I've used it myself with jaws eight, and I've given it to a friend who uses jaws seven, and neither of us has had any problems with it. Let me know if any of you get it to work. I wasn't the original author of the script, but I posted it in hopes that it would help some of you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:18 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] help balloon script
> If this script turns out to be usable with various versions of jaws then I > will probably post it up on the web site. > David Ferrin > www.jaws-users.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:55 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] help balloon script > > > Hello list. Here are instructions for installing and getting the help > balloon script to work. this script will make it possible to click help > balloons wit one keystroke in versions of jaws prior to jaws nine. > Everything below the stars is the script itself. First, select the entire > script text and copy it to the clipboard. Then, hit insert f2 and bring up > script manager.Once script manager opens, press control shift d to bring > up > the default script file. Then move to the bottom of it with control end. > then,hit enter once or twice to make sure your on a blank line,,and paste > the contents of the script. Then move into the body of the script and hit > control d. Once you do, a script information dialogue box will appear. Tab > through it and fill in the various fields, leaving the script name box > intact. You can fill in the synopsis and description fields if you wish. > Make sure the can be attached to key checkbox is checked. You can use any > keystroke you wish that won't conflict > with another keystroke. I used control shift l myself. Then click ok and > hit control s to recompile the default script file, and use alt f4 to > close > the dialogue. After that, when a help balloon appears, you should be able > to > use the keystroke you assigned to click it. If anyone needs any further > help, feel free to let me know, either on list or privately. The scrip > follows. Hope this was helpful. > > ****************** > > > Script clickhelpballoon () > > Var > > String SClass, ; The name of the window class. > > String SName, ; The name of the window. > > Handle HWND ; The handle of the current window. > > Let SClass = GetWindowClass (GetFirstWindow (FindTopLevelWindow > > ("Shell_TrayWnd", ""))) > > Let SName = GetWindowName (GetFirstWindow (FindTopLevelWindow > > ("Shell_TrayWnd", ""))) > > Let HWND = GetFocus () > > GetFocus () > > If SClass == "tooltips_class32" > > & SName != "" then ; Click the balloon. > > SayFormattedMessage (OT_NO_Disable, "Clicked help balloon.", "Clicked.") > > SetFocus (GetFirstWindow (FindTopLevelWindow ("Shell_TrayWnd", ""))) > > SaveCursor () > > RouteJAWSToPc () > > RoutePcToJAWS () > > {LeftMouseButton} > > SetFocus (HWND) ; Return the focus to its previous window. > > Else > > if SClass != "tooltips_class32" > > || SName == "" then ; State that a help balloon wasn't found. > > SayFormattedMessage (OT_No_Disable, "Help balloon not found.", "Not > found.") > > EndIf > > EndIf > > EndScript > > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. 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