----- Original Message -----

From: Matthew Horspool

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:03 AM

Subject: Re: JAWS Scripts - Are they interpreted or compiled?

Hi,

A few points to answer here:

1. To compile a script: as others have said, CTRL+S is the magic keystroke. However, you need to be in the script manager to do this! To get to the Script Manager, press JAWSKey+0. If you do this from within the application for which the script was written and a JSS file for that application is present in the user's settings directory, the correct file should be loaded automatically. Simply ALT+F4 out of the Script Manager after you receive the compiler success message.
2. Usually, the JSB (JAWS Script Binary) ends up in the same place as the JSS (JAWS Script Source). The same does not always apply, however, for JSD (JAWS Script Documentation), JSH (JAWS Script Header), JSM (JAWS Script Messages), JKM (JAWS Key Map), JCF (JAWS Configuration File), JDF (JAWS Dictionary File) and so on. This is because a file only ends up in the user's settings directory if it is changed from the default or otherwise put there. Usually a new JSB is created because the JSS has been modified, so both files end up in the user directory even when modifying stock scripts. However, if you are only modifying existing scripts and the documentation, keymap, etc has not required an update, the JSD file may never make it across.
3. Save without compile is useful if something has gone wrong in your code which is causing the compiler to throw an error and you can't figure out what. In such a case, you may wish to sleep on the problem and come back to it next day.

HTH,

Matthew

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Isaac
Sent: 28 November 2018 07:10
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: JAWS Scripts - Are they interpreted or compiled?

So, why would you save with out compiling?

----- Original Message -----

From: "ratshtron" <northstarr1950@...>

To: <main@jfw.groups.io>

Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 5:44 PM

Subject: Re: JAWS Scripts - Are they interpreted or compiled?

to compile a jaws script, you must have the

script file loaded and you simply save the script

with any changes with ctrl plus s. to save

without compiling you use ctrl plus w. hope this helps.

Legend has it that on Tuesday 11/27/2018 05:21 PM, Brian Vogel said:

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>If anyone can point me to the instructions with

>regard to compiling JAWS scripts I would

>appreciate it.  I have never found the

>scripting documentation that I know of to be particularly useful.--

> 

>Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 Â

> 

>   Explanations exist; they have existed for

>all time; there is always a well-known solution

>to every human problem - neat, plausible, andd wrong.

> 

>         ~ H.L. Mencken, AKA The Sage of Baltimore

> 

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So, why would you save with out compiling?

----- Original Message -----

From: "ratshtron" <northstarr1950@...>

To: <main@jfw.groups.io>

Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 5:44 PM

Subject: Re: JAWS Scripts - Are they interpreted or compiled?

to compile a jaws script, you must have the

script file loaded and you simply save the script

with any changes with ctrl plus s. to save

without compiling you use ctrl plus w. hope this helps.

Legend has it that on Tuesday 11/27/2018 05:21 PM, Brian Vogel said:

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>If anyone can point me to the instructions with

>regard to compiling JAWS scripts I would

>appreciate it.  I have never found the

>scripting documentation that I know of to be particularly useful.--

> 

>Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 Â

> 

>   Explanations exist; they have existed for

>all time; there is always a well-known solution

>to every human problem - neat, plausible, andd wrong.

> 

>         ~ H.L. Mencken, AKA The Sage of Baltimore

> 

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So, why would you save with out compiling?
----- Original Message -----
From: "ratshtron" <northstarr1950@gmail.com>
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS Scripts - Are they interpreted or compiled?


to compile a jaws script, you must have the
script file loaded and you simply save the script
with any changes with ctrl plus s. to save
without compiling you use ctrl plus w. hope this helps.


Legend has it that on Tuesday 11/27/2018 05:21 PM, Brian Vogel said:
----------------------------------------

If anyone can point me to the instructions with
regard to compiling JAWS scripts I would
appreciate it. I have never found the
scripting documentation that I know of to be particularly useful.--

Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 Â

  Explanations exist; they have existed for
all time; there is always a well-known solution
to every human problem - neat, plausible, andd wrong.

     ~ H.L. Mencken, AKA The Sage of Baltimore

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If anyone can point me to the instructions with
regard to compiling JAWS scripts I would
appreciate it. I have never found the
scripting documentation that I know of to be particularly useful.--

Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 Â

  Explanations exist; they have existed for
all time; there is always a well-known solution
to every human problem - neat, plausible, andd wrong.

     ~ H.L. Mencken, AKA The Sage of Baltimore

I found one way while looking for the option on the ribbons.

Hit alt+q to get into the “tell me what you want to do” screen, and type convert table to text and hit enter.

You will be in the feature to separate the text with tabs or comma, etc.  Make your selection and tab to OK and hit enter.

You now have just the text.

Since it is one column, I am not sure what selection in those options you want, but give it a try.  Just don’t save the document until you are sure you have what you want.

Richard

Hello,

I’m using Jaws 2018, windows10 and word 2016. I copied some text from a web site. When I pasted into a word document the text shows in a table that is one column. Is there a way to remove the table and leave the text?

Cheers,

Kevin

Running Jaws 2019 on a Win 10 1809 laptop.
If I use the spell checker in Microsoft Word Jaws locks.  At that point I can not close the spell checker or save the word document.  Is this a known issue with Jaws 2019?

Hello All,

           I've got a client who had a one-line JAWS script written years ago for a specific application she uses, and JAWS used to work with it in conjunction with that tweak.  I cannot, however, get JAWS 2018 or JAWS 2019 to do so, and I think I'm missing a step somewhere.

           I had thought JAWS scripts were interpreted and loaded by JAWS at startup time, but that does not appear to be the case (unless I'm doing something else wrong).

           I figure someone here should be able to guide me about how to get a pre-existing script moved along to a newer version of JAWS.

--

Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763  

   Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.

         ~ H.L. Mencken, AKA The Sage of Baltimore

Some of this I can’t help you with, but here are a couple thoughts. The q qhick key takes you straight to the main region, where the principle item on the current page is to be found.  It’s a great time saver.  Also, for finding videos, I would use the b navigation key to see if there any play or pause buttons, and perhaps the c key to find combo boxes which might be used for duration. 

The problem is that I can’t find the videos. Some seem to be under discussion. Some seem to be other places, and some I just can’t find. How do you know what section you are in when you first click on the group? I see everything in the menu with the exception of videos. Is the word video in the menu, or am I just not seeing it?

Sharon

I would use the main site. There are menus built in to access parts of the current page and other pages. By the way, if you have a link to a Facebook video, it is sometimes possible to use Pontes Media Downloader to turn it into an audio file. 

The problem is that I can’t find the videos. Some seem to be under discussion. Some seem to be other places, and some I just can’t find. How do you know what section you are in when you first click on the group? I see everything in the menu with the exception of videos. Is the word video in the menu, or am I just not seeing it?

Sharon

I would use the main site. There are menus built in to access parts of the current page and other pages. By the way, if you have a link to a Facebook video, it is sometimes possible to use Pontes Media Downloader to turn it into an audio file.