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-----Original Message----- From: Tj Squires [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 11:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Just an interduction and a newbie question or three. Hi, Thank you for your advice. I will deffinetly go through some scripts slower to see if I know what's going on. Any spacific ones I should look at? Any you would recomend? Tj On 2/12/2011 12:49 PM, Jeff Weiss wrote: > I am not a professional programmer, but the way I got started was to > work with every script in the Window-Eyes scripting manual. > I started with the old "Hello World" script, and worked through every > example I could find. > Along the way, I started modifying the examples I found. > I also try to read everything I can find on VBScripting! > Some things I am not interested in at this time, such as using > vbScripts in web pages; however, I have found things on this topic, > and I have waded through some things and pulled out some interesting > things which I could modify for my own use. > I have also studied the code in many scripts which were submitted by > other users and I have learned a lot from them. > > Aside from reading, every time I find a script example that does > something useful, I add it to my script library. Many short scripts > are in my library, and they are named so I know just what they do. > > Feel free to ask questions. I have asked many, and I have gotten the > answers that I wanted 99 percent of the time. > > Hope this helps, > Jeff Weiss > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tj Squires" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 11:12 AM > Subject: Just an interduction and a newbie question or three. > > >> Hello, >> >> I thought I would give a hello out there to all of you scripters, and >> perhaps if there are, people like me who wish they were scripters! >> My name is Tj, and I've been a Jaws user for most of my computer >> using life. The reason I say most is because a couple of weeks ago, I >> have started getting into using Window Eyes, and enjoy the process. >> Unfortunately, I only still have the demo, however, rectifying this >> will happen on Monday! >> >> Anyhow, now that's out of the way, I would like to say one of the >> biggest things that has attracted me to Window Eyes is it's inovative >> and, well, to some I'm sure, easy to use scripting process. For me, >> though, it's hard! >> >> Having said that, I've got a couple of questions for those that are >> experienced script writers (or should I say app now). The question >> is, how did you get started? I've devoured the two CSUN 2009 script >> recordings, the two online intro webinars, and I will finish the last >> couple today, however, I find myself with a little problem. Although >> i'm sure that it's explained verry thurrowly in the three day >> beginners training course I don't have the money to attend. I'm just >> a poor college student after all! How did you guys get started? >> While I find the classes that are provided online verry helpful in >> assisting in understanding the process, I found myself still a bit >> clueless after the fact. I delved into the scripting manual and >> found out that objects return objects wich you can use to return >> objects. An example is the activeWindow.clips object returns a clip >> object which if I search through that clip object I'll get a bigger >> list of clips objects...which I can no dout figure out with patients >> and time, however, I guess I should just come straight out and ask >> the question, eh? I have an issue of wanting to jump into thigns >> that I'm too small for (scripting the skype options dialogue to >> become accessible for instance), however, I can't seem to figure out >> what sort of things I should do to increase my knowledge of the WE >> object moddle. What kinds of basic, newbie scripts, did all of you >> start with? And are there any tutorials I've missed? Thanks for >> stickign with me on such a long-winded post. I hope to contribute to >> GW's customer base, and hopefully, the App Central's list of >> contributers at some point in the future! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tj >
