[jawsscripts] Re: scripting question
- From: Doug Lee <doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 21:01:14 -0500
So we want...
SELECT * FROM JAWSElements WHERE type='function' AND ret_type='handle';
Anybody wanna build an SQL table? <grin>
Seriously, you have a point: It can be tricky to find functions by
category, even though "category" is a field in the jsd files.
On Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 06:22:29PM -0600, Jim Bauer wrote:
I find myself frequently writing JAWS Script code in other editors
(and every once in awhile, even with a different screen reader, if I
know it doesn't have to be immediately tested). I've grown accustomed
to typing things like `perldoc -f chmod' and getting an instant
breakdown, and was really just looking for the easiest,
IDE-independent way to duplicate that feel during scripting.
I could think of things like returning a list of documented functions
that match some criterion (maybe all the `get' functions that return
handles, or any functions operating on objects that return integers),
but those would be mere luxuries. <G>
I agree that what we have so far is more than adequate for things done
within the Script Manager itself.
Doug Lee <doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:56:40
-0500:
>I know about perldoc, but what are you looking for specifically? We
>have the following already at least:
>
>Ctrl+I for a list of functions with descriptions and guided code insertion.
>
>Shift+F1 for looking up all information about a keyword (function
>names and some other keywords).
>
>The last one may do what you want: Position the cursor on
>GetObjectAtPoint, for example, then type Shift+F1 to learn all about
>it.
>
>And for the power users among us, there's always the ability to use
>File > Open Shared File to open builtin.jsd, then use Ctrl+F to scan
>the whole file for interesting stuff.
>
>On Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 05:39:49PM -0600, Jim Bauer wrote:
>MoveToWindow, SetFocus, any of the cursor routing functions. Poke
>around a bit, either in the `reference' section of the FSDN or the
>control+i `insert function' dialog of the Script Manager.
>
>As an almost related aside: for some time, JAWS has needed a
>Perldoc-type utility to provide quick, on-demand references to
>built-in JAWS scripting functions.
><jmtsanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:59:15 -0500:
>
>>Hi my name is John Sanders.
>>I have a question: In the program that i'm trying to develop scripts for, how
>>do i go about telling the jaws scripts to move the user in to another window?
>>There's a private chat window in the program that i'm writing scripts for and
>>there's the main edit window.
>>I hope to hear from you soon.
>>Sincerely,
>>John Sanders
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