[jawsscripts] Re: Left mouse button on the next item in a list

  • From: Andy Borka <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:43:57 -0500

Jitendra wrote:
>  
> Hello andy, I don't know if it helps or not, but I am using Thunderbird
> without scripts, and BTW, in the homerow mode, JAWS MSAA keys like f9 and
> f10keys returns the proper window types mostly, and in the particularly I
> wasin the message list, I selected a message, and It said "Listbox IItem,
> andit also tells if it is selected or not.
> Thank you, Jitendra.
> Andy Borka wrote: Hi. To give a more clear idea of the listview, here is
> whathappens. When I tab to it the first item is highlighted. When I press
> down arrow, the pc cursor moves to the next item and then gets stuck because
> it appears the only way to select an item is to left mouse button on it. I
> don't think any of the listview functions will work since it is impossible
> toget a handel to the listview window (every window in the entire program is
> called Mozilla_WindowClass). This is Thunderbird and lightning I am dealing
> with. Martin Slack wrote: Ok Andy, I understand you to say that the
> highlightis moving down a number of times for each single press of the down
> arrow key. Have you investigated the list view functions that begin with l
> v,such as lvMoveBy LineUnit or lvSelectItem? Martin ----- Original Message
> ----- From: "Andy Borka" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>[1] To:
> <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>[2] Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 2:58 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Left mouse button on the next item in a list Hi.
> When I take out TypeKey("down arrow") and reassign the script hotkey to
> control +d and then run it, this is what happens: 1. Go to the problematic
> listview. 2. Press home to make sure I am at the top of the list. 3. Press
> down arrow once followed by control+d to activate the script. The result is
> that the highlight bar moves down x number of down arrow presses. What I am
> trying to do with the script is to be able to down arrow and expect that the
> highlight bar would move with the down arrow. If this can be done with Jaws
> then it would be good since there is no other hope for the listview. Is
> therea way to do this? It looks like I'm close since I can do it like this
> sofar. Martin Slack wrote: Hi Andy, Firstly I would say that the line:
> TypeKey("down arrow") in your script isn't actually doing anything. I
> understand that you have to use the exact form of words that FS has
> prescribed as a key name, and in this case, it doesn't include a space, and
> has both sub-words capitalised. Like so: TypeKey("DownArrow") However, the
> fact that the script is working must mean that it is the down arrow key
> activating the script that is causing the pc cursor "highlight" to move
> down.What happens if you press the down arrow key the appropriate number of
> times, then use control+shift+some other key to call your script (without
> thefinal TypeKey line) ? Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy
> Borka" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>[3] To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>[4]
> Sent:Thursday, December 25, 2008 8:51 AM Subject: [jawsscripts] Left mouse
> button on the next item in a list I need to left mouse button on the next
> item in a list because the highlight bar doesn't move with the pc cursor in
> alistview. I have the following script that works when using control windows
> downarrow, but I have to press control windows down arrow each time I want
> togo down in the list. Is there a way to make it do this but be able to hold
> down the control windows combo and then just hit the down arrow to move in
> the list? Script MoveDownInCalendarEventList () PCCursor () RouteJAWSToPc ()
> LeftMouseButton () PCCursor () TypeKey("down arrow") EndScript __________
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The listview for email and stuff works fine. The listviews in the 
calendar addon lightning are a little broken though. These are the lists 
I am talking about.

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