[jawsscripts] Re: Scripting alternative for highlight tracking if custom highlight does not work
- From: Jerry Posey <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:32:13 -0500
For some reason I had to do that to get it to read correctly is all I can
say. It might be because the program is written in cobol and is more like a
dos program than a windows program. I've got other pieces of script in the
same overall script that don't use the route JAWS to PC. I just copied a
piece of code to give you an idea of where to start.
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Bram Duvigneau <bram@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for your reply.
> Could you explain the routing of JAWS to PC cursor? If I read this
> correctly, the FindColors function would set the JAWS cursor to the found
> position if any, but before you speak the text you are already routing the
> JAWS cursor back to the PC cursor?
>
> Bram
> On 18 jul. 2012, at 16:03, Jerry Posey wrote:
>
> > I did this in a new SayNextLine() and SayPriorLine() script to read a
> > highlighted line in a popup box. I also had it inside an If IsPCCursor so
> > it wouldn't limit using the jaws cursor it they needed to.
> > Var string strText
> > SaveCursor
> > If FindColors (RGBStringToColor ("000255255"), RGBStringToColor
> > ("000000128"), S_TOP) ==1 Then
> > RouteJAWSToPC ()
> > Delay (3)
> > Let strText = GetColorField ()
> > SayMessage (OT_LINE, strText)
> > Endif
> > That's one way I did it.
> > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Bram Duvigneau <bram@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm trying to let JAWS follow the highlighted row in a grid control.
> First
> >> thing I did was defining a custom highlight, but this didn't give any
> >> feedback when arrowing through the grid.
> >>
> >> By using insert+5 I see that the colors of the highlighted row change to
> >> the expected colors as defined in my custom highlight. Also, when
> >> alt+tabbing away from the application and back again, insert+upArrow
> reads
> >> the right row. So, it seems JAWS sees the colors, but does not respond
> by
> >> searching for a new highlight when I arrow around.
> >>
> >> So, I would like to:
> >> 1. Force JAWS to scan for a custom highlight when arrowing through the
> >> grid. Or
> >> 2. Write a custom script that searches for a highlight and reads it.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have some suggestions? Of course I would prefer option 1
> >> because this might be more stable and reliable and less work. Any
> example
> >> code as a starting point for options 2 is also highly appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >>
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