4.6 Chapter Exercises

The following exercises give you practice in using many of the functions of the Script Manager. The objective of the exercise is listed first.

Exercise 4.1: Navigating Scripts

The objective of this exercise is to gain practice using the Next and Prior script movement commands.

  1. Press INSERT+F2 to display the Run JAWS Managers Dialog.
  2. Press S followed by ENTER. These keystrokes select and run the Script Manager.
  3. After the Script Manager opens, press CTRL+SHIFT+D to open the default script file.
  4. Press F2 to move through the file a script at a time. Does JAWS automatically speak the name of the script or function?
  5. Press SHIFT+F2 to move to the prior script. Does JAWS continue to speak the name of the script or function automatically?

Exercise 4.2: Listing Script and Function Names

The objective of this exercise is to give you experience activating and using the Script List dialog. If the Script Manager is already running, make sure it is the active application. If the Script Manager is not running, follow steps 1 through 3 in the previous exercise to start the Script Manager and open the default script file.

  1. Press CTRL+L to display the Scripts List dialog.
  2. Press DOWN ARROW to move down through the list of scripts and functions.
  3. Continue pressing DOWN ARROW until you reach the script titled "AdjustJAWSOptions".
  4. Press ENTER. Did JAWS move to and speak the name of the script?
  5. Press CTRL+L a second time.
  6. Type SAY. Did the Script Manager select the first script beginning with say? Press INSERT+UP ARROW to verify the name of the script.
  7. Press ESC to close the Scripts List dialog.

Exercise 4.3: Viewing Script Documentation

The objective of this exercise is to give you practice in using the Script Information dialog to view script information. If you have Script Manager running, make sure it is the active application. Press INSERT+T to read the title of the active application. If you do not have Script Manager running, follow steps 1 through 3 in exercise 4.1 to start the Script Manager and open the default script file.

  1. Press CTRL+L to display the Script List dialog.
  2. Type SAY to move to the first script beginning with that text.
  3. Press DOWN ARROW until you reach the script named "SaySystemTime".
  4. Press ENTER to select the script and move to the script within the default script file
  5. Press DOWN ARROW twice to move into the body of the script. This also removes the highlight from the script name.
  6. Press CTRL+D to display the Script Information dialog.
  7. Review the documentation for the SaySystemTime script. Press TAB and SHIFT+TAB to move through the fields in the Script Information dialog.
  8. Press ESC to close the dialog after you have finished reviewing the information.

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