ah man! to bad I'm still using jaws 7 but i have no choice for now. I will upgrade t 8 in a few months though and play with this.. Thanks.
SA&G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "JAWS-Users" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:05 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Tip: Using Virtualize Window and Virtualize CurrentControl > Hi all, > In an earlier message, I commented that the features listed in the > subject line seems to be rarely heard of, never mind used. So thought > I'd do you all a favour and paste a section in the JAWS 8.0 help system, > under the What's New, What's New in JAWS 8.0 section. Hope this tip is > of some use, and, please, try to make the most out this brilliant > feature. Thanks! > > Virtualize Window > > The Virtualize Window (CTRL+INSERT+W), a feature that has long been > available in JAWS since release 4.51, captures everything in the current > application > window. This even includes the static text that appears in the window, > so that you can avoid trying to recall something to type into a message > in order > to communicate it to others such as support staff. This is a great way > to capture error codes and dialog messages since the text can easily be > copied into > an e-mail message. > > For a quick example to see how this works, try the following: > > list of 4 items > 1. Press INSERT+F4. The Quit JAWS dialog box appears. > 2. Next, press CTRL+INSERT+W. The dialog box title, message, and command > buttons appears in the virtual viewer, for example: > "Quit JAWS > Are you sure you want to quit JAWS? Press Enter to quit now, or Escape > to cancel. > OK Cancel" > 3. To select and copy the contents of the virtual viewer, press CTRL+A > then CTRL+C. > 4. You can now open your e-mail application and paste (CTRL+V) the > contents of the virtual viewer into your e-mail message. > list end > > Based on customer requests, Freedom Scientific has taken this a step > further by virtualizing the contents of a specific list, control, combo > box, or screen > area. This is known as the Virtualize Current Control. > > Virtualize Current Control > > In some cases, such as lists, you might want to only virtualize the > current control rather than the entire window. Starting with JAWS 8.0, > just add the > SHIFT Key to the Virtualize Window command. Therefore, pressing > CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT+W results in getting only the text located within the > current control. > > > For a quick example to see how this works, try the following: > > list of 5 items > 1. Open Windows Explorer (WINDOWS Key+E). > 2. Press TAB to navigate to the list of files. > 3. Press CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT+W. Only the file list appears in the virtual > viewer. > 4. To select and copy the contents of the virtual viewer, press CTRL+A > then CTRL+C. > 5. You can now open your e-mail application and paste (CTRL+V) the > contents of the virtual viewer into your e-mail message. > list end > Christopher Hallsworth > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype name chrishallsworth7266 > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Why not join the Blind Hobbyist mailing list! To subscribe, send a blank > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
