[jawsscripts] Re: scripting noobie (again)
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:54:43 -0700
Alex, if u don't want jaws to do anything w/it, just delete it. No
sense havin a script that's just gonna pass a keystroke to the app.
U could have a delay(2) or something like that following the pause,
but, in a game like that, I'd think time is of the essence, & delays
would be unwanted.
On 7/4/10, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Pause makes some of it spoken. I think I will just settle for
> silencing the keystroke, for this program at least. Is there a more
> eloquent way of doing that than just passing sayMessage an empty
> string or a space? That is, use the same script I already have, but
> just tell jaws to not speak that keystroke?
>
> On 7/4/10, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Alex, in a case like this, the message likely needs to be spoken *b4*
>> the keystroke is passed to the app. It may also help to insert a
>> pause() statement, after the message but prior to passing the
>> keystroke along.
>>
>> Sorry about the error earlier. This is what I get for relying on aging
>> ram. I'll check out the game. Maybe I'll like it. Could always use
>> another game to play.
>>
>> On 7/4/10, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> A game from
>>> http://www.gmagames.com
>>> called Time of Conflict. It uses a good deal of keyboard keys to move
>>> units, create units, and so on, and I figured I would put together a
>>> script for jaws users that provides a more helpful message for these
>>> hotkeys. For example, if you are on one of your units and press
>>> control plus i, you move that unit north one cell, so my first script
>>> should say "unit north one cell". The unit moves, but the message is
>>> not spoken. Instead, the next message from the game is spoken, in this
>>> case telling me that a new turn has started. My next program is a
>>> media player called Mapler from
>>> http://www.mar-dy.com
>>> but that one will be after I get this one done.
>>>
>>> On 7/4/10, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> What program r u scripting, Alex?
>>>>
>>>> On 7/4/10, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> There, it worked. As a note, at least in jaws11, it seems to have to
>>>>> be TypeCurrentScriptKey, without the "name" at the end. Now my message
>>>>> is not being spoken at all, but I suspect that this is the program I
>>>>> am scripting for. It interfaces directly with jaws as well, so I
>>>>> figure my message is being pushed aside by a message from the program.
>>>>> Not sure how to solve this one, but at least the keystroke is not
>>>>> being spoken anymore, and I can apply this to another program which
>>>>> will be better because it does not speak through jaws at an api level
>>>>> like this program does.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/4/10, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> No, Alex, it's Jaws. If a script is present, Jaws uses that keystroke
>>>>>> for itself unless the script instructs it to pass the keystroke to the
>>>>>> app. Try typing in TypeCurrentScriptKeyName() follwoing or preceding
>>>>>> the message being spoken & see if that doesn't solve your problem, ok?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/4/10, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> Thanks!! My message is spoken. Oddly, though, the keystroke now does
>>>>>>> nothing in the program, as though jaws is eating it instead of
>>>>>>> catching it and passing it along. Is this the ot_No_DISABLE flag, or
>>>>>>> something specific in the program? That is, is it my script, or the
>>>>>>> program itself?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 7/4/10, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Alex, this is quite straightforward. Firstly, from the application
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> which u desire the keystroke to work, press insert 0 to open script
>>>>>>>> manager.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Next, type in the following lines:
>>>>>>>> include "hjconst.jsh"
>>>>>>>> include "hjglobal.jsh"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now, press control e to bring up the new script dialog. Name your
>>>>>>>> script, check the 'can be attached to keystroke' box, write in a
>>>>>>>> synopsis & description, choose a category if desired, assign your
>>>>>>>> keystroke, & activate the ok button.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> U didn't say which key to assign, so, I'll take insert dash as an
>>>>>>>> example. There are several ways this can be done.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The code looks like:
>>>>>>>> const
>>>>>>>> SALEXMSG = "Sock it to me baby, let it all hang out."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> script SpeakAlexMessage()
>>>>>>>> ; insert dash
>>>>>>>> sayMessage(ot_NO_DISABLE, SALEXMSG)
>>>>>>>> endScript
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the insert dash is simply a comment telling the key assignment.
>>>>>>>> Press
>>>>>>>> ctrl s & compile. Your key should now work just fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Another way to do this is to put the constant in a .jsh or .jsm file
>>>>>>>> &
>>>>>>>> include it in the script, as so:
>>>>>>>> include "hjconst.jsh"
>>>>>>>> include "hjglobal.jsh"
>>>>>>>> include "alex.jsh"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Then the .jsh file would contain the definition of SALEXMSG as above
>>>>>>>> &
>>>>>>>> the script can use it to speak the message just as I illustrated.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Including a message file is a bit different. One usually does this
>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>> there are many messages, &/or the messages need to be formatted.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It looks like:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> messages
>>>>>>>> @MSGAlexMSG
>>>>>>>> Sock it to me baby, let it all hang out.
>>>>>>>> @@
>>>>>>>> EndMessages
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The file begins w/messages & ends w/endMessages. Each message begins
>>>>>>>> w/an @ sign, followed by the message name. Press enter, type your
>>>>>>>> message, including line feeds, etc., & when done, put 2 @ signs to
>>>>>>>> end
>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 7/4/10, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>>>> I was on here several months ago, trying to figure out how to write
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> basic script for jaws that would speak a hard-coded message when a
>>>>>>>>> key
>>>>>>>>> was pressed instead of speaking the keystroke itself. I am again
>>>>>>>>> trying to solve this problem, but I cannot locate any responses I
>>>>>>>>> received last time around. I am a long-time jaws user, and am
>>>>>>>>> comfortable in Python and Java, but the Jaws scripting language
>>>>>>>>> seems
>>>>>>>>> somewhat clunky and not as smooth or straightforward, though that
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> from an self-proclaimed scripting newb.
>>>>>>>>> Is there a simple way of doing this? That is, catch a keystroke,
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> speak a message in place of speaking the keys pressed. I apologize
>>>>>>>>> that I am asking again, but I now have more time than I had before.
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> wish I could locate the emails I had from my last try, but I am not
>>>>>>>>> sure where they would be.
>>>>>>>>> I have read through the scripts to Jamal Mazrui's Edsharp program,
>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>> I could not find where he set things up to speak custom messages.
>>>>>>>>> For
>>>>>>>>> example, in that program with the scripts installed, jaws will say
>>>>>>>>> "save" when control-s is pressed, and not "control s" at all.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Have a great day,
>>>>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from GMail website)
>>>>>>>>> mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap
>>>>>>>>> __________�
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at
>>>>>>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Change the world--1 deed at a time
>>>>>>>> Jackie McBride
>>>>>>>> Scripting Classes: http://jawsscripting.lonsdalemedia.org
>>>>>>>> homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net
>>>>>>>> For technophobes: www.technophoeb.com
>>>>>>>> __________�
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at
>>>>>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Have a great day,
>>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from GMail website)
>>>>>>> mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap
>>>>>>> __________�
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at
>>>>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Change the world--1 deed at a time
>>>>>> Jackie McBride
>>>>>> Scripting Classes: http://jawsscripting.lonsdalemedia.org
>>>>>> homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net
>>>>>> For technophobes: www.technophoeb.com
>>>>>> __________�
>>>>>>
>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at
>>>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Have a great day,
>>>>> Alex (msg sent from GMail website)
>>>>> mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap
>>>>> __________�
>>>>>
>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at
>>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Change the world--1 deed at a time
>>>> Jackie McBride
>>>> Scripting Classes: http://jawsscripting.lonsdalemedia.org
>>>> homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net
>>>> For technophobes: www.technophoeb.com
>>>> __________�
>>>>
>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at
>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Have a great day,
>>> Alex (msg sent from GMail website)
>>> mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap
>>> __________�
>>>
>>> View the list's information and change your settings at
>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Change the world--1 deed at a time
>> Jackie McBride
>> Scripting Classes: http://jawsscripting.lonsdalemedia.org
>> homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net
>> For technophobes: www.technophoeb.com
>> __________�
>>
>> View the list's information and change your settings at
>> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Have a great day,
> Alex (msg sent from GMail website)
> mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap
> __________�
>
> View the list's information and change your settings at
> http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
>
>
--
Change the world--1 deed at a time
Jackie McBride
Scripting Classes: http://jawsscripting.lonsdalemedia.org
homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net
For technophobes: www.technophoeb.com
__________�
View the list's information and change your settings at
http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
Other related posts: