Ester, In this version of voice over the ability to get relative coordinates has ben removed. All one needs to do is to make sure that the app comes up in the same position on the screen. I feel like I am taking a big step back in time, x y is the first way to write jaws scripts for the PC.
On Sep 30, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Esther wrote: > Louie, > > This should work for other inaccessible apps on the status menu bar, too. In > fact, if you could modify this to switch from absolute screen coordinates to > coordinates relative to an app window, we could probably get something > working to play Audible samples (at least until the next time they change the > page layout). > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Sep 30, 2010, at 09:25, louie wrote: > >> The first thing to do is get the mouse tools. >> If you read the web site you will learn how to use the tools. >> You will need a sighted person to put the mouse on the dropbox icon. >> Get the x y coordinates. >> Open the apple script editor. >> Copy the script from the e-mail and paste it into the apple script editor. >> Insert the coordinates. >> Save the script as a application. >> Thats it. >> >> On Sep 30, 2010, at 10:32 AM, Justin Thornton wrote: >> >>> hi >>> could you please do a short text demo or podcast on how to do this >>> or give directions >>> thanks greatly would be appreciated >>> On Sep 30, 2010, at 12:13 PM, louie wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I have found a way to open the dropbox menu. >>>> By using the mouse tools from: >>>> [InternetShortcut] >>>> URL=http://www.hamsoftengineering.com/codeSharing/MouseTools/MouseTools.html >>>> >>>> The below apple script opens the dropbox menu on my Mac. >>>> The x y coordinates may differ on your Mac. >>>> >>>> -- move the mouse to the x/y coordinates (as measured from the top-left >>>> part of the screen) and perform a mouse left-click >>>> set mouseToolsPath to (path to home folder as text) & "UnixBins:MouseTools" >>>> set x to 763 >>>> set y to 17 >>>> >>>> do shell script quoted form of POSIX path of mouseToolsPath & " -x " & (x >>>> as text) & " -y " & (y as text) & " -leftClick" >>>> >>>> louie >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> > > -- > 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. > louie [email protected] -- 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.
