[jawsscripts] Re: No jscript.jss file
- From: "Lilac" <lilac@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 13:46:36 -0400
Thanks very much.
Donna
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From: "David Farough" <David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 1:38 PM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: No jscript.jss file
> This has changed in recent versions of Jaws. the file you need to open
> is "Script manager.jss" without the quotes.
>
> Follow this procedure after opening the script manager as discussed in
> the manual.
>
> 1. press alt + f to open the file manager and then press the letter e
> to open files from the shared settings folder.
> 2. type script manager.jss in the file name field. Yes there does
> need to be a space between script and manager.
> 3. press enter to open the file.
>
> You will discover a few discrepancies like this from time to time, but
> the information is still valid and the exercises are helpful.
>
> When this manual was written, there was not the concept of application
> aliases as there is now.
>
> in this case the application alias for jscript is script manager.
>
> I hope this explains the problem for you.
>
> If you would like to see the other application aliases, =20
> use the above procedure to look at the ConfigNames.ini file to see how
> the other aliases have been defined.
>
> David=20
>
>
>
> David Farough
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>>>> "Lilac" <lilac@xxxxxxxxxx> 01:06 pm Thursday, May 01, 2008 >>>
> Hello All,
> I am working my way through scripting exercises in the manual on
> scripting written by Kenneth Gould, and I have come upon a snag.
> The manual states:
> "We will create a script for the Script Manager that reads the current
> line number. :...
> Start the Script Manager by selecting it from the JAWS Utilities menu.
> Press INSERT+Q to verify the Script Manager settings are loaded into
> the stack above the=20
> default script file and that the program name for the script editor is
> JSCRIPT.EXE. This means, of course, that the script file currently
> controlling JAWS is=20
> JSCRIPT.JSS. To load this file so you can edit it, drop down the file
> menu with ALT+F and arrow down to Open and press ENTER. Type in the
> file=20
> name, JSCRIPT.JSS, and press ENTER."
>
> Here's the snag: when I try to open jscript.jss, either in user or
> shared files, I am told that no such file exists. However, I find it odd
> that when I do the insert plus Q, it does indeed say "Script Manager
> Settings jscript.exe", as indicated in the manual.
> I am not sure if I am doing something wrong, or if the file really does
> not exist in my version of Jaws, namely 7.1.
> I am tempted to press insert plus 0 to try and get the application .jss
> file to come up, but I don't want to mess anything up, so I thought I
> would ask here first.
>
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks.
> Donna (a scripter-wanna be)=20
>
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