Thanks. I'll ask the dev if i can try and make his script a bit mor euser friendly for vo and other users. I hope he won't mind if I work on this simple script, or something. and maybe when I get more advanced I might could make a script that runs as a macro to do stuff I do evey single day.
Take cjare. S On Mar 28, 2010, at 5:03 PM, mani wrote: > Hello: > Can someone please point me to the podcast? I would love to listen to > it too. > I wrote a simple Applescript for telling the time and boy, Apple made > it look so easy. > Sara, you can find the overview of AppleScript here: > http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/DOCUMENTATION/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptX/AppleScriptX.html > I don't think there need be any war on this. AppleScript is just a > means to extend the usability of apps and VO is one of them. > HTH, > > ma ni > > On Mar 28, 7:13 pm, Scott Howell <[email protected]> wrote: >> Sara, there is info out there on scripting and there is even a book. I do >> not have anything bookmarked, but someone will have that info for sure. ONce >> you learn to write scripts, you can pretty much do what you want. >> On Mar 28, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> >> >> >>> I want to learn how to script. I am using a script that is not that >>> accessible with voice over. is there a way I can modify that script to make >>> ti work better? >> >>> Take care. >>> On Mar 28, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>>> I'm not a scripting expert, but honestly, no you do not need it at all. In >>>> fact there is only one script I use and that is to get the current time. >>>> Sure I can get it easily from the menu, but what the heck, it's there. The >>>> scripting abilities are valuable in terms of expanding VO's functionality. >>>> I do not see scripting in VO used to always work around a problem with an >>>> application, but I imagine it could help in some cases. I agree, there is >>>> no need to start a pissing contest over whether scripting in a screen >>>> reader makes sense or not because everyone has their own opinions on this >>>> subject. I will say that it is there and considering what you can do with >>>> a script, I'm all for leaving it there. And yes, to the best of my >>>> knowledge, it is Apple scripting. SO, the use of scripts can far exceed >>>> the "work-around" for an app, which is evident by the say time script. >>>> Hope that helps some. >> >>>> On Mar 28, 2010, at 3:42 PM, James & Nash wrote: >> >>>>> Hi list, >> >>>>> I am currently listening to the latest Mac Accessibility podcast about >>>>> scripting, and I am very confused. Well, I may just be stupid, but I'll >>>>> let you decide after I ask this question... >> >>>>> How is scripting VO different from scripting other Screen Readers? I'm >>>>> asking this because the group just made a very interesting point that >>>>> with other Screen Readers, when an application or part of an application >>>>> doesn't work properly, someone writes a script for it. If the application >>>>> then gets upgraded and the script no longer works, people are not sure >>>>> what to do to fix it aside from getting the script again. Surely this is >>>>> the same with VO - most general users would not know what to do except >>>>> for the scripter? >> >>>>> Also, is VO scripting different from Apple Script? >>>>> Josh has also said that we don't necessarily need the scripting >>>>> capability of VO. Why is this? When I've used other Screen Readers, I >>>>> used very few scripts if any and still got all the info I needed? >> >>>>> I'm not trying to start a flame war, and I apologise to the moderators if >>>>> this is off-topic. >>>>> Thanks >> >>>>> TC >>>>> James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny >> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group >>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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