Yes, I understand how to write the scripts. It's just that this one had me scratching my head. Thanks immensely for your assistance. Mario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "JAWSScripts" <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:40 PM Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: how to create an access key for an edit field > Well, taking the simple approach, the instruction to perform tab is: > > TypeKey ("15", 0) > > where "15" is the scan code for the tab key, expressed as a string. So a > script with four such commands would look like: > > Script fourTabs () > TypeKey ("15", 0) > TypeKey ("15", 0) > TypeKey ("15", 0) > TypeKey ("15", 0) > EndScript > > > You might want to add a SayString statement so that Jaws says something > when the hotkey is pressed, and Pause () statements might be necessary to > allow the screen to update between calls to the TypeKey functions. In the > worst case, you might need more instructions to initialise the position of > the cursor before you start to tab. > > Do you know how to use the script manager to write and compile the > script, > to add a hotkey to run the script and which file to write the script in? > > > > Martin > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mario Eiland" <eilandms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 9:08 PM > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: how to create an access key for an edit field > > >> Yes, >> >> However, at this point one must press tab four to five times to get to >> the >> field. My reasoning for creating an access key to the edit field is to >> streamline the process to enter data when taking notes when on the >> telephone, as an example. >> >> Thanks! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:57 AM >> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: how to create an access key for an edit field >> >> >>> Are you able to navigate to that edit box using the keyboard? >>> >>> Martin >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mario Eiland" <eilandms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 12:21 PM >>> Subject: [jawsscripts] how to create an access key for an edit field >>> >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I have an application where I would like to use an >>>> alt+{any key} to jump to an edit field. How would one go about doing >>>> this >>>> using scripting? >>>> Any ideas would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> Mario >>>> >>>> >>>> __________� >>>> >>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >>>> >>> >>> __________� >>> >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >>> >> >> __________� >> >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> > > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > __________� View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts