In my vkeyboard.jsm (latest jfw 16) file the tab is consistently used to separate items in the lists. There are some items that show up blank because characters are used that the font can't represent, but those items are still separated by tabs.
On 7/19/15, Dave Carlson via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: > Soronel, > > Yes, but the script formatting in the description headers is bizarre. There > are tabs in some places, but not in others. I've not yet figured out the > purpose of the various tabs in the "Acute Capitals" section to correctly > insert more characters. If I can't figure it out, then I'll need to just > substitute my 6 special characters in place of 6 others already in the list. > > Dave Carlson > Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and pioneer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Soronel Haetir via Jfw" <[email protected]> > To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> > Cc: "Soronel Haetir" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 09:01 AM > Subject: Re: Editing JAWS Special Keys List VKeyboard.jsm > > > I'm pretty sure all that is needed is changing both the appropriate > symbol and description lists in vkeyboard.jsm and then re-compiling > vkeyboard.jss. > > I certainly don't see anything in vkeyboard.jss that looks like a static > count. > > On 7/19/15, Dave Carlson via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello Soronel, >> >> I recall that you need to edit not only the list, but change some >> parameters >> to define a new list length? Do you perhaps still have the process? >> >> Dave Carlson >> Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and pioneer >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Soronel Haetir via Jfw" <[email protected]> >> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Soronel Haetir" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 09:24 PM >> Subject: Re: Pound Sign in Jaws >> >> >> And if you are a masochist you can even expand the list. >> >> You have to edit VKeyboard.jsm and then recompile VKeyboard.jss but it >> is possible. I forget what symbol I added to an earlier jaws version >> but I don't do that any more. >> >> On 7/18/15, Adrian Spratt via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Like Soronel and you, I find typing ANSI/ASCII equivalents frustrating. >>> Northstar tells listers what to do when symbols aren't readily available >>> from other sources. But the JAWS key+4 partial symbols list is a nice >>> contribution from FS. There you can find, for example, em-dash and >>> en-dash, >>> ellipses, and numerous accented letters. Oh, and the pounds sterling >>> sign. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. >>> via >>> Jfw >>> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 12:03 AM >>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>> Cc: Michael B. >>> Subject: Re: Pound Sign in Jaws >>> >>> Hi Adrian & Northstar, >>> >>> I'm not saying this to argue the ansi or ascii value of the sterling >>> pounds >>> >>> number, but when I press the, NumPad 5 key, 3 times quickly on the >>> sterling >>> >>> pounds symbol, it gives me a unicode number of 163. But yet, if I turn >>> the >>> >>> numpad on, hold down the Alt key, press 1, 6, 3, turn the numpad off, I >>> get, >>> >>> ú. doing what Norstar suggests & typing, 1, 5, 6 does give me the, £, >>> symbol. Whoops, I just tried typing, 0,1,6,3, & did get the, £, symbol. >>> Damn, this ansi / ascii stuff can get confusing! LOL LOL >>> Take care. >>> Mike >>> This email was sent from my, iBarstool. Go Dodgers! >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Adrian Spratt via Jfw >>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>> Cc: Adrian Spratt >>> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 8:15 PM >>> Subject: RE: Pound Sign in Jaws >>> >>> >>> Actually, you can make JAWS verbalize pound sterling on an American >>> keyboard. I copied the symbol into my JAWS dictionary and spelled out >>> pound >>> >>> for my "replacement word." >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> northstar1950--- via Jfw >>> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 7:55 PM >>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Pound Sign in Jaws >>> >>> hmmm, turn numlock and hold your alt key down and >>> on the numpad while holding the alt key down >>> enter 156 and you when you release the alt key >>> you should have the sterling pound sign like this: £ >>> >>> of course, jaws will not say anything but the symbol is there. >>> >>> >>> Legend has it that on Saturday 7/18/2015 06:01 PM, Marsha via Jfw said: >>> ---------------------------------------- >>>>Hi >>>> Is there a way, on an American keyboard, to >>>> type a British Pound sign? 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