Hi Jamal, Have you tried the syntax with braces or simply type current script key? Jim ---------- Jim Homme, Usability Engineering. 412-544-1810. Note: I will reply to email and voice mail within four hours. "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. "Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. "Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. "Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. "Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." - Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) -----Original Message----- From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:16 AM To: JAWSScripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jawsscripts] Difficulty scripting McTwit As you may know, I develop a Twitter client called McTwit, whose installer is available at http://EmpowermentZone.com/mtsetup.exe Although I try to make the application as keyboard and screen reader-friendly as possible, sometimes there are ways that it may be enhanced in ways that are not presently practical through my coding alone. I wish to promote collaboration in this and other open source projects, so will work with anyone wanting to make a contribution that offers additional features. I'm writing now in the hope that someone on this list may be able to resolve why JAWS does not recognize scripted keys for McTwit. Brian Hartgen and others on Twitter have suggested alternative hotkeys for McTwit that work like an email interface. At present, I am implementing hotkeys only by means of the Windows dialog engine, which automatically provides hotkeys of an Alt+Letter nature when the & character is used in the label of a button. With some email-like alternatives, one could also do, say, Control+N for a new tweet (rather than Alt+T), Control+R for a direct reply, and Control+Shift+R for a public reply (like "replying to all"). To our surprise, Brian Hartgen and I have not been able to implement this with normal JAWS scripting techniques, e.g., Script NewTweet() TypeKey("Alt+T") EndScript where the .jkm file contains Control+N=NewTweet This is why Brian has been trying to use the key pressed event, with unsatisfactory results so far. I asked Jeff Bishop if he could implement similar functionality with Window-Eyes scripting, and he has done so in a script package available at http://www.gwmicro.com/Script_Central/Scripts/Script_Details/?scriptid=1244 Can anyone help us get this working with JAWS? Although the main executable is McTwit.exe, Insert+Q reports that a GUI-related DLL is active when McTwit is the active window. Still, JAWS should be able to script such an application, as it does for others with DLLs that assist the primary executable. I don't know if this might be a problem, but the DLL has a Python related suffix, rather than the traditional .dll. The AutoStart event does trigger whenever McTwit is the active window, but scripts are not recognized. Suggestions, anyone? Jamal __________? 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 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. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates. __________� 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