If the control you are using is a listview, you can decide which columns are read in the verbosity section. Otherwise, let the list know what the control is and maybe we can help.
Brenda <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > I would like to be able to do this. I have a program for work where > W-E > reads the first three columns that I don't need. I have learned to > listen for the column I want to hear, sometimes takes a second listen. > > I am so new that I don't know where to begin to address this so I > figured I would just deal with it for now. That is until this post > came along. > > Seems like others would like this issue resolved too. > > I look forward to further info. > Brenda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward Marquette" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 5:48 AM > Subject: Reading cursor line contents > > > > David: > > I would be interested to learn if you ever come up with a solution. > > I have a similar application, and I eventually dispaired of ever > > getting Window-Eyes to read a part of the cursor line. > > Actually, in my case, and likely yours too, it isn't as much a line > > as it is the highlighted focus, which is probably reading entries > > across several columns. So, it acts sort of like a list view. > > In my case, the first column was a lengthy document number. I > > wanted to read the second column and beyond, but not the number, > > which really slowed navigating the list. > > I tried setting user windows, setting hyper-active windows, windows > > that trigger windows, float windows, and even the record macro > > script. > > I finally solved the problem in JAWS with a script that turned off > > speech, routed the mouse to the cursor, jumped a clip to the right, > > turned on speech, and then read to the right of the mouse. > > I am not competent enough to write Window-Eyes scripts, so I had a > > brilliant participant on this ist basicly write the above into a > > custom Window-Eyes script. > > Now I have no problems. The script works like a charm. > > I'm guessing that your application is like mine and just strange > > enough that neither the standard reading tools in JAWS or > > Window-Eyes quite get you what you need. Scripts are marvelous > > things. I think script writing in Window-Eyes just got easier with > > 7.1, but I haven't tried it yet. > > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > > sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and > > your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending > > your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > > > All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, > > and can be searched through and sorted using the search > > form at the bottom of the page. > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > > [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body > > of the message. > > > > > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and > your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending > your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can > be searched through and sorted using the search > form at the bottom of the page. > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the > message. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [email protected] If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
