Since this is a windows feature, I would like for it to work with jfw. Does
anyone know if scripts have been written to make this windows command work
with jfw?
Harry
The Trust Walker
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Gail E Sonnesso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; nina dixon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Nancy Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Becky
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Date: Saturday, August 07, 1999 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Word 97 [A SELECTION TIP FROM JAN - 08/06/99]
>This is a nice idea but a bit awkward because of the need to use the
>scrollbar. I am wondering, though, if this idea might give rise to a
>general improvement:
>
>Could a script be written which would take advantage of this shift-click
>selection method to allow a JAWS user to highlight like this: Go to the
>start of wat you want, type a JAWS command, say Shift-Insert-S, then go to
>the other end and type the same command again to highlight? The script
>would do all the highlighting on the typing of the second command. When
>the first command is typed, the script would just "memorize" where the
>selection should start. The concept is similar to the JAWS drag-and-drop
>feature, I believe. It should also work in most any word processor, not
>just Microsoft Word; so it might be best placed in DEFAULT.JCF. The
>script is not necessary, of course, but might be convenient at times.
>
>--
>Doug Lee, Computer Instructor
>Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc.
>http://www.blindinc.org
>
>On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Angelo Sonnesso wrote:
>
>> One of the simplest tips has been the Shift + click trick.
>> I'm really surprised that more people don't use it. It's perfect for
large
>> selections, where one end is far, far away. Instead of dragging the mouse
>> (which does indeed
>> create havoc with the screen) or using Shift + arrows, try this:
>>
>> 1. Click where you want the selection to start.
>> 2. Using the scroll bar only, scroll to where you can see the end
>> point.
>> 3. Hold down Shift and click at the end."
>>
>>
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>>
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