[jawsscripts] Re: Modifying keypressed event
- From: Jim Bauer <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:57:06 -0500
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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