Hello Stan,
No, I can't figure out why you got that error on compiling that script!
Yes, you can key it all directly into the script editor.
Let me know what happens on this compile!
----- Original Message -----
From: Stan Holdeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: script tip #110
> Hi Dennis:
> I did not find any conflict with my hotkey in the running app. After
> deleting the script 110, I did not get the compile error message when I
> saved default.jss file. I am ignorantly grasping at straws here, but since
> the compile error message is about expecting window type int not string, I
> noticed one line of instruction in the script, as copied here:
>
> Int index ; will hold menu item number.
>
> Is there anything wrong with that? Also, would it make any difference if I
> keyed in the lines of instruction into script manager rather copying them
> via clipboard?
>
> Thanks for all your help. I at least feel a little comfortable whacking
> around in the script manager now.
>
> Stan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, September 16, 1999 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: script tip #110
>
>
> >Hello Stan,
> >
> >Are you in a specific program, such as the Desktop, when you test this
> >script? Try it again, and if you get the "unknown script" message, hit
> >Insert+8 to launch the Keyboard Manager, then immediately hit Tab to
enter
> >the Key assignment list for the current application. Arrow up and down
> >through this list and see if that key assignment is in this app anywhere,
> >and if so, what script it is associated with. It sounds like the local
> >application has an assignment to that script, and it is overriding the
> >global assignment of that same key.
> >I'm stabbing in the dark here, but when you deleted the script and
> compiled,
> >did it still give you that "Window should be int, not string..." message?
> >If it did, and if you've tdded no other modifications to that file, then
> >replace the default.jss, default.jsd, and the default.jkm files with the
> >backup copies you said you have.
> >Go into Control+Shift+0 and hit Control+S to compile the new
replacements.
> >That should get you back to a clean sheet of paper, so recycle JFW from
> >memory and hit the key assignment you tried to assign to that script. If
> >you still get that message, then the local-over-global situation I
> mentioned
> >above seems the likely situation.
> >Let me know what happens!
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Dennis Brown, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Visit the Blind Programming site at http://brown99.home.mindspring.com/
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Stan Holdeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 12:25 PM
> >Subject: Re: script tip #110
> >
> >
> >> Dennis: Sorry to say that I got the same result as before. When I saved
> >the
> >> script, I got the Compile Error window saying, "Expected window to be a
> >> variable of type int not script." When I hit the assigned hot key,
voice
> >> says, "unknown script called to copy text from screen."
> >>
> >> Any new suggestions?
> >>
> >> Stan
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Dennis Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 7:25 PM
> >> Subject: Re: script tip #110
> >>
> >>
> >> >Hello Stan,
> >> >
> >> >Just go to that script and hit Control+Delete to get rid of that
puppy,
> >> then
> >> >recompile and see if you get any errors.
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: Stan Holdeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 1:29 PM
> >> >Subject: Re: script tip #110
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Dennis:
> >> >> I followed your instructions below, but I still get the same result:
> >When
> >> >I
> >> >> hit my assigned hotkey, it says, "unknown script called to copy text
> >from
> >> >> screen." When I saved the script, I got a Compile error window that
> >said,
> >> >> "Expected window to be a variable of type int not string."
> >> >>
> >> >> I am thinking of starting over from scratch for this script. I
backed
> >up
> >> >all
> >> >> the files in my enu folder before starting on this script project.
> >Should
> >> >I
> >> >> restore the backed-up Default.jss, jsd and jkm files to my enu
folder
> >or
> >> >> just delete the CopyTextFromScreen stuff from those files? Or
doesn't
> >it
> >> >> make any difference? Are there other files to be restored or purged
if
> >I
> >> >> start over from scratch?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks for your help. Stan
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Dennis Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >> Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 7:43 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: script tip #110
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hello Stan,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Try going into your default script file with Control+Shift+0 and
hit
> >> >> >Control+L to bring up the script list.
> >> >> >Type the word "copy" and see if it gets you to that script, or use
> the
> >> >> >UpArrow and DownArrow to highlight that particular script name and
> >whack
> >> >> >Enter.
> >> >> >Hit Control+D and, when in the script's properties, tab down to
> Assign
> >> to
> >> >> >Hotkey..." field and press your hotkey again. It should tell you
> that
> >> it
> >> >> is
> >> >> >already assigned, so hit Tab and whack Enter on Ok.
> >> >> >Whack Enter on Ok again, and when back in the script editor, whack
> >> >> Control+S
> >> >> >for good measure.
> >> >> >Unload and reload JFW from memory and see if the assignment took
> this
> >> >> time.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Thanks,
> >> >> >Dennis Brown, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> >Visit the Blind Programming site at
> >http://brown99.home.mindspring.com/
> >> >> >
> >> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >> >From: Stan Holdeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >> >To: JAWS List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >> >Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 2:40 PM
> >> >> >Subject: script tip #110
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Friends: I am running W95 and JFW 3.2031.
> >> >> >> Following the instructions in script tip # 110 I now have the
> >> >> >> CopyTextFromScreen script located in my default.jss file. When I
> hit
> >> >the
> >> >> >> assigned hotkey (alt+ctrl+G) JAWS says: "unknown script called to
> >copy
> >> >> >text
> >> >> >> from screen." Nothing else happens. What's wrong?
> >> >> >> A couple of things I wonder about: 1. Why does the JAWS voice say
> >the
> >> >> >> unknown script is called (quote) to copy text from screen
(unquote)
> >> >when
> >> >> >the
> >> >> >> script name does not have the word to in it? And I have checked
> this
> >> in
> >> >> >both
> >> >> >> the jss and jsd files.
> >> >> >> 2. Below is the applicable lines copied from my jsd file. Is the
> >fact
> >> >> that
> >> >> >I
> >> >> >> may have wrongly called it an application causing me the trouble?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> :script CopyTextFromScreen
> >> >> >> :Synopsis Copys specified text from screen.
> >> >> >> :Description Grabs designated text from screen and writes it to
the
> >> >> >> clipboard.
> >> >> >> :Category Application
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Stan
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
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