I'm not a scripting expert, but honestly, no you do not need it at all. In fact there is only one script I use and that is to get the current time. Sure I can get it easily from the menu, but what the heck, it's there. The scripting abilities are valuable in terms of expanding VO's functionality. I do not see scripting in VO used to always work around a problem with an application, but I imagine it could help in some cases. I agree, there is no need to start a pissing contest over whether scripting in a screen reader makes sense or not because everyone has their own opinions on this subject. I will say that it is there and considering what you can do with a script, I'm all for leaving it there. And yes, to the best of my knowledge, it is Apple scripting. SO, the use of scripts can far exceed the "work-around" for an app, which is evident by the say time script. Hope that helps some.
On Mar 28, 2010, at 3:42 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi list, > > I am currently listening to the latest Mac Accessibility podcast about > scripting, and I am very confused. Well, I may just be stupid, but I'll let > you decide after I ask this question... > > How is scripting VO different from scripting other Screen Readers? I'm asking > this because the group just made a very interesting point that with other > Screen Readers, when an application or part of an application doesn't work > properly, someone writes a script for it. If the application then gets > upgraded and the script no longer works, people are not sure what to do to > fix it aside from getting the script again. Surely this is the same with VO - > most general users would not know what to do except for the scripter? > > > Also, is VO scripting different from Apple Script? > Josh has also said that we don't necessarily need the scripting capability of > VO. Why is this? When I've used other Screen Readers, I used very few scripts > if any and still got all the info I needed? > > I'm not trying to start a flame war, and I apologise to the moderators if > this is off-topic. > Thanks > > TC > James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
