[jawsscripts] Re: Beta of JAWS scripts to maximize Firefox usability
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: blind-mozilla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:27:29 -0500
I forgot to mention (and will now add to the documentation) a step that
is necessary if the scripts are manually installed (the executable
installer does this, but does not currently work on Win64). Add the
following setting to the ConfigNames.ini file in the user script folder:
In the section called
[ConfigNames]
add the line
firefox:3=FxMax
If this file does not exist, you can create it with that single entry.
Jamal
On 1/12/2010 5:39 PM, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
> Now available at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/FxMax.exe
>
> or as a zip archive at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/FxMax.zip
>
> I welcome feedback and suggestions for improving these Firefox scripts.
> Below are excerpts from the documentation to give you a sense of their
> capabilities.
>
> Jamal Mazrui
> Email: jamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Twitter Screen Name: JamalMazrui
>
>
> FireFox Max
> Version 0.1
> January 12, 2010
> Copyright 2009 - 2010 by Jamal Mazrui
> GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
>
> Introduction
>
> Firefox Max is a set of JAWS scripts to extend the functionality Firefox
> 3.5, which is freely available from
> http://GetFirefox.com
>
> The scripts inherit the features of the JAWS scripts for Firefox that
> are installed with JAWS, and then seek to maximize functionality in
> various ways. Firefox Max is also abbreviated FxMax (Fx is the official
> abbreviation for Firefox). The scripts make use of the Homer script
> library and Homer editor interface that I developed a few years ago in a
> package called HomerKit, available at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/kitsetup.exe
>
> or .zip for a manual install.
>
> The scripts also use code that I developed to efficiently operate
> Thunderbird with JAWS, available at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/tb_scr.exe
>
> or .zip for a manual install.
>
> A good place to discuss Firefox or the scripts is the blind-mozilla
> mailing list. You can subscribe by sending a blank message to
> blind-mozilla-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> The scripts are available either as an executable installer at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/FxMax.exe
>
> or as a zip archive at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/FxMax.zip
>
> When running the executable installer, it is best to accept all defaults
> after ensuring the appropriate version of JAWS is selected (Enter
> invokes the default, Install button). Note that on some Windows
> versions, the installer does not find the appropriate script folder if
> JAWS is automatically launched at Windows startup, and thus, is running
> as a local service. This problem may be avoided by exiting and then
> relaunching JAWS, which is then run as a user process.
>
> F11 is a scripted hotkey that checks my web site for a new version of
> the scripts and allows one to upgrade. It only works with the executable
> installer,
> however, not the zip archive that is currently needed for a 64-bit
> Windows installation. Windows Explorer/My Computer is able to unzip such
> an archive. Press Shift+F10 and check its context menu for options when
> the archive has focus. You can get to your JAWS scripts folder by
> choosing "Explorer my Settings" in the JAWS program group of the Windows
> Start Menu.
>
> Anyone wanting to deactivate the scripts can do so as follows. Press
> JAWSKey+J to go to the JAWS application window. Choose "Manage
> Application Settings" from the Options pulldown menu. Press t until you
> hear Firefox in the list of scripts. Press Spacebar to uncheck the item.
> Press Enter to accept the change.
>
> Firefox Max seeks to maximize the functionality of Firefox for a JAWS
> user, exploiting features from the Firefox application, JAWS virtual
> mode, and Internet Explorer object model. The scripts are intended to
> make clipping, combining, and saving parts of web pages as convenient as
> possible. Usability extensions may be grouped as follows: selection,
> navigation, querying, downloading, and miscellaneous.
> ----------
>
> Selection
>
> As usual, Control-C copies selected text to the clipboard. If no text is
> selected, FxMax copies the current line. Alt-C works similarly except
> that it appends to rather than replaces clipboard text. If text was
> already on the clipboard, a blank line is inserted before the appended
> text.
>
> An alternative way of selecting text uses F8 to mark the start of a
> selection. Navigate to the end point by whatever means -- arrow keys,
> find command, etc. -- without having to hold down the Shift key. Press
> Shift-F8 to select text from the start position. Note that text is
> selected up to, but not including, the ending cursor position.
> ----------
>
> Navigation
>
> Control+F does a forward find in virtual mode, and Control+Shift+F does
> a reverse find. F3 finds again in a forward direction, and Shift-F3
> finds again in reverse.
>
> Control-G goes to a percentage point in the document, and Alt-G repeats
> the command with the value you previously input (e.g., 50 to go to the
> midpoint of the document).
>
> FxMax adds some quick navigation keys. You can press W to go to the next
> occurrence of the word at the virtual cursor position. This can be
> useful for skipping over insignificant information that precedes the
> main content of a page. In virtual mode, the title of a page appears on
> its first line (as well as in the title bar), and it usually contains
> keywords that occur in the main content of the page. Thus, you can put
> the cursor on one of these words and press W to skip ahead. Press Alt+W
> instead to search for the whole line of text. Press F3 to go to the next
> match, or Shift+F3 for the prior one. Shift+W goes to the previous
> occurrence of the current word. You can also jump to the next occurrence
> of a phrase of more than one word by selecting it before pressing W.
>
> The Start Content command, 0, tries to skip navigation links and go to
> the main content of the page. It searches for a "skip navigation" type
> of link, and activates it if found. Similarly, the 9 quick navigation
> key searches for a printer-friendly version of the page, and activates
> it if found.
>
> Variations of the F9 key are used to manage bookmarks based on an "ID
> attribute" in the HTML of a page, rather than on a line and column
> position in its rendered text, which regular bookmarks with Control+K
> use. F9 goes to the next non+blank ID attribute on the page, and
> Shift+F9 goes to the previous one. Control+F9 saves the ID at the cursor
> as a bookmark, Control+Shift+F9 clears it, and Alt+F9 goes to it. Note
> that this only works if the author of the HTML has used the ID attribute
> of an element to distinguish part of the page, e.g., a particular table
> of the page.
>
> ----------
>
> Querying
>
> The Quote Clipboard command, Alt+Apostrophe, says the content of the
> clipboard. Alt+Shift+Apostrophe clears it. Control+Apostrophe saves the
> clipboard to a file,
> and Control+Shift+Apostrophe appends to it.
>
> In virtual mode, Alt+Delete says the line, column, and percentage
> position of the cursor in the document. The Yield Text command, Alt+Y,
> says the number of characters, words, and lines contained in either all
> or selected text. The Yield Structure command, Alt+Shift+Y, is a
> variation that reports the number of links, headings, and frames in the
> page.
>
> Several hotkeys say a block of text related to the current page. The
> block is captured so that it may easily be transferred either to the
> clipboard or a file on disk.
>
> Alt+A says the address of the current page. Alt+N says the name of the
> page, which is like the window title without "Mozilla Firefox" at the
> end. Alt+O outputs all text of the page. Alt+U says the url reference at
> the current link, which indicates where Firefox would go if that link
> were clicked. Alt+X extracts all text from that url reference, thus
> enabling you to preview a page before opening it. Alt+R says the rest of
> the text from the cursor position to the end of the virtual buffer (like
> a SayAll from there, but without moving the cursor).
>
> The Page Urls command, Alt+P, says all urls of the page, starting with
> the page address and followed by the urls of all links (duplicates are
> removed). The Linked Urls command, Alt+L, says all urls of the page that
> is linked to the current one at the cursor position.
>
> Since the clipping capability supports web research, you may add
> explanatory notes or time stamps. Press Alt+I to input a block manually
> via an edit box. Press Alt+Semicolon for the current time and date.
>
> The block of text captured by any of these commands may be used again in
> different ways. Repeating the same hotkey twice quickly spells the
> block. Press Control+Shift+C to copy the block to the clipboard, or
> Alt+Shift+C to append it instead. Similarly, press Control+Shift+S to
> save the block to a file, or Alt+Shift+S to append it instead.
> Alt+Shift+V invokes a virtual view of the block. Press Alt+Q to query
> the block (say it again), or twice quickly to spell it.
>
> A variation of these queries lets you gather and append a block with a
> single command by adding the Shift modifier key. Use Alt+Shift+Letter
> rather than Alt+Letter to append to either the clipboard or a file, as
> determined by a mode. This mode is set to the clipboard by default. Use
> the Keep Append in File command, Alt+Shift+K, to change to file mode
> instead. A standard save-file dialog prompts for the target file to be
> used (if it does not exist, it will be created the first time you save a
> block there). Use the Keepp Append on Clipboard command, Alt+K, to
> return to clipboard mode.
>
> In clipboard mode, a blank line is inserted before an appended block. In
> file mode, a section break sequence is used instead, consisting of a
> line of dashes and a form feed character. This supports navigating by
> section in a text editor (e.g., in EdSharp).
>
> set it to
>
> ----------
>
> Downloading
>
> The Download command, Alt+D, lets you get urls from the clipboard,
> filter them by extension, and then pick one or more to download to a
> folder that you specify. The multiple selection pick list supports
> search keys -- Control+F, Control+Shift+F, F3, and Shift+F3 -- to search
> forward or backward for an url in the list based on text it contains.
> Press Spacebar to toggle the selected state of an item. After picking
> files, you are prompted for the target folder on disk, which is the
> default choice the next time.
> ----------
>
> Miscellaneous
>
> Adjust some common speech parameters with key combinations involving the
> grave accent key (at the top left of the main part of a U.S. keyboard).
> Press JAWSKey+Grave to toggle between reading all or no punctuation. All
> punctuation is useful when reading carefully for details, whereas no
> punctuation is useful when reading quickly for concepts. Control+`
> increases the speech rate by five percent, and Control+Shift+` decreases
> it. Alt+` increases the volume by five percent, and Alt+Shift+`
> decreases it.
>
>
>
> ----------
>
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