[jawsscripts] Re: using IE objects

  • From: "E.J. Zufelt" <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 22:11:46 -0400

Good evening,

I still don't quite understand what the problem / expected behaviour  
is here.

If the problem has not yet been solved perhaps a better explanation of  
the situation could assist me with finding a solution.  I've done a  
moderate amount of JAWS / IEDom work.

HTH,
Everett


On 2-Mar-09, at 12:58 PM, Doug Lee wrote:

> I know a little about this one, having talked last night to her about
> it in Skype and then having directed her to this list as a general
> resource for info...
>
> She has a program that presents an HTML window for typing--in other
> words, at least I assume, an editable HTML document.  But not all HTML
> windows in this app are editable.  Turning off the virtual cursor
> helps in the editable ones, but the VPC is nice in read-only HTML
> windows.  I told her she'd probably have to use IEGetCurrentDocument()
> and a COM call or two to figure out which HTML windows are editable.
> I just didn't remember, off the top of my head, exactly what property
> to check and on which element in the document.  I think it's
> .IsContentEditable, but I don't know which element(s) that would be
> set on.  I scripted something like this late last year, but I don't
> have access to it right now to look at.
>
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 04:32:40PM -0000, Sean Randall wrote:
> Desyree,
>
> I'm drawing a blank on this one.  The only thing I can think of is you
> making some sort of textarea form input in Com?
>
> Sean.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Desyree Vaughn
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:55 PM
> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jawsscripts] using IE objects
>
> I am looking for help as to how to code an IE com object that will  
> allow me
> to type in a html message body for an email client.
> the script has nothing in it right now just the start and end stuff.
>
> thanks
> Desyree
>
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