[jawsscripts] Re: Escape key in JAWS scripts

  • From: "James Panes" <jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:18:30 -0400

Hi Dennis,

Thanks for the suggestion.

There must be some anomoly in the way that this particular dialogue 
processes the escape key. It works for other diolgues within the same 
application, but not for this one.

Some times, you just have to suck it up and do things the hard way.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Jim
jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx
jimpanes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
"Everything is easy when you know how."

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Brown" <DennisTBrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 2:09 PM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Escape key in JAWS scripts


Use the following line in your script:
PassKeyThrough()
{Escape}
and see what that does.

Thanks,
Dennis Brown
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Panes" <jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:57 PM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Escape key in JAWS scripts


> Hi David,
>
> I can close the dialogue box from the keyboard using the escape key. For
> some strange reason, this sequence does not work from a script. I am
> baffled.
>
>
> Regards,
> Jim
> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx
> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Everything is easy when you know how."
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Farough" <David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:52 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Escape key in JAWS scripts
>
>
> Yes maybe you will.
>
> The escape will usually close a dialogue if the programmer has designed
> it to be closed in that way.
> However, it is quite possible that non standard controls were used or
> perhaps the control's properties were not set so that pressing the
> escape key would close the dialogue.
>
> David Farough
> Application Accessibility Coordinator/coordonateur de l'accessibilité
> Information Technology Services Directorate /
> Direction des services d'information technologiques
> Public Service Commission / Commission de la fonction publique
> Email / Courriel:  David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Tel. / Tél:    (613) 992-2779
>
>>>> "James Panes" <jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx> 01:37 pm Tuesday, March 18, 2008
>>>>
> Hi Robin and Dennis,
>
> Thanks for your responses. The whole idea of passing the escape key to
> the
> application is to close an open dialogue. This does not appear to work
> from
> a script.
>
> Am I going to have to find the close button and activate it?
>
> Regards,
> Jim
> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx
> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Everything is easy when you know how."
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "East, Robin" <Robin.East@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:07 AM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Escape key in JAWS scripts
>
>
> Sorry, I mis read your post. This was to use the Escape key as opposed
> to
> "press" it. My apologies. I see Dennis has given the response needed.
> Robin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: March 18, 2008 09:02
> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Escape key in JAWS scripts
>
> Hi. It is recommended that you do not use this key. However, if you
> must go
> to keyboard manager Jaws +8 then go to options. Arrow down to hot keys.
> Here
> you will find hot keys that you should really think seriously  about
> using.
> If you must then  arrow down to the escape key and check it. Tab to the
> ok
> button. Now you will be able to use the escape key in a script.
>
> Again, exercise caution when making scripts attached to these specific
> hot
> keys.
> Robin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: March 18, 2008 08:36
> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Escape key in JAWS scripts
>
> Hi Listers,
>
> I was just wondering. If I want to have a script hit the "Escape" key,
> how
> do I do it?
>
> Regards,
> Jim
> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx
> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Everything is easy when you know how."
>
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