Re: Script to change start up message of jaws
- From: "Meared Reta" <meared@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 10:38:54 -0500
Hi,
When you copy and paste the text, the "grater signs" moved in to the script
file. Delete those signs, and try it again. I hope, this solves the problem!
Kindest Regards:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Belinda Collins" <collinsbelinda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: Script to change start up message of jaws
> Hi John,
> I have followed these instructions to alter what Jaws speaks upon startup,
> but apparently I am not doing something correctly. I made sure I was in the
> default script file and then followed the instructions as listed, but each
> time I try to save the changes, I get an error message that says "unexpected
> word autostart." Thus the changes are not being made. I am wondering if the
> pasted text should begin on the blank line that is above endIf ;
> DefaultFirstTime == 0 or if i goes on a separate line. Thanks for any help.
> Belinda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "JFW list" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:56 PM
> Subject: Script to change start up message of jaws
>
>
>>> This was posted a while back by some one named Tracy, but since several
>>> people asked me for it after I made the offer to the person who asked the
>>> list, here it is.
>>> Script To Say Hello Today Is
>>>
>>> 1 press jaws key+0
>>>
>>> 2 press control+shift+d to get to the default script file, press ctrl+L
>>>
>>> 3 type autostart
>>>
>>> to find the script named AutoStartEvent.
>>>
>>> 4 press enter
>>>
>>> 5 down arrow to the line that says
>>>
>>> endIf ; DefaultFirstTime == 0
>>>
>>> 6 place a blank line above that line.
>>>
>>> 7 now paste in the text below
>>>
>>> SayString("Hello , Today is")
>>>
>>> Say ( SysGetDate(), ot_string)
>>>
>>> Say (SysGetTime(), ot_string)
>>>
>>> Close, enter on yes to save
>>>
>> (note, you can change what's in the quotes after "say" to what ever you
>> want, good morning, anything you wish.
>>
>>
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