[NFBCS] JAWS Script Question

[Doug Lee]

In a nutshell, wrapping event functions; but which event function(s) depends on your situation.
FocusChangedEvent, CaretMovedEvent, and ActiveItemChangedEvent are examples.

On Tue, Dec 03, 2024 at 02:17:38PM -0700, Ty Littlefield wrote:
Hi doug,

Thanks so much for your reply. I'm not super great with scripts; can you
explain what you mean re: event processing?

Thanks again,

Ty



On 12/3/2024 2:00 PM, Doug Lee via NFBCS wrote:
> priorLine and nextLine functions request moves but may not necessarily wait to return until they are
> accomplished. It is often sufficient to put a pause() call below those before speaking. In more obnoxious
> circumstances, event processing is more effective. You may also find the SayLineUnit function in default.jss
> an interesting alternative for wrapping, depending on your environment.
> 
> On Tue, Dec 03, 2024 at 12:56:03PM -0700, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to reproduce the edsharp indentation level announcements since I
> often lose track of where I am in vs.
> 
> I'm wrapping PriorLine and NextLine so that I can get the indentation level
> before and after the move.
> 
> I'm confused about how this is working; here's my debug script:
> 
> SayString("debug "+GetLine())
> PriorLine()
> SayString("debug "+GetLine())
> This speaks the line I was on twice, whereas the second SayString should be
> speaking the line I'm currently on. I'm confused why/how this is happening,
> and if there's a better way to go about this.
> 
> For example, If my file reads:
> 
> a
> 
> b
> 
> c
> 
> 
> and I'm on b, if I navigate up from b I expect to hear:
> 
> debug: b
> 
> debug: a
> 
> instead I hear:
> 
> debug: b
> 
> debug: b
> 
> The same issue exists going down a line.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Ty

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