[jawsscripts] Re: MoveToTagWith Attribute
- From: Bob <temp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:25:34 +0100
Does Object.focus() not move the virtual cursor as well?
On 23/06/2014 05:14, Doug Lee wrote:
> This is a case where the Document Object Model (DOM) is probably
> better than anything inside JAWS. Look up the querySelector functions
> for a way to nail your element on the first shot, or use
> getElementsByTagName and loop through them to find it yourself.
>
> Of course, if your goal is actually to move the virtual cursor to the
> desired element, the below approach may well be more effective, since
> there's no easy way to move the virtual cursor to an element given its
> DOM object.
>
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 10:34:01PM -0500, Jim Snowbarger wrote:
> Ah, very good. Thanks for this!
>
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> From: "Travis Roth" <travis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 9:05 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: MoveToTagWith Attribute
>
>
> I do not believe there is a function to do this automatically.
> You can make your own, however.
> MoveToTagWithAttribute()
> Then
> D = GetElementDescription()
> If stringContains(d, attribute-value-pair) then you've found it break
> Else repeat
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Snowbarger
> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 5:20 PM
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> Subject: [jawsscripts] MoveToTagWith Attribute
>
> When you use this function, one of the parameters is the name of an
> attribute that the intended tag must possess. These seem to be the names of
> the various tag parameters that you get when you do
> control+shift+jawsKey+f1. But, can you also specify the value that the
> attribute must have? If so, it isn't clear from the description.
> But, not being able to specify the parameter value, but to only specify that
> the parameter must exist really limits how uniquely you can specify exactly
> which tag it is that you want. Most tags of a given type will have the
> same set of attributes. Their uniqueness lies in the values each of those
> attributes have.
> So, is there a way to search for a tag that has a particular attribute, and
> also has it set to a particular value?
>
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