[jawsscripts] Re: Control ID and Window Handle the same?

  • From: "Geoff Chapman" <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 08:07:19 +1100

yes, jim the snowMan also told me it could be brutal to code that, which was 
why he built this into JLS.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:52 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Control ID and Window Handle the same?


> Hi Steve,
> Yes. I have found this. And when I did, about the only thing I had to go 
> on was WindowHierarchyX and WindowHierarchyY, which gives window position 
> relative to the application window, to help me figure out what window I 
> was in. That can be brutal to code.
>
> Jim
>
> Jim Homme,
> Usability Services,
> Phone: 412-544-1810
> Skype: jim.homme
> Internal recipients,  Read my accessibility blog
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Matzura
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 6:52 AM
> To: jawsscripts
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Control ID and Window Handle the same?
>
> Has anyone ever encountered the following?
>
> I have a program that does not assign non-varying control ID's to its
> controls and other windows.  In fact, what it does do is to assign the
> window handle, whatever it is, as the control ID for that window.  It
> also has assigned the same name for every single control in the
> program.  This make scripting most impossible from everything I've
> learned about how to make decisions based on what control the
> application cursor is on, since the information is not something to be
> counted on because it always changes.  ANyone ever find this?
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