Hi Again Rod,
About the Master Volume stuff, I wrote something in Python to use for my
games. It does have volume control for the object you are running. You can do
other things with it like Queuing and stuff. Maybe something could be installed
for a opened window using it, for it relies on creating an object and running
it. I just have not something like that yet outside the Python platform; like
making a shared com object. It becomes a large, 4 to 6 meg program when
compiled since it needs Python there to run.
Python is fun and the app called PyInstaller does the compiling for you
either as a local executable or portable...depending on using the -F flag and
has to be in caps.
Take care, thanks for thinking of me.
Bruce
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :)
Hi Bruce,
Sorry there’s so much of a struggle going on for you, my friend; it seems
unfair, but I suppose “unfair” is the short definition of “life,” eh? Grin.
Having dealt with large institutions in my academic and vocational endeavours,
I can sure understand your experience of the climate of apathy regarding
accommodation: man, the blindness of the sighted world leaves them bumping
into walls of consciousness. Smile. But I’m getting the warm and fuzzies to
hear you shaming them, which their egos need. High five! Smile.
If you don’t mind, can you tell me the name of your course, where you’re
taking it, is it online or on-campus, and all the details about it; sounds like
something I’d love to suffer through – well, at least, I’d love to read the
course syllabus. You see, if you saw my post on the scripting list, I’m
looking for info on getting greater control of the Window sound system; so, the
more info, the better. Smile.
Well, I’ll let you go for now, Bruce. Yes, I have been wondering how you are
dealing with the course; it’s tough competing in the sighted world, since for
everyone in that world, no one is blind. As I said, though, I’m glad you’re
being such a sharp thorn in their side, and getting your needs met. Smile.
Hang in there,
Rod :)
From: BX
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 7:52 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :)
Hi Rod,
Yes, does not college do that to you?
C++ is straight forward and can avoid the IDE. So far 100% on that course.
The Visual Basic is the most time consuming for it takes time to stop it
from suggesting things and error messages; even though everything is shut off,
supposedly...but I can use it's text editor now as long as I keep the errors
down.
Now, this week I got into groups and the text book does not tell you how
to get radio buttons into the group, or any control, just drag and drop...
So, when reading the reference manual on Visual Studio, (not provided in
the course,) there is just one sentence inside the chapter on controls that
mentions, "Selected group" that makes the radio button get inserted in it's
group when the tool box is opened up afterwards. I spent all yesterday morning
to try and get it to work and finally yesterday afternoon I found it in another
book not offered nor mentioned in the course..."The Visual Basic Studio 2010
Reference Manual"
I had mentioned this to the professor and she still took credit off for
it, then I sent her an email and she referenced the book and I copied back and
said, it is not mentioned there at all...
So, as always, sighted people are given the options and we have to fight
for them.
Anyway, I did get it right and was re-writing the project using it before
the professor mentioned it in an email she sent around 6:30 last night. I had
already finished and tested it. The radio buttons do show up, but hard to read
the text because the image of the radio interferes when using the mouse, but
there all there. Tabbing of course goes directly to text only so you can easily
read the radio text.
The instructor wanted 2 columns where each is a group with radio buttons
in both lists...
The only hard part is figuring out what is really being said and it is
always a good idea to get more than one source for your information because
sooner or mostly likely later you will get the answer.
The fun part about going to college.
Thanks Rod for thinking of me.
Bruce
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :)
Hi Bruce,
Many thanks for the encouragement, and for your programming support, as
well. I’m feeling pretty good about what I’ve accomplished thus far, and I’m
just going to coast a bit, until I find something to study a bit more about.
How’s the course you’re taking going? Are you still in it, or did it take more
out of you than you could give?
Take care,
Rod
From: BX
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 4:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :)
Hi Rod,
Congratulations, I understand what you are feeling because the
Windoweyes VB platform makes it easy to write useful code and I do mean useful
code.
If you wanted to look into some other ideas in using voice codes I had
written 2 dialog boxes, one for each of my games, Trek and Battleship. I also
made my own Include or external file to include script inside both dialogs to
upload stuff for using the Windows SAPI stuff that I made into a class that an
object can be made from.
I have an option in my Cuckoo clock program to also make voice/sound
files which you may also be interested in.
You could download those scripts and study them. At the bottom of each
code in the .vbs file is a procedure for extracting files and making a sub
folder as well if you need to do that in the future. Along with how to run an
external .exe file; which is the games written in Python.
Enjoy the new coding environment for VB is easy to use, at least inside
the GW Micro environment.
sincerely
Bruce
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:51 PM
Subject: RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0 Released! :)
Hi everyone!
I would like to let everyone know about a landmark event for me – the
creation of my first app with an actual dialog box, namely,
RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0!
The last dialog box I created was 22 years ago, using WordBasic, which
was part of Microsoft Word 2.0. Back then, I had sight, and I designed a
dialog box an the code for printing odd and even pages of a document because,
at that time, this feature did not come with this version of Word. Anyway, the
dialog box I designed worked great, but, alas, went the way of the dodo bird,
since upgrades made all my work pretty irrelevant. But, it had been fun, and
gave me a boost of confidence.
Well, warp speed 22 years into the future, and with GW Micro’s UI Design
app, and with the wonderful help of Chip Orange and his amazing classes and
examples, I finally got the chance to design another dialog box, learned how to
write a dialog event handler, and put a neat little dialog into one of my apps.
See the app in action yourself by downloading RodMasterVolumePresetRotator 2.0
using AppGet, or use this URL:
https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1388
I have also updated my RodMasterVolumeControlSuite to version 2.0 to
include the update of RodMasterVolumePresetRotator, and the URL is:
https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1389
My sincere thanks to GW Micro for their wonderful screen reader,
Window-Eyes, for their essential app designing tools like WE Script Framework
and UI Design, and a heartfelt bear-hug to Chip Orange, who has been a mentor
in my quest to use my PC to its utmost potential as a servant of humankind!
My best to everyone in their personal quests, and have a restful weekend!
Cheers,
Rod Hutton
