Re: Script to change start up message of jaws

  • From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 10:42:46 -0500

It should start on the blank line above, end if.
That should be below everything you copy and paste into the default script 
settings.  When you are done, there should be no blank lines. I did it and 
it works just fine.  Jack
----- 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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