RE: writing a jaws script to read bottom line, when there is a lot of blank space at the bottom.
- From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 06:53:15 -0400
Hi Ty,
I think the best thing to do is to turn on the invisible cursor and determine
which line is actually the bottom line. If you can consistently determine that
it is a certain line, you can easily modify the SayBottomLineOf Window script
to find that line and read it. I just thought of something, and miracle of
miracles, it's before I've had my coffee. If the invisible cursor is on that
scroll down symbol, if you do a priorWord call, no matter where the bottom line
is, JAWS would land on the last word.
Jim
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield, Tyler
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:27 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: writing a jaws script to read bottom line, when there is a lot of
blank space at the bottom.
Hello:
This gave me a good starting point--thanks. I've sat down to try to make
TerraTerm do what I want. It reads the ScrollDown symbol at the very bottom, so
I use a PriorLine before, and it doesn't read anything. Does jaws script have
some sort of debugging functionality so I can step through and see exactly what
is going on?
On 5/23/2011 9:21 PM, Don Marang wrote:
Hi Ty,
I assume that the text is within a text edit window or terminal and you are not
talking about a status line. Hopefully, the following will get you started.
Make sure to press Control D inside this script to provide additional
information, especially assign it a hotkey. I did not concentrate on the logic
of this function, I attempted to give you insights into the JAWS Scripts issues
you would encounter. If there is a status line at the bottom, use PriorLine ()
before using any logic so that the cursor is above the status line.
Script SayLastLine ()
Var
String sLine
SaveCursor () ; saves the prior cursor type (PC) - does not save its location
InvisibleCursor ()
RouteInvisibleToPc () ; move the invisible cursor to the PC cursor location so
it can be saved and returned to same location if moved
SaveCursor () ; Saves the cursor type and location
; The JAWS cursor is the mouse pointer
; The invisible cursor works the same but does not cause the mouse to hover and
change items
; The invisible cursor can not be clicked
JAWSPageDown () ; Moves the invisible cursor to the vottom of the window
JAWSHome () ; moves to the beginning of the line
Let sLine = ""
While sLine == ""
PriorLine ()
Let sLine = GetLine ()
EndWhile
SayMessage (OT_MESSAGE, "last line is " + sLine, "line = " + sLine)
; The RestoreCursor calls really are not necessary, since they will get popped
off the stack when the script exits
RestoreCursor ()
RoutePcToInvisible ()
RestoreCursor ()
EndScript
Don Marang
Vinux Software Development Coordinator -
vinuxproject.org<http://www.vinuxproject.org/>
There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real
substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on
things that matter.
-- Dean Kamen
On 5/23/2011 9:00 PM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote:
Hello all:
My message pretty much sums up my issue. I have a program where the bottom line
of the window is blank, but I want to read the last bottom line where there is
text. Is there a way to make jaws silently skip all lines, and read up and
announce the last line where there is text?
--
Take care,
Ty
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http://tds-solutions.net
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