[jawsscripts] Re: jaws14 public Beta2, enhancements in Scripting.

  • From: "Jim Snowbarger" <Snowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 20:55:50 -0500

Very interesting.  The next thing will be how to make use of this .xml 
information.
Basically, this is our equivalent of print screen.
If I understand, from this, you can get all text, including text color and 
attributes.  You don't get graphics, and don't know anything about window 
boundaries.

What is actually the intended purpose of this?  Anybody know?

One idea that comes to mind is that, if a client wanted to pass you a screen 
shot, they could capture this .xml information, and send it to you.  You, as 
a script developer, have some clever tool that decodes the XML jibberish, 
and renders it in some familiar form, a web page, or a virtual viewer, or 
something like that.
Does something already exist?  Or, do I feel a utility coming on.
Sounds like a nice addition to my JLS_utilities, and/or Doug's BX.

JLS actually has a means of collecting the window structure from a  client's 
machine, including window attributes, such as boundary coordinates, style, 
type, class etc, and even the text in each window, done of course only under 
the control of the client.  But, they basically create a big data file that 
they send to me.  I put JLS in a special mode where all the window 
navigation functions, GetFocus, GetPriorWindow, GetNextWindow etc, all 
consult the data file, rather than my own system.
The missing piece was color and attributes for the text.
This would supplement that.

Of course, we still don't have pixel colors in non-textual areas.  But, I'm 
getting the disturbing impression that precious information like that may be 
becoming harder to obtain.  ,sigh>

Anyway, back to the original.  Does anybody know the intended means of 
interfacing with the XML data?







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Chapman" <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 2:57 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] jaws14 public Beta2, enhancements in Scripting.


JAWS 14 includes a new scripting function for obtaining screen content in 
XML format. For more information on using this new function, refer to the
JAWS 14 includes a new scripting function for obtaining screen content in 
XML format. for further information see:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/documentation/scripts/scripting-info.asp

Short URL:

http://bit.ly/RFtrUd
Geoff C.

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