[thunder] Re: Thunder enhancements was: Re: Re: Thunder and Uac.
- From: "Roger Wilson-Hinds" <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thunder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 17:04:00 +0100
Al, if it works and there no or few problems, go for it. You know I don't
understand the detail. I am just wanting the best for users.
Roger.
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From: thunder-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thunder-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Alasdair King
Sent: 05 August 2009 12:53
To: thunder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [thunder] Re: Thunder enhancements was: Re: Re: Thunder and Uac.
It can go in any time we agree it - I build the Thunder installers, so
I can update them. Want to leave it a couple of weeks so we can agree
on the functionality?
Best wishes,
Alasdair
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Serge Tumanyan<SLTumanyan@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hello, Alasdair.
>
> It is really excellent! The question is when it will appear in the Thunder
installation?... Roger any comments on the topic?
>
> With best regards,
> Serge Tumanyan.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alasdair King" <alasdairking@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <thunder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:51 AM
> Subject: [thunder] Re: Thunder enhancements was: Re: Re: Thunder and Uac.
>
>
>> Dear Serge, Roger and All,
>>
>> I've developed a scripting component for Thunder that permits some of
>> the API and MSAA access that Serge has requested. At the moment it's a
>> standalone install, but if we can all agree its features I'll build it
>> into the Thunder installer so you can be sure it's available to
>> Thunder scripts. I've called it AccessScripting. The documentation is
>> at the end of this email, and there is sample code in the component
>> installation folder.
>>
>> I've also updated and corrected the Thunder scripting manual.
>>
>> You can download the scripting component here:
>> http://download.webbie.org.uk/AccessScripting.msi
>> And the manual:
>>
http://download.webbie.org.uk/Thunder%20Scripting%20Manual%202009%20July%203
1.doc
>>
>> Instructions follow. Best wishes, Alasdair King (Skype Alasdairking)
>>
>> http://download.webbie.org.uk/AccessScripting.msi
>>
>> AccessScripting DLL 1.0
>> 31 July 2009
>> Alasdair King
>> alasdair@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> This allows you to call the Windows API for MSAA and other
>> accessiblity information from VBScript. You can also include it as a
>> reference in VB6 programs to provide a convenient way to call these
>> functions. This document will assume you're using VBScript (i.e. that
>> you're scripting the Thunder screenreader.)
>>
>> The functions are all the standard Microsoft functions, so their
>> purpose and operation is not detailed here. Look at MSDN. Some of them
>> are amended for operation from VB Script.
>>
>> There are two VB Script files in this distribution: check those out
>> for examples of how to use the DLL. They are CurrentWindowTitle.vbs
>> and WhatIsAtPosition.vbs.
>>
>> INSTALLATION
>>
>> You must register AccessScripting.dll using regsvr32 or use Windows
>> installer to make the appropriate registry entries.
>>
>> USAGE
>>
>> Dim acc
>> Set acc = CreateObject("AccessScripting.AccessObj")
>>
>> You can then use the AccessObj functions detailed below. Most wrap the
>> usual Windows API function with the same name, like
>> GetForegroundWindow: it returns the window handle using the
>> GetForegroundWindow API call and returns you the value. However,
>> because VBScript is not strongly typed, any function that takes
>> arguments, like AccessibleObjectFromWindow, can't use the usual
>> declaration. For these functions I have provided a "VBS" version,
>> which will work slightly differently from the API norm.
>>
>> COMPLETE LIST OF FUNCTIONS
>>
>> Some of these work fine from VB Script as-is. The exceptions have
>> VBScript versions, see below.
>>
>> AccessibleObjectFromPoint
>> AccessibleObjectFromWindow
>> FindWindowEx
>> GetClassName
>> GetDesktopWindow
>> GetFocus
>> GetForegroundWindow
>> GetRoleText
>> GetWindowText
>> PostMessage
>> SendMessage
>> SetFocus
>>
>> VBSCRIPT VERSIONS OF FUNCTIONS
>>
>> Where a VBScript version exists, it has the same name as the normal
>> API function with the three letters VBS appended to it. Some of the
>> arguments are different, however.
>>
>> AccessibleObjectFromPointVBS (x,y)
>> Returns the IAccessible object (if available) from the point provided
>> in x and y. There is no way to get the child variant at present.
>>
>> AccessibleObjectFromWindowVBS (hWnd)
>> Returns the IAccessible object (if available) from the window provided
>> in hWnd. There is no way to get the child variant at present.
>>
>> FindWindowExVBS (hwndParent, hwndChildAfter, lpszClass, lpszWindow)
>> As normal.
>>
>> GetClassNameVBS (hWnd)
>> Returns the ClassName (e.g. "Notepad" for notepad.exe) specified by
>> the window handle.
>>
>> PostMessageVBS (hWnd, wMsg, wParam, lParam)
>> As normal.
>>
>> SendMessageVBS (hWnd, wMsg, wParam, lParam)
>> As normal.
>>
>> DEBUGGING
>>
>> There is one non-Windows function to help with debugging:
>>
>> DebugPrint (s)
>> Writes string s to a text file on your desktop called
>> accessscript.log. Creates if necessary, appends otherwise.
>>
>> --
>> Alasdair King
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