indeed. this is treu. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Burgess" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:47 PM Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: HSC searching for a graphic > I'd use top level window positioning if this is a plug-in, as it can get > resized within the host application and that'll break the spot. > > Best wishes. > > Tim Burgess > Raised Bar Ltd > Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822 > Mobile: 07989 486976 > Web: http://www.raisedbar.net > Facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atherstone-United-Kingdom/Raised-Bar-Ltd/12023 > 4896800 > > Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at > > http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman > Sent: 14 January 2010 01:52 > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: HSC searching for a graphic > > yep it should be. > > first, obviously label your graphic with something halfway meaningful, even > if there > is more than one instance of it, and they may do quite different things in > each of those instances. > second, place your jaws cursor over that graphic, and press hscMods+f7. > hsc should then attempt to do a little FindGraphic test on that graphic, and > tell you if it can see it in the OSM or not, and tell you what iteration it > is. > i.e. 2 of 7 or whatever, if there are 7 instances of it in the application > window, or whatever window you've told it to search in. tip: doubleClicking > hscMods+f7, wil flip the type of window that hsc should use to search in, > from Application window, rotering through TopLevel window, then current > window. > this is more complicated than I've got time right now to go into, but you > would normatively probably use application window, although using the other > window types, might narrow things down a bit in some ways, but have other > caveats to working successfully, depending how identifiable those other > window types might be. > > so then go ahead and define your Hotspot over that graphic, using the > alt+control+shift+g, > graphics and text, wizard hotkey, and choose Search TopDown when it asks. > > then when your done, go into the definition editor and look for a line that > says, > GraphicCount=1 > > change that number to the instance of the graphic you want it to look for. > then hit enter to save the edit and ok when asked to confirm. > > Note! be warned! Jaws and offScreenModel reliability is not known for it's > robustness. so reliability may be less than you would like it to be, using > these methodologies to click at the right spot. > obviously you can label your spot then, with the job that instance of the > graphic, will do when you click it, which in fact was the whole initial > reason prompting me to desire an app like > hotSpotClicker in the first place. for those SITUATIONS where you had > multiple instances of the same graphic, doing very different things, and you > wanted a way to click on each one and label it, with it's own job at that > location. > > tip2. if you find the FindGraphic iteration feature just tooooo unreliable, > you might ditch that, and try using current Window, for the spot positioning > mode instead. and, if that currentWindow containing this graphic/spot > location, is uniquely identifiable enough with hsc, then you might have > better reliability of hsc tracking that window, than you might obtain > through the more touchy and more frontEnd, findGraphic method, which is apt > to be somewhat unreliable due to OSM concerns in my view. > > > > To: "JawsScriptsList" <JawsScripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:07 AM > Subject: [jawsscripts] HSC searching for a graphic > > > > Hi, > > Is it possible to create a hotspot and have HSC search top down for the > second instance of a particular graphic? > > > > Gian Pedulla > > GianniP46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > LETS! GO! METS! > > __________ > > 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 > > > > __________ > 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 > > > __________ > 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 > __________ 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