[jawsscripts] Re: Scripting Word Web Dictionary
- From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 07:55:48 -0000
Andre,
So far so good. It might be useful to know whether this is the
downloadable version of the WordWeb dictionary, or the online version, that
you are targetting.
However, assuming that the series of commands you have listed is the
appropriate one, Jaws has a function called TypeKey which can be used to
pass a key code from a script to the underlying application, as though it
had been typed at the keyboard. How do I know this? Well, one way is to
move the text insertion point inside your skeleton script and press control
+ i. This will bring up a dialog, part of which is a huge list of Jaws
scripts and functions. This list is searchable, (you start in the search
box when the dialog first comes up), and in fact even the scripts and
functions you write will appear in this list. Also the FSDN, which can be
downloaded from the FS site, gives the same sort of information for the
built in Jaws functions in .chm format, so you can spend many long winter
evenings browsing through to see exactly what is available. Often, new
functions will appear with new versions of Jaws.
You ask which cursor you should use, and the answer is whichever cursor
you use when you do the same keystrokes from the keyboard. I would guess
that you don't change the cursor in real life, so you wouldn't change it in
the script either. Say if this isn't so.
So the next problem is to get the spellings of the function/script calls
correct. For this I would use the control+i dialog and pick the appropriate
entries from the list. Just start typing what you think is a good start
from the function name into the search box, then tab once into the list and
arrow up and down to see what is there. Some explanatory information is
also presented for each function you highlight in the list, though I find
that Jaws 12 is rather poor at automatically speaking that. When you find
the function you want and hit enter on it, you are prompted to fill in the
appropriate parameters, and when these are all entered, you end up back in
the script manager with the function already typed in you script.
See how far you get with translating your list of pseudo-functions into
Jaws functions and ask again if you get stuck.
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andre Williams" <andre.williams.1965@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 12:47 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Scripting Word Web Dictionary
> Well, to begin I'd like to use a hotkey to say the word that was just
> defined, then press the same hotkey twice quickly to spell the word.
> I know I can use a similar technique described by the person trying to
> script the number of callers in the cue:
> Jaws page up
> end key
> next line
> next line
> Next word next word next word
> say word
> spell word
>
> As you can see, I've only gotten as far as how to instruct Jaws what to
> read, but I haven't a clue as to whether I should use the jaws cursor or
> invisible cursor and such to get to the word I want spoken by the use of
> control shift s. To top it off, I don't think I can include this in the
> skeleton script I just created. As you can see any help as to my next move
> will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Andre
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Kennedy" <intheshop@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:37 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Scripting Word Web Dictionary
>
>
> Now you have a shell to start with. Typically the category area is just
> left blank.
>
> From here you have to start thinking of which functions or commands to
> start
> working with, and then build them into the area between the script name
> and
> the line with end script.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andre Williams" <andre.williams.1965@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 6:58 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Scripting Word Web Dictionary
>
>
> Martin. I pressed jaws key + 0 to create the new script file. I then
> pressed
> control + E as you suggested. I was given a dialogue and I entered the
> information below. Is this correct?
>
> New Script
> General Parameters
> Script Name: SayDefinedWord
> Can be attached to Key
> Synopsis: Says the word WordWeb has defined
> Description:
> Category: Script
> Assign To: Control+Shift+S
> Function Returns:
> Return
> Description:
> OK Cancel Help
>
> After pressing enter I ended up with the following in my wWeb32.jss file:
>
> Script SayDefinedWord ()
>
>
> EndScript
>
> Andre
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 3:21 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Scripting Word Web Dictionary
>
>
> That's a lot of questions <smile>. It's a lot less stressful for us if
> you
> stick to one per email. Yes, you begin by creating a jss file for your
> application, but that process is completely automatic. Have the
> application
> running in the foreground and press JAWSKey + 0. That will open the
> script
> manager with the appropriate jss file open. This will be blank if you
> haven't written any scripts into it already. Control + e will then open
> up
> a dialog with several fields to fill in. When you have done that, you
> will
> find yourself back in the script manager with a skeleton script or
> function
> set up ready for you to type code in.
>
> See if you can get that far.
>
> Martin
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andre Williams" <andre.williams.1965@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 11:00 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Scripting Word Web Dictionary
>
>
>> I'd like to begin what will probably be a small scripting project. I
>> would
>> like to script the following seemingly simple commands in the Word Web
>> dictionary:
>> 1. I would like to use a command such as Control + Shift + S to say the
>> word being defined. I would then like to quickly press this command again
>> to
>> have the word spelled letter by letter.
>> 2. I would like to create a hotkey to activate the Word Web feature that
>> uses a real life voice to say the word being defined. Its only a matter
>> of
>> clicking on an icon that does not move.
>> 3. I would like to create a hotkey that will activate any of the 4 tabs
>> on
>> the screen. The tabs are constant and I can now access them by pressing
>> tab
>> key then arrowing back and forth. the reason I want to set a hotkey to
>> skip
>> to each of these tabs is because when I press right or left arrow the tab
>> is
>> activated and various processes begin.
>>
>> I am hoping I will get a helping hand from the obviously much more
>> experienced jaws scriptors on this list.
>>
>> First, where does one begin? (Smile).
>>
>> Do I create a WordWeb related JSS file? The only file I have related to
>> Word
>> Web is: wweb32.JGF.
>>
>> I realize I'm asking what appear to be extremely simple questions, but I
>> can
>> get pretty serious when it comes to things I feel are important, so
>> please
>> don't feel as though you are wasting your time by answering a few of my
>> nubie questions. (Smile)! I have read some of the jaws scripting help
>> files
>> as well as listened to some of the beginning tutorials of the Snowman
>> tutorials, and I'm ready to work on something meaningful rather than
>> basic
>> exercises. Any help from those willing to walk me through answering such
>> simple questions is incredibly appreciated.
>>
>> Andre
>>
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