Re: The skinny on scripts
- From: "Kelly Hill" <khill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:08:44 -0700
1. Probably the best way to find out if scripts are available for a particular
application is to ask right here on this list.
I think there are some links to places where you might be able to find scripts
down at the bottom of the Jaws Headquarters section of the Freedom Scientific
site.
2. I don't know exactly what the differences between Jaws versions 6 and 7 and
I could be wrong, but I imagine scripts written for 6 would probably work okay
in 7 if you placed the script files in the right place within Jaws.
Whether scripts written for an earlier version of an application would work
or not depends on what changes were made to the application between versions. I
think that part of your question is application specific.
As for recompiling scripts, I'm sure many other people on the list are better
qualified to answer.
Kelly Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Sherman
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: The skinny on scripts
Hi Kelly,
Thanks for the info.
I now have more questions for anyone who can answer them:
1. Let say I have application A. I want to navigate it better. How do I know
whether scripts are available or just have to navigate using the different
cursors?
2. I currently have version 7 and want some scripts for a particular
application. Only I can find scripts written for version 6.x. Will those
scripts work? Or what if the scripts are written for an earlier version of the
particular application? Any problems there?
Would whomever posted really good instructions on how to recompile scripts
please repost them again? I thought I saved them but can't find them.
Thanks for all the help.
Rich Sherman
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Hill
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: The skinny on scripts
Richard,
Sometimes scripts are necessary for a Jaws user to gain any access to
certain parts of a program while at other times some scripts work to make
access more convenient. By way of an example, at home, I have a file sharing
program with tabs up near the title bar such as you would see in a multi-page
dialogue box. These tabs are completely accessible without scripts but to get
at them I must use the Jaws curser and left mouse key to click and activate
them.
When I got and installed scripts for the program they made the
control-+tab functionality that didn't work before available.
Kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Sherman
To: JFW Discussion List
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 3:27 PM
Subject: The skinny on scripts
Hi,
I am kind of knowledgeable about scripts but have a few questions. :
As far as I know scripts are code or strings of test that tell certain
keys to function in a certain way for a particular application. Is this a fair
assumption?
Also, how can a person know whether a script is necessary or just
changing the cursor or navigating in a different manner is necessary?
Any other information about scripts is greatly appreciated.
Rich
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