FW: LOOKING FOR A SCRIPTER

FYI, this was posted to the apps list. Chip -Original Message- From: Apps [mailto:apps-bounces+lists3717=comcast@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via Apps Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 10:53 AM To: Window-Eyes App Discussion List Subject:

RE: Edit Box Question

Hi David, In addition to the focusing, you'll likely want your users to start at the beginning of the text in the editbox (which isn't the default when you load text into an editbox). The code I just pulled from a routine of mine which does the same thing you're doing, also adds the following two

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RE: testing

Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 5:12 PM To: Chip Orange; Window-Eyes Scripting List Subject: Re: testing Did something change?I previously got a gwscripting digest.Now I get several via scripting emails a day On Friday, February 13, 2015 1:52 PM, Chip Orange via Scripting wrote

RE: Dialog, Global or Internal?

Hi David, I agree with Steve: just for clarity, if you only had a single global variable shared among all your dialogs, and a hotkey launched each sub displaying each dialog, then there's a chance more than one dialog would be open at once (and so over-writing the global dialog variable); I alw

RE: need help need to use Window-Eyes with Dragon Naturally speaking home addision please read

Hi Dennis, I think you and Dave are talking about different scripts. The DNS pro version allows you to write scripts for it, using it's own language. The windows speech recognition utility, which is available in Windows vista and later for free as a part of Windows, also has this same scripting a

RE: need help need to use Window-Eyes with Dragon Naturally speaking home addision please read

well. www.knowbrainer.com is the site with a very active and friendly user forum as well. hth, On 3/3/2015 6:39 PM, Chip Orange via Scripting wrote: > Hi Dennis, > > I think you and Dave are talking about different scripts. > > The DNS pro version allows you to write scripts for it

future of WSR and Dragon with Windows 10

Hi all of you who were interested in developing apps for speech recognition technology. Below is a message from the ms-speech group at yahoo groups (this group is primarily interested in Windows Speech Recognition, but a large amount of Dragon topics are also discussed). Just wanted you

RE: future of WSR and Dragon with Windows 10

xpanded and enhanced. -- Curtis Delzer On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:44:54 -0400 Chip Orange via Scripting wrote: > Hi all of you who were interested in developing apps for speech recognition technology. > > > > Below is a message from the ms-speech group at yahoo groups (this group is pri

another beta version of Remind Me Where is available (0.9.6)

Hi all once again, I thank all who've suggested enhancements for the Remind Me Where app. The latest beta can now be downloaded from the address below: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11745142/Remind_Me_Where.wepm I'm releasing not because it's at a particularly good point, but I just

RE: Anyone Using Visual Studio

Rick, For now, AI support has said VS 2008 probably works the best with Window-Eyes; so, is there any reason why you aren't trying to use it? Just an idea, but if I ever get more spare time, that was my plan; to start working with VS 2008. Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commissio

RE: Simple Log File VbScript

Hi Rick, I use a slight variation of Steve's examples which I show below. I have a boolean variable, which can be a constant or read in from a .ini file, which indicates if the app is in debug mode or production mode. This allows me to leave all my debug statements in place, not have them do

RE: VS Script Test - No Events Firing

Rick, I believe The .overlap property is empty unless you set your app up to be started as being associated with a program. Even when you do however, the window which opened when it started could have closed, or just not be the active window where all the action is, so it's better to grab the

RE: WE Control Panel App Type RadioButton List

Rick, It sounds like you're using 8.4, as my 9.1 doesn't sound anything like this? Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+corange=psc.state.fl...@lists.window-eyes.com]

RE: WeEvent Think That Was Somethin

The app named TreeView is also helpful. Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+corange=psc.state.fl...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Rick Thomas via Scripting Sent: Frid

RE: New Visual Studio Script

Rick, Looks like you're missing the "Set" command in front of windowObj -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717=comcast@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Rick Thomas via Scripting Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 12:51 PM To: 'Window-Eyes Scripting Lis

RE: New Visual Studio Script

If it's showing up in the log, then it is firing. So, it must be you're not using that's showing up in the WEEvent log. Remember a lot of things could possibly make the clientInformation.overlap property be nothing; including if you just manually start/restart the script, or if you have it set to

RE: Script IDE or Project Control Process

Rick, The VBA IDE has its own learning curve, so you'd have to be in VBScript for something significant before it's worth it. I don't know if you're dedicated to this project that much? Once you learn it though, it's much like visual studio in that you can type your variables etc., which then gi

RE: Really short abstract of only key items for test

Rick, The window name for the overlap window from your log is not the same as the name of the window in the WEEvent log. You have to get past the first part of the name which is the same, before you can see this. This means the window getting focus is not a child of the overlap window which you

RE: WEEvent and MSAA Listings

Yes, to AI, Rick has a good suggestion for a better WEEvent app: clearly identify a MSAA event in the generated log. Chip -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717=comcast@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Rick Thomas via Scripting Sent: Friday, March 2

RE: New Visual Studio Script

It sounds like you don't know what windows you have and what their parents are. So, I'd issue the keystroke you're using to cause the focus to change (so that the window you are interested in has appeared), then hit the hotkey to run the TreeView app so that you can see all the windows, and who is

RE: Visual Studio Project: Desktop, Overlap and Accessible Object

Before messing with msaa Rick, since it's the Error window you are concerned with at the moment, leave your logger as it is, and do something which causes the error window to steal focus as it's been doing, and then log the info for the .over of the error window. Also, this will tell you if the er

RE: Need current user login date and time

Rod, You might google WMI and these terms; it sounds like something WMI might have. WMI isn't the easiest to work with at times, but you can look at many of the other apps which use WMI to get an idea as to structure your query to it for this info; sometimes the pages which document the particula

RE: Visual Studio Project: Desktop, Overlap and Accessible Object

You know, when I setup my VS 2013, even though I don't really know it, I found a configuration option where I could disable this window (I'm pretty sure), and that's why when I was trying it out, I wasn't seeing the problems Rick was. I actually mentioned to Rick that it did much better without th

RE: VS2013: accObj.Name invalid?

Rick, Also, your line: >  If TypeName( accObj.EventWindow) = "Empty" Then Should probably be: If accObj.eventWindow is nothing then Because I don't ever think it will evaluate to empty. Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -Or

RE: ErrorWorking How To Iterate String Characters

Sorry rick, but there's no real chance there's invalid characters in a string which cause an error. One other possibility is that the accObj object actually disappears on you while you're using it. MSAA thinks it's done with it, and deletes it. One thing that can prevent this is for you to have

RE: VS2013: DeadSpot Sort Of Identified

Rick, It does sound like focus is being lost; you could pop into immed and see what the focused window title and name are before you type in your bad syntax, and then do it again afterwards, to see if the code window still has focus. If they are different then obviously something else has stolen

RE: VisualStudio Script: Focus and Caret

Rick, I don't know what you mean about a focus being "off screen"? Also, be sure you are not letting the original vs2008 app run; it does block msaa events, and might be keeping them from showing up in WEEvent. Chip -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717

RE: WEEvent and VS Conflict?

Rick, I noticed the same thing yesterday, when I was running WEEvent with Adobe Digital Editions. I suspect a change in WE 9 design has caused this. It's very hard to describe though, as it doesn't prevent you from doing anything, only some odd things seem to be effected. Chip -Original M

RE: VS2013: Script Actions and WEEvent Output

Rick, Add the keyboard events to those you have WEEvent tracking, and then you can then tell when you press any key; it's very helpful. When you add the window events, you should uncheck the one which has to do with onClipRendered and unicode (can't remember its exact name, but it adds a lot of u

RE: WEEvent and VS Conflict?

ed@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip > Orange via Scripting > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 12:00 PM > To: 'Rick Thomas'; 'Window-Eyes Scripting List' > Subject: RE: WEEvent and VS Conflict? > > Rick, > > I noticed the same thing yesterda

RE: VS2013: Script Actions and WEEvent Output

Sorry, it's a speech event which has the unicode related option, which you will want to unselect. Chip -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717=comcast@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015

RE: WEEvent and VS Conflict?

Technical Support Team. > -Original Message- > From: Scripting [mailto:scripting- > bounces+asmith=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip > Orange via Scripting > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 12:00 PM > To: 'Rick Thomas'; 'Window-Eyes Sc

WEEvent enhancement request

Hi AI, Just wanted to mention that WEEvent doesn't track any of the new browseMode2 events, and request these be added some time. Thanks. Chip -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 2480 bytes D

RE: WEEvent and VS Conflict?

ur situation when submitting a problem report to the Ai Squared Technical Support Team. > -Original Message- > From: Scripting [mailto:scripting- > bounces+asmith=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip > Orange via Scripting > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 12

RE: WEEvent and VS Conflict?

vent isn't active?). -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717=comcast@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 1:04 PM To: 'Aaron Smith'; 'Window-Eyes Scripting List' Subject

RE: WEEvent and VS Conflict?

information pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the Ai Squared Technical Support Team. > -Original Message- > From: Scripting [mailto:scripting- > bounces+asmith=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip > Orange via Scripting > Sent: Wed

RE: WEEvent and VS Conflict?

Rick, That's what I am suggesting: you should try to create an external app, probably using VS 2008, which will make VS 2013 accessible as its goal, because it can have access to UIA info. Surely you kept a copy or gave a copy of that project to someone? If not, you still have the experience, and

RE: evernote ENML format

Hi Dave, That's just the file format specification as far as my quick look can determine; so, not really helpful unless you want to write a complete replace for evernote which would handle its files. However, they do have a link for an API which may help some developer access some version, I d

RE: evernote ENML format

Hi all, I sent Dave a .set and a .we file which I hope gives him some accessibility, drop me an email if you also want to try the Windows client for EverNote and I'll send you the same email. It's not much, but it seems to make the notes portion accessible, and I found a COM interface for anyo

RE: Acting on certain keystrokes

Hi David, What is best to use depends on whether you wish to restrict Window-Eyes from speaking when the key is pressed, or you may not want Window-Eyes to see it at all at times, or you may not want the underlying program to see the keystroke at times, or you just want your app to also know about

RE: New Window-Eyes C# Example Now Available

Hi Jonathin, The primary advantage to any .net language (as well as python, PowerShell, and some other scripting languages) is that they have access to DLL libraries, and libraries of managed code (such as the UIA libraries) which VBScript does not. You can also (theoretically) generate more soph

new version of Office VBA and VBScript Editor

Hi all, For anyone using this app to create VBScript apps, there's an update which contains some enhancements. * Fixed a bug which could cause an invalid VBA line when importing a VBScript file. * * Worked around a WE/Office VBA problem where, if you enabled a toolbar labeled

RE: new version of Office VBA and VBScript Editor

ounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 4:29 PM To: Window-Eyes Scripting List Subject: new version of Office VBA and VBScript Editor Hi all, For anyone using this app to create VBScript apps, there's an upda

RE: new version of Office VBA and VBScript Editor

_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 4:29 PM To: Window-Eyes Scripting List Subject: new version of Office VBA and VBScript Editor Hi all, For anyone using this app to create VBScript apps, there's an update which contain

RE: new version of Office VBA and VBScript Editor

E: new version of Office VBA and VBScript Editor Hi Chip, Thanks for faithfully updating this wonderful app. All the best, Rod -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Monda

another beta of Remind Me Where is now available

As I get close to releasing this as a "real" app, I still have another beta or two to go. Below is the link for the 0.9.7 beta date April 26 2015: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11745142/Remind_Me_Where.wepm Here are some of the changes: * A new option menu choice (in the options

RE: Identifying 64-bit system

Yes, I will certainly look into this Rod, as yes Rick, I use the GW toolkit object in several of my apps which have to install activeX controls (where the installation is different based on 32 or 64 bit systems). Chip -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717

RE: Identifying 64-bit system

Hi Rod, Instead of using the GW toolkit object, try this one line of code instead (which returns true if you are on 64 bit Windows); it works for me in correctly identifying that I am running on 32 bit Windows; what does it tell you re your 64 bit Windows? Speak desktopWindow.process.Is64Bit Tha

RE: Identifying 64-bit system

Fyi, here's the WE version of the VBScript below (providing the email doesn't introduce bad line breaks): Option Explicit dim ObjWMI, ColSettings, ObjProcessor dim StrComputer, ObjNetwork Set ObjNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") StrComputer = Trim(ObjNetwork.ComputerName) Set ObjNetwor

RE: Identifying 64-bit system

& "\root\cimv2") Set ColSettings = ObjWMI.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor") For Each ObjProcessor In ColSettings Is64Win = (ObjProcessor.AddressWidth = 64) Next Set ObjProcessor = Nothing: Set ColSettings = Nothing: Set ObjWMI = Nothing: StrComputer = vbNullString End Function ---

RE: Identifying 64-bit system

lto:scripting-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 5:11 PM To: 'Chip Orange'; 'Window-Eyes Scripting List' Subject: RE: Identifying 64-bit system Hi again Rod, But if the one line doesn't

RE: UIDesign: Can't create UI containing menu only

Aaron, If you are sitting in UI Design and you have no file loaded, and you choose to add a language (as the first element), could you make it so that the new xml dialog is then brought up rather than the current language dialog? I was trying this mode to see the new menu choices several times,

RE: A well-formed XMl file that can't be displayed by UIDesign

Hi Bernhard, I wanted to mention that until Aaron's most recent release, most new apps were created with the WE Script Framework app, which also created the basic xml file (which included the menu for the app). This is always one other option should you run into any other issues with UIDesign

RE: Patterns Of Focus Problems

Hi Rick, First, no, I'm sure WE has nothing to do with you having to login or not; I cannot explain that, unless you've got some program that is simulating activity (Rod wrote such an app for instance to help keep alive a wireless audio connection, but such activity would also fool windows into

RE: Patterns Of Focus Problems

I think Rick I would ask WE support what they know of use of WE 9 with Windows 10 before putting a lot of time into something which may be difficult to undo. It may be that you're trading one set of problems for a bigger set. Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Syst

Release of Remind_Me_Where version 1.0 (an app for Window-Eyes)

Hi all, Remind_Me_Where is a new Window-Eyes app which provides access to Google+ Places and directions (walking, driving, or using the transit system!), allowing you to make use of your current location or to specify locations from your database of points, or a street address, or a GPS receiv

are you receiving email error reports from your apps?

Hi all, I've noticed that sometime back I have stopped receiving all email error reports from my apps, and in my new apps, I've received some email from users who have said things like (I keep sending you an error report on this, is there anything I can do?), but I've never received an email fr

RE: are you receiving email error reports from your apps?

pened not to produce the reports - I have no clue. Kind of just figured that since I did not hear anything, things went well. Don't know if any of this was of any help to you. Just thought to let you know my personal experiences. David On 5/19/2015 6:21 PM, Chip Orange via Scripting wrote:

RE: are you receiving email error reports from your apps?

, please do save it as a file and attach it to an email and send it to me at: acora...@comcast.net Thanks, Chip -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717=comcast....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 1

RE: are you receiving email error reports from your apps?

ginal Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717=comcast@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 11:53 AM To: 'Chip Orange'; 'Window-Eyes Scripting List' Subject: RE: are you receiving email error report

RE: are you receiving email error reports from your apps?

the same and I'm not getting any error reports. I've generated and sent multiple error reports send from a different address, just to be sure, and still no luck. Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com]

RE: are you receiving email error reports from your apps?

lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 5:59 PM To: 'Rod Hutton'; 'Window-Eyes Scripting List' Subject: RE: are you receiving email error reports from your apps? Hi Rod, I'd recommend adding your hotmail or a gmail address to

RE: Scripting question

Hi Dave, Thanks to Rod, who copied your question over to the scripting list, as I don't tend to read here on the talk list too often. You can have a look at the app I've written named Word Advanced Features (VBScript, open source), which does just what you describe (although by no means "every" f

RE: Error Reporting problems

Thanks Rod, Yes, ok, probably then it was my not being clear enough. For those needing to do this, you need to change your email address in 3 places: * Your profile, in the error reports field * * the email address of the standard help dialog (which allows your users to send

Remind Me Where tutorials

Hi all, I am looking for feedback on the recently released first RMW tutorial before I do the second (also any requests?) Was the first one too much? Clear enough? OK being written up instead of verbal? I did try to put a lot of capabilities into one tutorial to give folks an idea of what's

Tutorial #2 available for Remind Me Where

This Remind Me Where tutorial (#2) finishes up covering advanced searching options and more things to be done with getting directions. You can find it at: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11745142/rmw_tutorial2.htm You won't believe how well you can learn to navigate your neighborhood, you

RE: Tutorial #2 available for Remind Me Where

o.com web page and search for it. Thanks, Chip -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717=comcast@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 1:37 PM To: Window-Eyes App Discussion List; Window-Eyes Scripting

RE: Tutorial #2 available for Remind Me Where

tilities category using the AppGet app which comes with Window-Eyes, or you can go to their App Central portion of the GWMicro.com web page and search for it. Thanks, Chip -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+lists3717=comcast@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of C

Remind Me Where problem

My apologies to all users; in my last update I included an incorrect file in the .wepm package, which caused RMW to always fail. I'll get an update out ASAP, and as soon as it gets approved by A I Squared, things will be back to normal. Thanks to all who sent me error reports and who worked wi

Remind Me Where version 1.1.0 is now available

It should solve the unfortunate crashes of the last update. If you do have to send in an email error report via the GW toolkit, please note that your name or email address is not forwarded to me (even though there's a field asking you for your email address). It's very helpful if you include y

Remind Me Where 1.1.1 (the magic fix) will be available later this morning

Found and fixed one last issue, where there would be an error for those who had not installed the latest GPS app as RMW tried to automatically do it for you. Well, it 's been fixed and tested by someone else and it's finally good to go! Enjoy, And thanks for the patience. Chip

RE: Double Hotkey, and Hotkey Manager

Hi David, As I understood it, A I never meant for you to be able to define a single hotkey as being a double press of a certain key. That is, their only intent was that you could add additional functionality to your basic hotkey by allowing the user to press it twice (so, one press reads somethin

RE: Double Hotkey, and Hotkey Manager

I know what you're saying David (I think) ... we're being swamped by too many hotkeys for too many apps, it's hard to come up with unique ones, and with meaningful combinations which can easily be remembered. In my most recent app, I've tried to encourage the user away from hotkeys and to try c

RE: Double Hotkey, and Hotkey Manager

re if you want to do something with skype app you have to work with an external program. -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+jgrimsby=roadrunner@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange via Scripting Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 11:36 AM To: David; Win

Remind Me Where 1.2 is released

Hi All, This release has added features for mobile users (GPS or the mobile wifi user), and the public transit system user. . Added a hotkey to speak your current location (for mobile users, control-alt-f11). Also recently added a hotkey to speak info about the current GPS fix (con

new app: Fade_To_Black

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know about a new app named Fade_To_Black. It lets you easily set the foreground text color of selected text (in Outlook, Word, or Excel) to black. It was written at the request of a partially sighted user who made use of a Windows high contrast color scheme. S

RE: uia and uia automation references

Aaron, I am trying to follow your answers to learn to do this, but I don't understand your response here. Is this some VS will do for you automatically, or, must you do it manually using the utility you mention? Thanks, Chip -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces

RE: uia and uia automation references

Ok, thanks Aaron. Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+corange=psc.state.fl...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Aaron Smith via Scripting Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 201

new version of Remind Me Where (1.2.1)

Hi all, Just an FYI to say there is a new version of the Remind Me Where app (the app which allows you to explore your neighborhood or city, or actually any location, and get directions from anywhere to anywhere, including public transit directions): since last release (1.2.0): * Fixed an issu

RE: is the list still alive?

Still here Jeff! Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -Original Message- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+corange=psc.state.fl...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Bishop via Scripting Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015

new app available named Mark_Set_Load

Hi all, I've placed a new app on App Central named Mark ... Set ... Load! What it does is to allow you to specify a URL, or part of a web site, and to have a specific .set file loaded just for those web pages. What started me on this path was when I used the webmail on comcast.net I wanted som

any new scripters here?

Hi newbies, I'm just curious, do we have anyone who's new to this list and scripting, say, in the last two years or so? It seems like we haven't done much in the last couple of years, and we don't have our wiki any more to give newbies any sort of history to bring themselves up to date on,

RE: any new scripters here?

Hi Mike, Yes, there are classes (comprising some 30 something hours of mp3 files), but unless you're a professional programmer (well, even if you are), you still are going to have to invest quite a bit of time before being able to write moderately complicated scripts. Also, under the help menu

RE: any new scripters here?

Hi Chris, There are about 30 something hours of mp3 classes (each with a text examples file) meant to get newbies started in programming, the VBScript language, and in what to do in order to control Window-Eyes (which can be done with any programming language in case you prefer something else).

RE: are there any audio courses on scripting?

Hope you guys enjoy it ... a few things may be a little out of date, so be sure and ask here ... plenty of people will be glad to give you quite thorough explanations, examples, etc. It's a very helpful list. In addition to those freebies, AI offers various forms of paid training/scripting classe

RE: W E App Developer Reference

Good advice Bruce. Also Paul, you can search the .chm file with alt-s, and you could search for 9.1 to see the latest changes which require that version (I don't believe there are any for 9.2). Remember if you publish an app which makes use of anything requiring a certain version of WE, it's alwa

RE: Window Eyes Application Developers Reference

Hi Jonathin, I am not sure I understand the question; but if you mean outside of Window-Eyes, (not related to its apps), when you click on a .vbs file you get a question asking you if it's ok to execute the vbs file, then yes, I believe you must have downloaded the .vbs file, and so it starts o

RE: introduction

Hi Scott, It's not at all unreasonable that you are lost, and trying to start with a "reference" manual to learn how to do something is using the wrong tool for the job. A reference manual is only designed to let you go lookup something, once you already know how to use it. I recorded 30 somethi

use of HomerJS

Hi all, At one time I got a copy of a java script named HomerJS (written by Jamal Mazrui). It's not really documented, and so I'm not sure if he ever published it, or if he included it with homer, or if he just sent me a copy. I can't find any documentation or examples. It is supposed to let

RE: problem with PriorClipStatic

Hi Jonathan, While I haven't tried any code examples (because I am not quite sure of your exact issue), one thing I thought I should point out is that many of the methods of the text object which "progress" through a window or rectangle, actually require you to make a copy of the text object in

RE: losing the cursor in Reflection Vt100 terminal emulation.

Hi Jonathan, When you say WE is losing the cursor position; do you mean that you can tell this by interacting with WE via the keyboard, or are you made aware of this because you have an app which is using the cursor position object? I did report a problem to GW years ago about the cursor object

to all GPS users (phones or otherwise), a new paradigm which benefits blind users

Hi all, I'm posting this here because I accidentally came across this information while working on my Remind Me Where app, and I thought it would be of use to any blind user with a phone having a GPS; I'll also be adding this capability to Remind Me Where in the next few days. The idea is that

RE: Game Writing: Upgrade: Sea Battle 2015 Version 2.3 Upgrade and Uploaded

Hi Rick, At one time a company called GMA Games (David Greenwood) was selling a multi-player engine for blind users (a "mud" he called it). I think the web site was http://gmagames.com I never did try it out, and don't know the current status. He also created some crazy impressive single per

new version of Remind Me Where app (1.3.0)

Hi all, Just an FYI to let you know there's been an update to the Remind Me Where app. This app does various things, including allowing you to explore any environment (seeing what businesses and other places are around), get directions from one place to another (you can specify driving, walking

RE: using ther 0 with a slash

Hi Jonathin, Support once had to help me with this, and you had to start with a slash or a backslash, and then perhaps an "x", and then the unicode number. Obviously I don't remember all that well, but my point was, if you are not using the free Offise version of WE, why don't you write to WE

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RE: Tracking WindowEyes Script Execution

Hi Rick, I don't know of any "profiling" features being available which you are describing (at least, not for VBScript and not for Window-Eyes itself; there's probably such a feature in .net). You can easily turn off all apps to see if that helps; if not, then you know you can stop investigati

RE: ExecuteGlobal and its cousins Eval and Execute

Hi Nico, This is a lot to try and explain at once. ExecuteGlobal is a command which is seldom used, and really should be used more in advanced programming; it has little to do with starting to learn scripting or simple scripts. ExecuteGlobal is used when you need to add a variable declaration

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