Re: creating an alarm clock in mfc
- From: "inthaneelf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:28:26 -0700
MessageI don't understand the use of the timer? I did an alarm clock quite a
while back and used a do loop to have the application check for the current
system time, if it matched the time set for the alarm it triggered a message
box, set a variable to 1, which told the loop to quit and went on about
its business.
when you changed the time for the alarm, that reset the variable to 0 which
started the loop again,
so I don't understand this timer thing?
regards,
inthane
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Perry
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 11:40 AM
Subject: RE: creating an alarm clock in mfc
I suggest you test with the jaws 9 beta and if you find the problem their
here is what Sina and I do and we get pretty good results. We write the very
simplest C# or VB code to demonstrate the problem in this case write a simple
dialog based app to show the one control and the problem you are having. From
there you send it to the Jaws beta team. Now I will point out though that if
you are not setting the accessible name and description and roll and its not
correct then Jaws might not be seeing it correct. So I would check the control
with the home row and then maybe even try using it with MSAA turned on for the
control if it works that way great. If not Make the simple program to send to
the team. They have actually made changes for us to fix problems and they need
to be given simple examples so they can get it fixed.
Ken
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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy B
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 11:06 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: creating an alarm clock in mfc
Tested with 8.0.2173 and all versions of jaws 9.0 beta... It worked just fine
with any jaws version before 8.0.1*.
-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Perry
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 1:52 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: creating an alarm clock in mfc
Um what version of Jaws do you have?
Ken
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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy B
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:46 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: creating an alarm clock in mfc
Ill take a look at the link... If output of .net is fully accessible, is
there a way to make some of the inaccessible controls better? I know the
menuStrip and MenuItems need work but what about the DateTimePicker? When I
arrow up and down in it, jaws wont say anything.
-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Perry
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 1:19 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: creating an alarm clock in mfc
As Inthane has already replied the .net languages are all accessible and
so are their outputs. I have wrote a lot of GUI code in C# and had no
problems.
You are correct in saying you can use the com stuff no matter what your
using so if your comfortable with MFC more power to you. Now as for your
question what I think your looking for is the Outlook Object model which is
called the OOM. Here is a link to it and you can interface with all the
calendar and tasks and everything with it. I use the Pocket Outlook Object
Model to do this on a PDA better known as POOM
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa142559.aspx
Ken
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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy B
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:27 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: creating an alarm clock in mfc
> Well first I would like to ask why are you writing it in MFC if your
using Visual studio 2005 why not use .net.
I am trying to write accessible programs. It appears that .net isn't
accessible fully and that can be annoying. MFC seems to be the most accessible
besides win32 and win32s (but thats a pain to use). Either way, I would use c#
if it was generally accessible. If you have ideas how to make this happen, let
me know!!
>Second if you have to do it in MFC you will want to look at the Outlook
object model so that your calendar alarm clock will be compatible with current
appointments and meetings
> and tasks. So if you give me a > bit better description on what your
up to I might be able to help since I am currently playing with a more
accessible Pocket Outlook calendar
> manager.
I saw the Microsoft Outlook View and a few other controls in the com list
of toolbox controls. What ones do I use and how? BTW, you can use those in .net
*grin*
I messed with the MediaPlayer control and it's pretty cool...
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