[jawsscripts] Re: GetScreenXML possible use cases?
- From: Doug Lee <doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:37:57 -0400
The impression I have regarding the display driver is that Windows 8
doesn't leave FS a lot of choice in the matter.
And yes, GetScreenXML() returns a string that you may then parse via
the XML DOM or, if you prefer, JAWS string commands. I'm not yet sure
if the data in that string represents the whole screen or part of it,
foreground apps or current app or something else, or if it works in
all settings and application types.
On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 12:32:05PM -0500, Travis Roth wrote:
Their sample script does enstantiate the MSXML DOM.
So may still be heavyweight... I suppose you could just feed the XML into a
string, but then you still have to parse it with JAWS string functions which
would not be a lot of fun.
As for the JAWS cursor and the OSM, Windows 8 is changing the display driver
again. My take from the latest Eric Damery podcast is its more limited than
ever. Bbut then again, day to day uses may not notice a lot of difference.
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Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: GetScreenXML possible use cases?
Oh, I should have red further, this is already using the MSXML DOM, so no need
to create a new instance.
On 9/12/12, Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Certainly on-screen character placement coordinates could be very
> useful information, and I suppose the accompanying font info in some
> circumstances as well
>
> But are there actually good methods for handling XML from within the
> jaws script language? I suppose you could instantiate the MSXML DOM
> object, but that is pretty heavyweight for most of the uses I am
> thinking this sort of information would be good for.
>
> It will also be interesting to see just how many programs this is able
> to work with, given the growing number that don't work with the jaws
> cursor now.
>
> On 9/12/12, Travis Roth <travis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> There is a new addition to the JAWS 14 scripting language according
>> to this
>> webpage:
>> http://www.freedomscientific.com/documentation/scripts/scripting-info
>> .asp
>>
>> The function is GetScreenXML.
>> While JAWS 14 beta is not out yet so we can look to see if we can
>> find any places this function is used, I was wondering if anyone can
>> think of some interesting use cases for this function?
>>
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