[jawsscripts] Re: Screen Res with Jaws
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:02:58 -0700
Try using findstring or findGraphic instead, Gian. These are not
nearly as resolution dependent, & work very well. If u ever wish to
make scripts available to others, this is a definite must inasmuch as
is humanly possible.
On 10/22/12, GianniP46 <giannip46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't think I have a choice because the whole app is the same window class
> and id. the only events that fire are FocusChangedEvent,
> ScreenStablizedEvent, KeyPressedEvent, and SayHighlightedText. I make great
> use of hsc to click things. I use some frames, and move too to get at info
> on the screen.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jackie McBride
> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 6:59 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Screen Res with Jaws
>
> & that's precisely the problem w/writing scripts that have a lot of
> moveTo(x, y) statements, is their resolution dependence. It's why I
> avoid it like plague, unless I absolutely, positively, unequivocally
> have no other choice. Jaws also definitively seems to behave better
> w/some video cards than others. That, however, has nothing to do
> w/what he asked, which was what resolution is jaws more stable with. &
> the answer I gave is that it more depends on the hardware than it does
> on Jaws. I surely never said that resolution doesn't matter.
>
> The reason your internet worked when the video card died in your
> machine is simply because Jaws was drawing its information from the
> underlying web dom rather than from the osm. NVDA & System Access do
> likewise, which is why they don't even have video intercept drivers.
> The problem w/all that is when u get apps that don't use the
> underlying objects, but rather screen attributes such as colors, etc.,
> (band in a box being a good example), those screenreaders tend to fall
> over in a screaming heap.
>
> On 10/21/12, Trouble <trouble1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > That really don't answer the question. More like something would hear
> from
> > FS.
> > It does matter, because scripts written in a
> > differ rez will react funny if used in a rez to
> > far out of there range. Jaws also does act
> > differently with some cards it does better with
> > low rez and others better. The faster you can
> > render that graphic the faster jaws can deal with it.
> > i have first hand usage of this when my video
> > card died. Everything except the Internet that
> > used the video card wouldn't work. However, jaws
> > still worked with no video card at all. i seen
> > more in programs then when the card worked. Now I
> > have a card that is 10 times faster and higher
> > quality and jaws sees some but not all of what it did.
> >
> > At 03:29 PM 10/21/2012, you wrote:
> >>I think you're just best off keeping your resolution at the level your
> >>particular video card & monitor is designed for.
> >>
> >>On 10/21/12, GianniP46 <giannip46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > does a higher or lower screen resolution matter to Jaws? is one
> better
> >> > or
> >> > more stable over the other?
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: Jackie McBride
> >> > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 10:29 PM
> >> > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Screen Res with Jaws
> >> >
> >> > Gian, sometimes, when using the Jaws cursor, graphics change
> >> > characteristics i.e., sometimes graphics change when the mouse is
> >> > hovered over them, & Jaws tries hard to implement/mimick that
> >> > functionality. U might try using the invisible cursor on your
> >> > graphics
> >> > to see if that still occurs.
> >> >
> >> > On 10/20/12, GianniP46 <giannip46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > > Hi folks,
> >> > > ok, I am back with A jaws and ScratchLIVE question. The latest
> >> > version
> >> > of
> >> > > scratchLIVE requires a minimum screen resolution of 1280 by800.
> So
> >> > I
> >> > just
> >> > > upped my res from 1024 by 768. Does Jaws
> >> really care about which screen
> >> > res
> >> > > you use at this point? I am using Jaws 13 with win xp pro sp3.
> >> > > I did have to update my scripts though because I use a lot of
> move
> >> > to
> >> > > functionality so I had to update screen coordinates of buttons
> and
> >> > graphics
> >> > > and stuff. My hotspots seam to be fine at this point.
> >> > > The only issue that I see is that graphics seam to disappear
> >> > sometimes
> >> > for a
> >> > > sec or two, but then come back as far as Jaws is concerned. I
> >> > noticed
> >> > this
> >> > > before at the lower resolution, but its more noticeable at the
> >> > higher
> >> > > resolution. Can anyone shed some light or give me some tips on
> >> > this?
> >> > > I must say though, I like the higher res because it seams like
> Jaws
> >> > can
> >> > see
> >> > > more info then before on a given line. This is useful with
> track
> >> > > information as I am scrolling through lists of songs.
> >> > > Thanks all in advance!
> >> > >
> >> > > Gian Carlo Pedulla
> >> > > GianniP46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > >
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