.,
BX, the Jaws toolbox, by Doug Lee
HomerKit, the Homer script library and editor interface, by Jamal Mazrui
JFW Technical, menu-driven inspector of Windows environment, by Michael
Curran
JLS Utilities, advanced alternative to JAWS home row mode, by Jim
Snowbarger
Script Template, a template for event-based scripting of JAWS, by Jamal
Mazrui
Scripts for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or 2008, by contributors from the
blind programming community
These zip archives are stored in a zip subfolder of the JSX program
folder, located by default at
C:\JSX\zip
Shortcuts for installing them are included in the JSX program group on the
Start Menu, so they may be installed at a later point, not just during
installation of JSX.
A shortcut and zip archive are also made available for reading full
documentation of JAWS, itself, in "structured text format." These are
.txt files with organizational conventions that add navigational benefits
of .chm files (the help format installed with JAWS). EdSharp, a powerful,
speech-friendly editor, recognizes structured text format, and has hotkeys
for efficiently searching topics or navigating sections within it. This
free editor is available at
http://EmpowermentZone.com/edsetup.exe
In addition, shortcuts to open zip archives of four other development
tools for JAWS scripting are now included. They are by this author under
the LGPL license:
AppStamp, utility for updating a package from a web server
HomerJax, registration-free COM server with web client and XML support
IniForm, utility for creating a dialog from an ini file
InPy, custom Python interpreter (including code snippets for 35 web client
tasks)
Thus, the JSX distribution has become a powerful collection of developer
tools for JAWS scripting. Free, open source contributions by blind
programmers provide valuable components and utilities.
Jamal
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