Have you tried using the IsJAWSCursor () function to distinguish between the two states you describe? If your script contains code such as: if (not IsJAWSCursor ()) then ; do your close out ticket stuff here endif then hitting down arrow while the JAWS cursor is active should not cause the script to interfere with that cursor's movement. hth Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Posey" <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 7:30 PM Subject: [jawsscripts] Counter Point program > I'm writting scripts for a point of sale program called Counter Point > which > is written in Cobol. Most of the movement in the program is done with the > enter key except when they go to close out a ticket. Then the down arrow > is > used. If I try to capture the down arrow key with the script then they > can't > use the JAWS cursor to move around the screen. I'm trying to figure out > what > other events I might be able to use to get it to read the information. > I've > tried to use a frame to speak when the text changes but it reads a lot of > information that doesn't show up on the screen. > Another problem with the program is that when it's writting to the screen > JAWS reads everything on the line including graphics that are written to > the > screen and when I try to use the GetChunk function it gets the whole line > with all the graphics. > Any suggestions on an event to use when the down arrow is pushed? > Jerry Posey > Envision, Inc. > Wichita, KS > > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.8/2224 - Release Date: 07/08/09 05:53:00 __________ Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts