[jawsscripts] Re: pesky damn combo boxes
- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:28:15 -0700
Chad, thanks. Let me play w/this & see wussup. This app is really very
poorly written--definitely MSAA was not in their vocabulary--& I'll
have to see if I can force the issue. Actually, I think I resolved it
yesterday w/a time delay, but I wanna delve into this further.
It's actually a really weird program, probably cuz there's a lot of
legacy code from version to version, etc. I put home row on, & there's
combo boxes that can't be found w/any kind of scripting, though they
appear when navigating the home row, but they don't contain info--I
think some1 somewhere just needs to go thru & cut out a lot of crap,
but it aint gonna happen so the best I can do is struggle to make a
poorly written app as accessible as possible. It's a music program, &
that always makes it a bit more problematic. I'd written scripts for
it previously but 4 years later they were broken by changes in the
program. So, it's pretty much a rewrite.
Catch me off list so I can hear more about how u r.
On 4/19/08, chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx <chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jackie, no problem - I will contact you off-list to further discuss.
>
> And I could not agree more -- the world is our's for the taking, we
> just have to be hungry enough to capture the moment.
>
> Everything is outstanding, just living a dream! I will reach out to
> you sometime in the near-term to catch up.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Chad
>
>
> On 4/18/08, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Chad, my eyes just glazed over. Could u possibly send me a code
> > snippet? I'm using jaws 8, I'll have a look at the functions you're
> > talking about in the fs developers' guide & see what I can see. It
> > thrills me because I remember not so many years ago when the situation
> > was reversed. You've done really well for yourself. U should be so
> > very proud. It's truly a pleasure to know folks who don't view the
> > world as owing them a living & who are willing to extend themselves to
> > get all the knowledge & expertise they can. Congratulations to u. &
> > thanks for the insights. I hope things are going really well for u.
> > Please contact me privately when u get a moment & just update me on
> > how things are. Concerned, as always.
> >
> > On 4/18/08, chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx <chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > You can write some MSAA script code to activate the "Open" button for
> > > that combo box. You will have to use GetFocusedObject, along with
> > > AccNavigate to find the object in question, then use
> > > AccDoDefaultAction to activate it -- it will turn the combo box into a
> > > list box.
> > >
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Chad
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/17/08, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > O, yeah--I did do that.
> > > >
> > > > On 4/17/08, Greg <gregw1@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Hello Jackie,
> > > > > Have you tried pressing alt + down arrow when on the combo box?
> After
> > > you
> > > > > select your item then hit alt + up arrow to cloce the combo box.
> > > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > > Greg W
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:08 PM
> > > > > Subject: [jawsscripts] pesky damn combo boxes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Ok, as yall can probably tell by the subject line, I'm getting
> > > > > > frustrated & I'm saying bad words. & I'm a pastor's wife! U know
> > what
> > > > > > they say--it's enough to make the preacher cuss, much less his
> poor
> > > > > > wife. It's my excuse & I'm sticking to it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This frickin combo box is 1 of those when every time u press a
> > cursor
> > > > > > key, it throws u out. I've tried moving focus back, collecting the
> > > > > > objects into a list, clicking on the objects, even using the jaws
> > > > > > cursor (which works quite well till u hit the top & bottom of the
> > > > > > window)--I'll tell yall what, I feel I've tried just about
> > everything
> > > > > > & nothin' works. The windows are not named, nor are the objects,
> > > > > > though getListOfObjects does work but what it's collecting are
> > object
> > > > > > values. The GetListOfObjects does collect the contents of the
> combo
> > > > > > box but setCurrentItem seems to be ineffectual.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any1 had experience w/these types of combo boxes, &, if so, what'd
> u
> > > > > > do to solve the problem?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for any help. Always appreciated. Many blessings & have a
> > > great
> > > > > > day.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
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