Rick, I think your guesses are accurate. As a programming type myself, I think scripting for individual sound cards would be definitely worthwhile, but as you've already said, this would involve some expenditure on something which you or I may not want to use again. It isn't like software where you can download a trial version and script it.
Any further issues, let me know, and I'll help if I can. David. -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of RicksPlace Sent: 14 December 2009 09:49 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound Card Scripting Hi Dave: That is very very good info. In Windoweyes we can map keys either inside virtual windows or inside a script using something like VBScript. It might be possible to script the software provided by a card manufacturer and the only way to know for sure would be to get one of them, then do the analysis on the DOM model to determine if it could be scripted. In that case I am out of the loop unless someone on list wants to buy or lend me a card and software since I just use my on board card. My guess would be that the card manufactures do not comply with MSAA standards nor make any effort to make their DOM accessible to screen reader software hooks. That said, there are usually work-arounds. It also depends on each individual card although the DOM may be very similar between models within a given company. Programming types do not like to ReInvent the wheel so they usually will build on existing models making various models using similar DOMs easy to script once one has been scripted. Anyway, it is just a thought at this point. It might be possible to make one or more cards quite accessible under Windoweyes and I would guess under JAWS as well but would require having a popular sound card, software and then allot of work to analyze the DOM and create the actual script. If there is ever an opportunity for me to install another sound card I will examine the DOM and see what I can do but I am broke and sure can't afford having one installed just now. Thanks for the info and good luck if you are having any problems. My on board card chip seems to work well enough and I don't have tone controls but use the ones on my speakers when necessary. I do have the Sterio Mix set up and working and can set all the volume levels for the various inputs and outputs. Thanks again: Rick USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Reynolds" <dkreyno...@ntlworld.com> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 11:11 AM Subject: RE: Sound Card Scripting > Rick, > > I would guess that in the case of cards with proprietary drivers, you'd > need > to script the card software itself. In the case of Creative, this is > imperative, since a great deal of the functionality is only available via > creative software. The MSAA route is a bit of a non-starter here, and I > guess you'd probably benefit by using something like hot spot clicker, > because many of the buttons and sliders are graphic. Essentially, you'd > need > to map various keys to hsc, that would be a good start. With hsc, you can > not only map keys, but also get jaws to announce what you want. Whether > the > same thing is available under WE, I don't know. If it isn't, I'd guess you > need to set up a series of small virtual windows, and map keys to click on > them. > Hope this helps, > > David. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of RicksPlace > Sent: 13 December 2009 10:29 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Sound Card Scripting > > Hi All: I am an old programmer type. Since there is so much trouble with > Sound Cards I am wondering if anyone has tried scripting for a sound card. > First, the card software or the Operating System needs to make some > scriptable information available and it is usually called MSAA for > Microsoft > Active Accessiblity. This is one of the scriptable data points that > Windoweyes uses, I am not sure about JAWS. So, my question is actually, do > you script for the individual sound card or do you script the Operating > System when you want to set options? > Rick USA > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4683 (20091213) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4683 (20091213) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4684 (20091213) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4684 (20091213) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
