[jawsscripts] Re: Version 2.0 of JAWS scripts for Thunderbird
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:50:32 -0500
I suspect the scripts are not loading. Make sure there is not more than
one entry in ConfigNames.ini for Thunderbird, and that the syntax is
precisely as follows (I may have gotten it wrong from memory, but this
time I am copying and pasting)
Thunderbird3.0=thunderbird
Sorry about the difficulties.
Jamal
On 1/22/2010 4:44 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>
> I did use the script installer. I went ahead and added that line to my
> ConfigNames.ini file but no difference. I did recycle JAWS and
> Thunderbird after updating ConfigNames.ini. I am running XP. BTW, the
> scripts do seem to be working, but insert+q just says "default settings"
> and insert+1 doesn't give me any Thunderbird help for the Thunderbird
> script keys.
>
> I've noticed one more thing as well. When I delete a note with
> control+d, I don't hear the next message read automatically. Ditto if I
> move a message to a folder.
>
> Thanks for the scripts!
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Christopher
> chaltain@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:chaltain@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> On 1/22/2010 10:31 AM, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
>> With the TB scripts, Insert+Q should say "Homer Thunderbird scripts."
>> Did you use the script installer? Try manually adding the following
>> line to a ConfigNames.ini file in the user script folder:
>> thunderbird.3.0=thunderbird
>>
>> Curiously, I found that setting to be necessary on XP but not Vista32.
>> The installer tries to add it for you.
>>
>> Let me know if you have further questions.
>>
>> Jamal
>> On Fri, 22 Jan
>> 2010, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:20:48 -0600
>>> From: Christopher Chaltain<chaltain@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reply-To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Version 2.0 of JAWS scripts for Thunderbird
>>>
>>> I was suspicious that I wasn't running with the latest set of
>>> Thunderbird scripts, even though I've been installing them all along. Is
>>> there a way to check that I'm running with the Thunderbird scrips and
>>> what level I'm running. I tried insert+q, and I hear "default settings,
>>> Thunderbird.exe, ...". When I run insert+q in Firefox, I hear "FFMax
>>> settings are loaded, The application currently loaded is
>>> firefox.exe...." Note that I'm not as suspicious about this any more,
>>> but I wonder why the insert+q key doesn't work more like it does for the
>>> Firefox scrips.
>>> Also, should I be able to get JAWS key help for the Thunderbird key
>>> settings? For example, if I use insert+1 to go into JAWS help mode and
>>> press control+d or alt+n I don't hear anything.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Christopher
>>> chaltain@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:chaltain@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/21/2010 9:56 PM, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://EmpowermentZone.com/tb_scr.exe
>>>>
>>>> or .zip (manual install currently necessary on 64-bit Windows)
>>>>
>>>> Recent changes:
>>>>
>>>> Added support for threaded messages. To group messages by thread, press
>>>> Alt+V for the View menu pulldown, S for
>>>>
>>>> the Sort submenu, and T to check the Threaded setting. To expand
>>>> message threads press the * key (Shift+8). To
>>>>
>>>> collapse message threads, press the / key. To select all messages in
>>>> the current thread, press Control+Shift+A.
>>>>
>>>> The scripts say the number of items selected. To review the selection,
>>>> use the standard JAWSKey+Shift+DownArrow
>>>>
>>>> (or the easier script alternative, Shift+Space). To remove a whole
>>>> thread, you can then press Delete. The
>>>>
>>>> Alt+Delete command indicates whether the messages are being displayed in
>>>> a threaded outline or a straightforward
>>>>
>>>> list.
>>>>
>>>> Made Alt+0 get key message header fields more reliably using a different
>>>> technique that is slower, so not
>>>>
>>>> implemented in Alt+1 - Alt+5. The From, To, CC, BCC, and Subject field
>>>> data may be virtualized by pressing Alt+0
>>>>
>>>> twice quickly.
>>>>
>>>> Made detection of attachments more reliable, eliminating cases where the
>>>> scripts were getting fooled into thinking
>>>>
>>>> that text above the status line was a file name when it was not. Made
>>>> the Jump and Jump Again commands, Control+J
>>>>
>>>> and Alt+J, work more reliably and speak more smoothly.
>>>>
>>>> Fixed a bug where JAWS would lock up if too much MSAA information was
>>>> displayed in the virtual viewer. If over 60K
>>>>
>>>> of text is gathered, it is now copied to the clipboard instead. The
>>>> MSAA debugging commands have also been
>>>>
>>>> expanded and reorganized. F12 shows the object at the active cursor
>>>> position, and all its children. Shift+F12
>>>>
>>>> shows the current object and all its siblings at the same level.
>>>> Alt+Shift+F12 shows objects at the parent level
>>>>
>>>> of the current object.
>>>>
>>>> Jamal
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