Re: Jaws Speech Detection

  • From: Jim Bauer <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:21:39 -0600

Quick testing indicates no direct way to get returns from functions
ran via the API, though it would be possible to run a function with
the appropriate conditional logic to satisfy any requirements you may
have.
Andreas Stefik <stefika@xxxxxxxxx> wrote on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:06:36
-0600:

>Jim,
>
>If I recall correctly (Andrew, correct me if I'm wrong), I think we are
>actually using jfwapi.dll, but we didn't see a function that allows you to
>detect if jaws is currently speaking in the list. Is there something
>specific you had in mind here?
>
>Stefik
>
>On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Homme, James <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I may not be remembering this correctly. I thought that you could make
>> jfwapi.dll run a JAWS script or function. If you can run a function, you may
>> be able to get a return code back from it. If I had the scripting reference
>> here, I'd look up some candidate function names and send them to you. Sorry
>> about that.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Jim Homme,
>> Usability Services,
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>> programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DaShiell, Jude T. CIV
>> NAVAIR 1490, 1, 26
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:30 AM
>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: Jaws Speech Detection
>> Importance: Low
>>
>> Might it be possible to do two checks?  First is if the sound card or
>> other synthesizer is working.  Second test is if jaws is sending ascii
>> to the synthesizer.  Answers both have to be yes for complete success.
>>
>>
>>
>> Rot47: <;F56]52D9:6==@?2GJ]>:=>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Panes
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 21:51
>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: Jaws Speech Detection
>>
>> We researched this one where I work. We have not found a function that
>> does this yet.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jim
>> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx
>> jimpanes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "Everything is easy when you know how."
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Andrew Hauck <mailto:drewhaus@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 4:41 PM
>> Subject: Jaws Speech Detection
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Does anyone know of a JAWS API function that allows you to detect
>> whether JAWS is currently speaking?
>>
>> -Andrew
>>
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