[jawsscripts] Re: Modifying keypressed event
- From: "Donald Marang" <donald.marang@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:13:43 -0400
Cool! I did not realize that you could assign multiple keys to a script in
one line with the "|" character.
Don Marang
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bauer" <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 6:57 PM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Modifying keypressed event
> In answer to your first question, you can assign scripts to those
> types of keys by manually editing the desired key map.
>
> Enter|backspace|delete=<yourScript>
>
> The short answer to your second question is no. The only longer one I
> can provide is that, once the keyboard driver detects keys, JAWS
> checks these keys against entries in both the default and active key
> maps. If this is incorrect or if there is more going on under the hood
> than I'm able to theorize, I'd be interested in knowing the answer to
> this question myself.
>
> Original message
> from: "Donald Marang" <donald.marang@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Modifying keypressed event
> date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:38:57 -0400
>
>>I can see the logic in that. I guess I should rewrite all of my
>>KeyPressedEvent functions into separate scripts for each key checked. But
>>I
>>still have two questions:
>>1. How do you assign scripts to keys like; Enter, Spacebar, Delete and
>>Backspace?
>>2. Is it possible to prevent the key from getting to the application
>>short
>>of creating a hook for all keys? What event/internal function passes
>>keystrokes to the application?
>>
>>Don Marang
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dennis Brown" <DennisTBrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 4:57 PM
>>Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Modifying keypressed event
>>
>>
>>> Keep in mind that the KeyPressedEvent gets processed with every
>>> keystroke,
>>> so your condition checks will get launched everytime a key is pressed.
>>> That
>>> calculates into a lot of useless overhead, and the key will get passed
>>> through anyway.
>>> Use a script to announce your text, then assign your key to that script.
>>> This way, Jaws traps your keystroke, and KeyPressedEvent isn't tasked to
>>> check the condition with the other hundred or so keystrokes that don't
>>> apply!
>>> Hope this helps!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dennis Brown
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Brian Hartgen" <jaws@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:42 PM
>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Modifying keypressed event
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks Don
>>>>
>>>> That seems logical, I'll try it.
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donald Marang
>>>> Sent: Friday, 12 June 2009 5:36 PM
>>>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Modifying keypressed event
>>>>
>>>> Hi Brian,
>>>>
>>>> I will give you an example of what I do. I will set conditions to
>>>> watch
>>>> for
>>>>
>>>> certain keys from certain windows to perform my desired action. If I
>>>> do
>>>> not
>>>>
>>>> want the key passed to the application, I use a Return statement after
>>>> the
>>>> action to exit my KeyPressedEvent function before it has a chance to
>>>> call
>>>> the default KeyPressedEvent function. As in most system Event
>>>> functions,
>>>> the default event function you are overriding is normally called toward
>>>> the
>>>> end of your event function. The default KeyPressedEvent function
>>>> passes
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>> key to the application.
>>>>
>>>> Void Function KeyPressedEvent (Int iKeyCode, String sKeyMapName, Int
>>>> iBraille, Int iAttachedToScript)
>>>> If GetCurrentControlID () ==WCID_SEARCH Then
>>>> If iKeyCode == key_ENTER Then
>>>> PerformScript GoToResults()
>>>> Return
>>>> EndIf
>>>>
>>>> KeyPressedEvent (iKeyCode, sKeyMapName, iBraille, iAttachedToScript)
>>>>
>>>> If iKeyCode == key_delete
>>>> || iKeyCode == key_Backspace Then
>>>> ; SayMessage (OT_DEBUG, "In KeyPressedEvent: deleting")
>>>> ; SayMessage (OT_DEBUG, "KeyPressed, char pressed = " + sKeyMapName)
>>>> UpdateResults ()
>>>> SayResults ()
>>>> EndIf
>>>> ElIf GetControlID (GetFirstChild (GetParent (GetCurrentWindow ())))
>>>> ==WCID_VOICE_MAIL_PLAYER_STATUS Then
>>>> If iKeyCode == key_SPACEBAR Then
>>>> PerformScript PlayVoiceMail()
>>>> EndIf
>>>> Else ; not in search edit box or Voice Mail Player
>>>> KeyPressedEvent (iKeyCode, sKeyMapName, iBraille, iAttachedToScript)
>>>> EndIf
>>>>
>>>> EndFunction
>>>>
>>>> Don Marang
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Brian Hartgen" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 8:33 AM
>>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Modifying keypressed event
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> I have modified the keypressed event function in order that, when
>>>>> particular keystrokes are used, jaws speaks information rather than
>>>>> passing the key through to the application. This is fine, and jaws
>>>>> speaks
>>>>
>>>>> what I want when the keys are pressed, but also jaws passses the key
>>>>> through to the app. How can I stop the keystroke please being passed
>>>>> to
>>>>> the app?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian Hartgen
>>>>>
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