OKScript Status Report #16

January 4, 2002

Dear OKScript User,

The OKScript Status Report is sent to OKScript licensees,
developers and friends when significant updates have been made
to the program. Interesting techniques and applications for the
program will also be distributed in the report periodically. To
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This issue discribes updates to OKScript's mouse features, 
using OKScript with Bridge Base Online, and a correction
to the 11/4/2001 newsletter.


MOUSE FEATURES

The last newsletter included lengthy instructions for setting 
the coordinates in a mouse positioning instruction by trial
and error. To simplify this process the November 10, 2001
OKScript release includes a mouse position tool that is
activated from OKScript's Edit menu. When active, this tool
reports three sets of mouse coordinates - screen relative,
window relative from upper left corner and the lower left 
corner. To determine the coordinate of a control with this
tool simply click on the window containing it, move the mouse 
pointer to the target control and read the value on the 
position toolbar.

The November 10 release also added four functions to the
MOUSE instruction:

  LEFTCLICK - simulates a click of the left mouse button.
  RIGHTCLICK - simulates a click of the right mouse button.
  SAVE - stores the current mouse position.
  RESTORE - resets the mouse pointer to the SAVEd position.


OKSCRIPT WITH BRIDGE BASE ONLINE

Bridge Base Online (www.bridgebase.com) is another bridge
service that can be automated with OKScript, but with
a twist. To alert a bid in BBO one clicks the "Alert" 
button and makes a bid. Once the bid has been issued a 
popup dialog appears asking for an explanation. To target
this dialog from OKScript use "Explain" (without quotes)
as the window to activate, e.g.:

  BUTTON capp2H red Explain hearts and a minor{enter}

Text can also be sent to the opponents using the chat
mechanism, but this requires some mouse scripting to 
click the button that activates this feature in the BBO
client.


CORRECTION

The example screen coordinates for e-bridge window components 
that were worked out in the 11/4/2001 newsletter were performed
on an 1152x864 screen, not 1024x768.


For more information, or to offer suggestions or interesting 
techniques or applications for OKScript, write me at 
yweare@gte.net, or visit the recently restyled website at 
http://home1.gte.net/yweare/index.htm

Thank you for supporting the development of OKScript.

Michael Mardesich
okb://mikezzz