Re: Using Apple script to script voiceover as one would make scripts for Windows screenreaders

2015-06-13 Thread Sean Murphy
Hi, Where are some good resources on this topic to help VI’s to understand how to program this type of stuff? > On 14 Jun 2015, at 8:44 am, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > It is also possible to script in javascript using the scripteditor. I believe > that perl also has ways of accessing scripting

Re: Using Apple script to script voiceover as one would make scripts for Windows screenreaders

2015-06-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
It is also possible to script in javascript using the scripteditor. I believe that perl also has ways of accessing scripting objects in other applications. Jonathan Cohn > On Jun 11, 2015, at 6:12 AM, Sean Murphy wrote: > > I would also like to know and also do you have to use Apple script?

Re: Using Apple script to script voiceover as one would make scripts for Windows screenreaders

2015-06-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
It is possiblle, but you don't use the VoiceOver dictionary. I was about 50 percent comlete on creating an AppleScript to toggle the preview pane in apple mail when the logic board on my system died. I was using the UI scrippting elements within the System Events scripting library. Something l

Re: Using Apple script to script voiceover as one would make scripts for Windows screenreaders

2015-06-11 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I’ve written a few AppleScripts for VoiceOver but I’ve never written scripts for windows screen readers, though I have used some, so can’t really answer your question. sorry. Hopefully someone else on the list will be able to. What I do know is, one can create AppleScripts which accessibly speak

Re: Using Apple script to script voiceover as one would make scripts for Windows screenreaders

2015-06-11 Thread Sean Murphy
I would also like to know and also do you have to use Apple script? > On 11 Jun 2015, at 7:57 pm, Devin Prater wrote: > > Hi all. Does anyone know if it is possible to script voiceover to work better > with applications like one would make app modules or add ons for NVDA or > scripts for Jaws?

Using Apple script to script voiceover as one would make scripts for Windows screenreaders

2015-06-11 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. Does anyone know if it is possible to script voiceover to work better with applications like one would make app modules or add ons for NVDA or scripts for Jaws? I’d assume this would be done with Applescript but not sure if voiceover has enough API’s or whatever to be used. -- You rece