Re: The different cursers
- From: Dave Durber <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 03:27:18 -0400
In fact, there are three cursors used by JAWS.
The following paragraphs are taken from the file
"Basics_of_Scripting.chm", which can be found in the default
installation path:
C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\6.x\MANUALS\enu
Where x equals the version of JAWS 6 you have installed on your
machine. The following information may be of interest to those on
this list who may not be familiar with the cursors that JAWS uses.
I recently transcribed this book into braille. It is available in
English - North American (BANA) and English - British (BAUK) formats.
=46or information on price, shipping and handling, contact me of-list
at: dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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6.2 PC Cursor
You can think of the PC cursor as the system focus. This cursor is
linked to the keyboard functions of Windows and applications. This is
the cursor that is used when typing information, moving through
options in dialog boxes, and selecting options or icons. You can move
the PC cursor using a variety of navigation keystrokes such as PAGE
UP, PAGE DOWN, HOME, and END. You can also use the arrow keys to move
the cursor. However, the PC cursor can only go where your application
allows it to go.
You will have to use another cursor when the text is not within the
range of movement of the PC cursor. You can use many of the built-in
functions to move the PC cursor within the areas to which it is
limited.
6.3 JAWS Cursor
The JAWS cursor acts just like the mouse pointer. It can go anywhere
the mouse pointer can go. In fact, the mouse pointer accompanies the
JAWS cursor as you move it around the screen. The JAWS cursor is not
limited to any specific boundaries and you can use the same navigation
keystrokes as you can when the PC cursor is active.
There are some things you should know before you start moving the JAWS
cursor.
=46irst, since the JAWS cursor acts as the mouse pointer, you may find
that tool tips are opened as the JAWS cursor moves across certain
areas of the screen.
You may also find that other types of pop up information appear as the
JAWS cursor is moved. Windows automatically performs these actions or
events. You have no control over when these actions or events occur.
You may find that you are using the JAWS cursor to activate a specific
button on the screen. You may not want to move the JAWS cursor from
that location to read another area of the screen.
Moving the JAWS cursor to read another area of the screen forces you
to move the JAWS cursor back to that button after your script
finishes. Before you use the JAWS cursor, you can determine if it is
the best cursor for the job by answering the following question:
Do you need to perform any mouse actions i.e. left click, on the item?
If you answered "Yes" to the question above, then you should use the
JAWS cursor. If you answered "No" to the question, then the JAWS
cursor is not the best cursor to use.
6.4 Invisible Cursor
The invisible cursor was created for the sole purpose of accessing
information on the screen. You have probably not used the invisible
cursor during your daily use of JAWS. The invisible cursor is
identical to the JAWS cursor. You can move it anywhere on the screen,
but you cannot perform any mouse actions such as a left mouse click.
You use the same navigation keystrokes as you do when other cursors
are active. You can activate the invisible cursor from your keyboard
by pressing NUM PAD MINUS twice in succession. When you only need to
read information on the screen, then the Invisible cursor is the best
cursor to use.
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I use the Invisible cursor extensively when I just want to read the
information on the screen without performing any action or, reading
the information on the screen before performing any action with the
JAWS or PC cursor.
Sincerely:
Dave Durber
On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 00:13:00 -0400, you wrote:
>Reading some of the posts on various subjects brings me to a question. I=
was
>taught the basics of using Jaws at a Access Tech Lab and they have me =
using
>the PC curser almost all the time. The only time I ever use the Jaws =
curser
>is when I can't read something any other way. Is this the correct way to=
use
>it or is there something I missed. It seems to me that a lot of people =
use
>Jaws in Jaws curser mode more than my way.
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>Thanks; Gene
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>On MSN and Yahoo - guystevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>Thanks; Gene
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>On MSN and Yahoo - guystevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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