Hi,
This looks more powerful to me than JAWS scripting.
From the web page:
http://www.gwmicro.com/News_&_Events/Latest_News/?newsNo=87
A Short Introduction to Window-Eyes Scripting, and the Window-Eyes Object
Model
Feb-02-2008
As you most likely know by now, the scripting cat is out of the scripting
bag. At ATIA, GW Micro introduced one of the most requested features in
Window-Eyes: support for a scripting language. Not only is Window-Eyes
providing a scripting support, but the method being used is by far the
easiest available in the market today. As time goes on, we will provide
more information. For now, I'd like to provide you with a small section
of
the introduction in the Window-Eyes Scripting documentation.
Enjoy!
*****
The Window-Eyes scripting engine is a COM Automation server. COM
Automation, according to Microsoft, is "a technology that allows software
packages to expose their unique features to scripting tools and other
applications." That means all the guts of Window-Eyes are accessible
through various objects, properties, methods, and events (these items
make
up the Window-Eyes Object Model). In addition, Window-Eyes embeds
ActiveScript engines, including VBScript and JScript. This means that you
can create scripts in VBScript, JScript (which is Microsoft's proprietary
version of JavaScript), or any language that supports COM automation.
Are you a Perl programmer, and want to use PerlScript? Be our guest. Do
you
prefer Python? Then why not create your scripts in ActivePython? Granted,
the PerlScript, PythonScript, and similar parsing engines would need to
be
installed on machines where the scripts in those languages are going to
be
used. But if you're only creating scripts for yourself, and you happen to
be an excellent Perl programmer, you have the power. Are you a C++
programmer? Are you a Visual Basic programmer? Do you use VBA, PHP, or
.NET? Regardless of the language you choose, as long as it supports COM
Automation, you can make Window-Eyes sing (literally, if you want).
Unlike other scripting engines' limited exposing of their interface to
other applications and the use of proprietary languages, Window-Eyes
scripting is an open server that not only hosts clients (i.e. scripts,
executables, etc.), but also exposes itself through COM Automation to
other
applications. In other words, in addition to creating scripts that
Window-Eyes can host, you can also access Window-Eyes objects from other
programs. The possibilities are endless.
How to Use this Guide
The Window-Eyes Object Model reference is divided into several sections.
The Objects section contains a detailed listing of all available objects,
along with their properties, methods, and events. The Enumerations
section
lists all available constants and their values. The Custom User
Interface
section talks about creating your own dialogs using the Window-Eyes
scripting engine. Lastly, the Tips & Tricks section provides a few ways
to
do common scripting tasks.
The Window-Eyes Object Model reference standardizes with the VBScript
language. All examples, syntax, and other notation will be in VBScript
unless otherwise noted.
What are Objects, Properties, Methods, and Events?
Objects are containers of data, the data being a combination of
properties
(or attributes), methods (things you can make an object do), and events
(things that an object causes to happen). Understanding the organization
of
an object is best done through analogy.
Imagine a dog as an object. A dog has properties, such as color, height,
weight, breed, and so on. A dog has methods (or functions) such as sit,
speak, stay, roll over, and heel -- these are commands that you tell a
dog
to perform. A dog also has events, including barking, tail wagging, and
chasing cars -- these are things that dogs do in their free time.
What About Syntax?
As mentioned previously, the Window-Eyes Object Model reference will use
VBScript when supplying syntax and examples. It is important to note,
however, that accessing object information is similar in other
programming
languages -- you are not restricted to using VBScript. When you're
working
with objects, you access properties and methods using a convention called
a
dot operator, meaning you use a dot (or period) to connect an object with
a
property or method.
For example, to assign a color to a dog object, you might do:
Dog.Color = "Brown"
To command your dog object to perform a task, you might say:
Dog.PlayDead
To listen for your dog object to bark, and then command your dog object
to
behave, you might try:
Sub MyDogBarked()
Dog.Silence
Dog.Sit
Dog.Stay
End Sub
Syntax will become clearer as you read through the various objects
sections, and review examples.
More to come!
=== End of article ===
Jim
James D Homme, , Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc.,
james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810
"it is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day
basis." --
Margaret Bonnano
Highmark internal only: Consider Usability Engineering On Your Next
Project
or release. http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/
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