[gui-talk] JAWS and Custom Controls

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

I know that JAWS has a reclass feature, but don't remember its hotkey.
Based on the list of controls into which something can be reclassed, JAWS
claims to support a larger number of Windows controls than Window-Eyes does.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Steve Pattison
> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 3:30 PM
> To: VIP-L
> Subject: [gui-talk] JAWS and Custom Controls
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I mainly use Window-Eyes but I've got a question about JAWS.  Sometimes
> when Window-Eyes encounters a control that isn't a standard Windows
> control it says "custom control".  You then have the ability in
> Window-Eyes to reclass this control so it appears to be a standard
> Windows control to Window-Eyes.  This sometimes makes custom controls
> accessible.  What term does JAWS use for controls that aren't standard
> Windows controls and does JAWS have a reclass feature similar to
> Window-Eyes?  Thanks in advance for satisfying my curiosity.
> 
> Regards Steve
> Email:  srp at internode.on.net
>