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From:
Jamal MazruiSubject:
Announcing Web ClientDate:
Tue, Feb 2, 2010 4:55:07 pmThis package requires the new Homer Shared Object 7.2. I am pasting a
copy of the documentation below.
Jamal
Press Control+Windows-W for a list of web client utilities. These are
handy ways of getting useful information from free web 2.0 services. The
following 20 utilities are installed with the script package:
EnglishDictionary Lookup - Get definitions and other information about a
word.
508 Check - Check a web page for compliance with accessibility standards
of the United States Government (Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act),
as well as standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Address Lookup - Search for addresses of organizations meeting geographic
and other criteria.
Business Reviews - Search for reviews of a business by inputting its phone
number.
Common URLs - Show a list of the 100 most commonly referenced URLs on
Twitter at the time. These typically point to news stories that people
have been retweeting.
Driving Directions - Input a starting and ending location, and get a list
of steps to get there by car (a blind person might share this with a
friend or cab driver). The location may be specified as a street address
in any country.
Feed Find - Get a list of RSS and ATOM feeds made available by a web
site.
Google Search and Set Suggestions - Propose a Google search and get a list
of popular searches that are similar. Also Get a list of terms that may
be part of the same set.
Interesting Places - Get a list of nearby places to eat, shop, or visit
based on a location.
Members of Congress - Get a list of House and Senate members for a zip
code, with various data about them including committee assignments and
contact information, including Twitter screen name if available.
Neighborhood Search - Search for places near a location, e.g., restaurants
with a particular cuisine near an address you are visiting (anywhere in
the world).
Original URL - Get the original version of a URL that was shortened for
sharing in a tweet.
Quotes of the Day - Get a humorous quote and several motivational quotes
each day.
Recommended URLs - Get a list of currently popular URLs that people are
saving as bookmarks.
Short URL - Get a shortened version of a URL so you can share it in a
tweet and have more text to type within the 140 character limit.
Trend Topics - Get a list of topics that are currently popular on Twitter.
Virtual White Pages - Search for residential listings in U.S. phone books.
Weather Check - Get a summary of current and forecasted conditions for any
location.
Extra Word Info - Get definitions of a word and examples of its use.
Yahoo! Term Extractions - Get noteworthy noun phrases contained in a web
page.
Zoom Info - Search for employment contacts by name or email address.
Each utility is defined in a script file written in the Python language.
The file name begins with the WebClient_ prefix and ends with the .py
extension, e.g.,
WebClient_508Check.py
The Python script file is run with a custom Python interpreter, InPy.exe,
which is distributed with Homer Shared Object. A Console mode version,
InPyC.exe, is also distributed to aid development of Python scripts. If
run without parameters, it opens an interactive shell for testing commands
and running scripts, similar to the full python.exe interpreter.
Web client scripts may be added to the list of available ones by using the
same naming convention, e.g.,
WebClient_MyNewScript.py
You can use an existing script as a starting point for a new one.
The Window-Eyes Web Client script remembers the last utility you chose,
making it the default in the list. The information obtained by the
utility is automatically saved in a text file and opened in your text
editor (the program associated with .txt files in the Windows registry).
Some utilities also open a web page automatically in your default browser.
You can use the Help button of the Web Client dialog to review this
documentation.
This global script requires GW Toolkit and Homer Shared Object.
copy of the documentation below.
Jamal
Press Control+Windows-W for a list of web client utilities. These are
handy ways of getting useful information from free web 2.0 services. The
following 20 utilities are installed with the script package:
EnglishDictionary Lookup - Get definitions and other information about a
word.
508 Check - Check a web page for compliance with accessibility standards
of the United States Government (Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act),
as well as standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Address Lookup - Search for addresses of organizations meeting geographic
and other criteria.
Business Reviews - Search for reviews of a business by inputting its phone
number.
Common URLs - Show a list of the 100 most commonly referenced URLs on
Twitter at the time. These typically point to news stories that people
have been retweeting.
Driving Directions - Input a starting and ending location, and get a list
of steps to get there by car (a blind person might share this with a
friend or cab driver). The location may be specified as a street address
in any country.
Feed Find - Get a list of RSS and ATOM feeds made available by a web
site.
Google Search and Set Suggestions - Propose a Google search and get a list
of popular searches that are similar. Also Get a list of terms that may
be part of the same set.
Interesting Places - Get a list of nearby places to eat, shop, or visit
based on a location.
Members of Congress - Get a list of House and Senate members for a zip
code, with various data about them including committee assignments and
contact information, including Twitter screen name if available.
Neighborhood Search - Search for places near a location, e.g., restaurants
with a particular cuisine near an address you are visiting (anywhere in
the world).
Original URL - Get the original version of a URL that was shortened for
sharing in a tweet.
Quotes of the Day - Get a humorous quote and several motivational quotes
each day.
Recommended URLs - Get a list of currently popular URLs that people are
saving as bookmarks.
Short URL - Get a shortened version of a URL so you can share it in a
tweet and have more text to type within the 140 character limit.
Trend Topics - Get a list of topics that are currently popular on Twitter.
Virtual White Pages - Search for residential listings in U.S. phone books.
Weather Check - Get a summary of current and forecasted conditions for any
location.
Extra Word Info - Get definitions of a word and examples of its use.
Yahoo! Term Extractions - Get noteworthy noun phrases contained in a web
page.
Zoom Info - Search for employment contacts by name or email address.
Each utility is defined in a script file written in the Python language.
The file name begins with the WebClient_ prefix and ends with the .py
extension, e.g.,
WebClient_508Check.py
The Python script file is run with a custom Python interpreter, InPy.exe,
which is distributed with Homer Shared Object. A Console mode version,
InPyC.exe, is also distributed to aid development of Python scripts. If
run without parameters, it opens an interactive shell for testing commands
and running scripts, similar to the full python.exe interpreter.
Web client scripts may be added to the list of available ones by using the
same naming convention, e.g.,
WebClient_MyNewScript.py
You can use an existing script as a starting point for a new one.
The Window-Eyes Web Client script remembers the last utility you chose,
making it the default in the list. The information obtained by the
utility is automatically saved in a text file and opened in your text
editor (the program associated with .txt files in the Windows registry).
Some utilities also open a web page automatically in your default browser.
You can use the Help button of the Web Client dialog to review this
documentation.
This global script requires GW Toolkit and Homer Shared Object.
