Hi Scott,
It will work fine under 98 or 95, but I believe the CursorNotification
feature isn't available when using JFW3.3 in NT.
Thanks,
Dennis Brown, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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----- Original Message -----
From: scott fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: Please Wait...message.
>
>
> This is a great script to add, but how come you can't make one of these
> for windows 95? I still many of us use windows 95, and most likely will be
> till possibly the 2,000 new micro soft program comes out.
>
>
> At 08:14 AM 5/1/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >If you're using JFW3.3 beta, here is a routine that announces "Please
> >wait..." when the Hour glass cursor shape is visible, and "Ready" when
the
> >cursor returns active again. I'm working on a routine that will announce
> >the "Please wait..." message about every 5-seconds or so, for as long as
the
> >hour glass is displayed, giving the user a verbal indication that the
system
> >is busy and not locked up.
> >
> >1) Hit Insert+6 to load the Configuration Manager, then Control+Shift+D
to
> >load the default configuration file.
> >2) Hit Alt+S to get the Settings menu displayed, then hit "C" to get
into
> >the Cursor menu.
> >3) Check the Notify when cursor changes option and whack Enter.
> >4) Hit Alt+F4 and answer "Yes" to the "Save changes" prompt.
> >
> >Now, we'll need to add a couple of lines in the default script file.
> >1) Hit Control+Shift+0 to launch the Script Manager with the default
script
> >file loaded.
> >2) Hit F2 until you hear the script name "SayCursorChanges".
> >3) Arrow down to the "If/Then" statement that reads:
> >
> >If (GlobalCursorType =="normal") then
> >Say (msg275, ot_cursor) ;"Arrow Cursor"
> >
> >and place a semicolon in front of the "Say(Msg275," line, then add this
line
> >underneath that one:
> >
> >SayString("Ready")
> >
> >Now, when the cursor becomes active again, you'll hear it announce
"Ready".
> >
> >4) Now, to do the same with the hour glass cursor shape, arrow down
until
> >you reach the "If/Then" statement that reads:
> >
> >If (GlobalCursorType =="WAIT") then
> > Say (msg276a, ot_cursor)
> >
> >and place a semicolon at the beginning of the "Say(Msg276," line.
> >5) Now, add the following line underneath that line:
> >
> >SayString("Please wait...")
> >
> >6) Hit Control+S to compile the script file with these new changes.
> >
> >Now, when the hour glass appears, you'll hear "Please wait...", and
"Ready"
> >when the hour glass disappears!
> >
> >Hope this helps!
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Dennis Brown, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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>
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