[jawsscripts] Re: Making a string title case

  • From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:12:36 -0000

Hi Mike,

  Try renaming your StringCountSegment function to StringSegmentCount.

  hth

Martin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike" <mike_sharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:03 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Making a string title case


> Hi all,
>
> I have been using the homer scripts but one function I need to use is
> causing me trouble, it is the StringProperWords.
> This function is meant to convert a string of text so that the first 
> letter
> of every word is capitalized and lower case for the rest, however, when I
> use the function the returned string is always blank.
> I am not sure if this is something that I am doing wrong or if there is
> something wrong in the script so I have pasted it below, I would use it 
> like
> this:
>
> Let sText = StringProperWords (sText)
>
> Here is the script:
>
> String Function StringProperWords(String sText)
> ;Capitalize the first letter of each word and lower case the rest
> Var
> Int iWord, Int iWordCount, Int iLength,
> String sWord, String sReturn
>
> Let iWordCount = StringCountSegment(sText, " ")
> Let iWord = 1
> While iWord <= iWordCount
> Let sWord = StringSegment(sText, " ", iWord)
> Let iLength = StringLength(sWord)
> Let sWord = StringUpper(StringLeft(sWord, 1)) + 
> StringLower(Substring(sWord,
> 2, iLength - 1))
> If iWord == iWordCount Then
> Let sReturn = sReturn + sWord
> Else
> Let sReturn = sReturn + sWord + " "
> EndIf
> Let iWord = iWord + 1
> EndWhile
> Return sReturn
> EndFunction
>
> Can anyone see anything obvious with this? Or, is anyone able to try the
> script themselves and reply with results?
> If there are any other methods to achieve what I need I would be happy to
> listen to suggestions.
>
> Many thanks,
> Mike
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Holdsworth, Lynn" <Lynn.Holdsworth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:23 AM
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: GetTagIndex function
>
>> Cheers David. To be honest I'm still not sure what it does. Do you know?
>> I'm guessing it returns the 1-based index of the first tag that matches
>> the string you send it.
>>
>> Thanks, Lynn
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Farough
>> Sent: 02 February 2010 18:21
>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: GetTagIndex function
>>
>> here is an example which uses the GetTagIndex function.  I found this
>> example in virtual.jss.
>> Also you should check out MoveToTagByIndex and GetListOfTags functions.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> void function SelectATagHelper(string sTag, string sAttrList,string
>> sTitle)
>> var
>> string strBuf,
>> string uCaseTag,
>> string lCaseAttrs,
>> int index,
>> int nCurrent
>> if InHJDialog () then
>> SayFormattedMessage (OT_ERROR, cmsg337_L, cmsg337_S)
>> return
>> EndIf
>> if !IsVirtualPCCursor() then
>> SayQuickKeynavigationNotAvailable()
>> return; feature not available in non-vpc mode endIf let
>> uCaseTag=StringUpper(sTag) let lCaseAttrs=stringLower(sAttrList) let
>> strBuf=GetListOfTags(uCaseTag,lCaseAttrs,LIST_ITEM_SEPARATOR)
>> if !strBuf then
>> SayFormattedMessage(OT_ERROR,formatString(CMSGNoTagsFound_L,ReturnTagTypeLiteral
>> (sTag)),formatString(CMSGNoTagsFound_S,ReturnTagTypeLiteral  (sTag)))
>> return; no tags found
>> endIf
>> let nCurrent=GetTagIndex(uCaseTag)
>> let index = DlgSelectItemInList (strBuf, sTitle, false,nCurrent) if index
>> == 0 then
>> return; user cancelled operation
>> endIf
>> if MoveToTagByIndex(index,uCaseTag) then
>> sayLine()
>> endIf
>> endFunction
>>
>> 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
>>
>>>>> "Holdsworth, Lynn" <Lynn.Holdsworth@xxxxxxxxxxx> 06:43 am Tuesday,
>> February 02, 2010 >>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Do any of you know how the GetTagIndex function works? If so I'd really
>> appreciate an example.
>>
>> Thanks in advance, Lynn
>>
>>
>> --
>> DISCLAIMER:
>>
>> NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is
>>
>> confidential and may be privileged.  If you are not the intended 
>> recipient
>> you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it
>> or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately
>> of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments
>> from your system.
>>
>> RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by 
>> its
>> staff are free from viruses or other contaminants.  However, it cannot
>> accept any responsibility for any  such which are transmitted.
>> We therefore recommend you scan all attachments.
>>
>> Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any
>> attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent 
>> those
>> of RNIB.
>>
>> RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227
>>
>> Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk
>>
>>
>>
>> This message has been scanned for viruses by Websense Hosted Security -
>>
>> http://www.websense.com/content/HostedEmailSecurity.aspx
>>
>> __________á
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> To report this e-mail as Spam, please forward it to: 
>> spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> __________
>> 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

Other related posts: