[jawsscripts] Re: Is optimizing a Script for just 25 keys to suffice for typing and control a PC possible?
- From: james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 09:13:03 -0400
Hi,
First, I recommend not using timing because you may want to adapt your work
for other machines or people with different timing needs. Second, take a
look at the TrapKeys, AddHook and RemoveHook functions.
Thanks.
Jim
James D Homme,
Usability Engineering
Highmark Inc.
james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
412-544-1810
"It's more important for me to start to do the right thing than it is to
wait until I think I
can do it just right."
"Peter Joeres"
<peterjoeres@gmx.
de> To
Sent by: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
jawsscripts-bounc cc
e@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject
[jawsscripts] Is optimizing a
10/04/2007 08:48 Script for just 25 keys to suffice
AM for typing and control a PC
possible?
Please respond to
jawsscripts@freel
ists.org
Motivation:
For a blind friend of mine who also has problems in dealing with a standard
keyboard I have developped an alternative input device to re-enable her to
use her PC. Unfortunately this device only disposes of 25 physical keys.
These are programmable and can also simulate key combinations such as
Ctrl+2 e.g. . It now remains the task of defining a suitable and strongly
optimized behaviour for the device. Extensive use of modifier keys will be
necessary, so that standard usage of Ctrl, Alt, Shift and so on might
probably not suffice.
Using another language than JAWS does not seem feasible, as deviances in
the command recognized as well as spelled aloud by JAWS on the on hand and
the command eventually sent to the system on the other hand appear likely
to occur.
Problem:
I suggest about four modifier keys that can be pressed either alone or in
combination and will toggle the state of the other keys when pressed for
short period and make "permanent" change in the behaviour of the
non-modifier keys when pressed for, say, half a second.
My Question:
Up to now, we do not have any experience whether the JAWS scripting
language is capable to fullfill these requirements. Therefore, I would
strongly appreciate your appraisement, wether you think this can be
implemented with the JAWS Scripting Language.
Please contact me, if you have questions on this problem, as I might be too
much "into the problem" to see which further information is necessary.
I am grateful for any advice, alternative ideas, or even reference to
functions (even very basic ones) that might be useful in this concern.
Best Regards,
Peter Joeres
--
Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten
Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser
--
Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten
Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser
__________
View the list's information and change your settings at
http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
__________
View the list's information and change your settings at
http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
Other related posts: