[jawsscripts] Re: pesky damn combo boxes, revisited

  • From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:44:07 -0700

Roy, thanks for the tip, but, no, that's not the difficulty--I did
that. When I said this was 1 of the most MSAA *unaware* apps I've
seen, I was not kidding, folks--I was serious as a heart attack.
Having said all that though, I will never rule out the possibility
that my ineptitude could & probably does play a role, but I actually
did the control f thing right.

On 4/30/08, Roy Nickelson <roylee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I haven't been followig this thread but as a user it sounds like you forgot
> to press ctrl+f in step 3.  make sure that the pc cursor is on the combo box
> before following chad's instructions.
> Roy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:22 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: pesky damn combo boxes, revisited
>
>
> Chad:
>
> Ok, been there, done that, & the only message I get is "object not
> found", no matter what I do.
>
> So, guess it's time for plan b, huh? Aint that just a barrel of fun!
>
> On 4/30/08, chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx <chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Try Doug Lee's BX utility found at:
> >
> > http://users.visi.com/~dgl/bx/
> >
> > Once you install it, you want to use MSAA mode by doing the following:
> >
> > 1. Turn on BX by pressing INSERT+SPACEBAR
> > 2. Switch to MSAA mode by pressing apostrophe (') followed by M (M)
> > 3. Place BX on the focused object by pressing CTRL+F
> > 4. Arrow up, down, right, and left to explore the object hierarchy
> > 5. If you find a relationship of your combo box items, then it can be
> > scripted using MSAA
> > 6. If you are unable to find your combo box items, then we'll have to
> > think of plan B
> >
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Chad
> >
> >
> > On 4/30/08, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Chad, here seems to be the problem: the parent window of the combo box
> > > in question contains not only objects from the combo box being worked
> > > with, but others as well, & objects often have identical names. So
> > > trying to sort which object belongs to which combo box is gonna be a
> > > well, uh, b-word. Maybe I will be able to figure out which objects go
> > > w/which boxes, but the problem is that there are 4 combo boxes--1 for
> > > soft synths, which is actually easy to figure out where they belong, &
> > > 3 identical boxes that contain names of effects which can be chained
> > > together. These obviously have all identical names, so trying to
> > > figure out which names go with which is gonna get interesting, but
> > > I'll play w/it some more. Thanks for the suggestion.
> > >
> > > On 4/30/08, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > In short, James, no, but it'd sure make my life easier if I could.
> > > > Chad, let me look a little closer at what u r saying here. This is 1
> > > > of the most MSAA *unaware* apps I've worked w/in a long, long time &
> > > > also poorly written, e.g., combo boxes & radio buttons have a couple
> > > > different window classes (e.g., comboLBox & TComboBox) even within the
> > > > same program! I really think part of what's happened here is that
> > > > they've continued to add features over the years but never revised the
> > > > code to bring it into sync w/the new tools they're using, etc. Having
> > > > said all that, I'm not altogether certain I'm intelligent enough to
> > > > know how to do what u just said were the app the most well-written in
> > > > the world, Chad. But I'll look at it some more & see if maybe I can't
> > > > muddle thru.  I really do wish I could find some decent materials &
> > > > docs regarding objects, MSAA, UI automation--whatever & all of the
> > > > above. Any suggestions from any1 welcome. I have downloaded both the
> > > > windows & MSAA sdk, but it seems as though they kind of assume u
> > > > already know what you're doing--not a good assumption when it comes to
> > > > lil oal me, that's a certainty.
> > > >
> > > > Frustrated.
> > > >
> > > > On 4/30/08, James Dietz <James.Dietz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Can't you just use alt+down to "open" the combo, choose item, then
> > > > > alt
> > > > > +up to "select" it?
> > > > >
> > > > > James
> > > > > On Apr 29, 2008, at 7:01 PM, Jackie McBride wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Ok, yall, as I think I explained in a previous post, I've got a
> > combo
> > > > > > box which, when the arrow keys are pressed, not only give the item
> > > > > > focus but select it as well. The problem here is that, when one
> > > > > > presses a key, if the synth is not working or whatever, u get a
> > dialog
> > > > > > box to that effect & then u gotta go back to the combo & select
> > > > > > something else. Real pita. So I tried collecting the objects
> > contained
> > > > > > in the combo box into a list with dlgSelectItemInList. Works fine
> > > > > > until the item is selected, e.g., I'm havin trouble matching the
> > item
> > > > > > selected in the list to the item selected in the combo box. I was
> > > > > > playin around w/a whole lot of stuff--SetCurrentItem, (works
> > > > > > intermittently but does not select), send message (doesn't seem to
> > > > > > work at all though perhaps I'm doing that wrong), click object by
> > name
> > > > > > (says it works but doesn't), just trying to click it (object can't
> > be
> > > > > > found).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any1 got any brilliant ideas? Appreciate anything any1 has to
> > > > > > offer.
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