Scripts for Apple Music.

The details below are not in any way a tutorial on how to use Apple Music.
These scripts are freely given to you and no additional support is provided.
They may be updated from time to time.
They have been tested using JAWS version 2022 onwards.

Why is there a need for these scripts?

When using any version of JAWS earlier than 2025, when the Tab and Shift+Tab keys are used to move through elements, JAWS does not report the focused item at all.
When JAWS 2025 is used, while it does speak the focused element, if a link is encountered JAWS will speak it as many as four times!
These deficits are corrected.

In addition, the following keystrokes have been added. Explanations are given where appropriate.

Find an item control+F. This will attempt to place focus in the search edit field for locating an item, perhaps in your library or within Apple Music online.

Pause and Play alt+windows+control+P.
Fast Forward alt+windows+control+RightArrow.
Rewind alt+windows+control+LeftArrow.
Stop alt+windows+control+s.
Volume Up alt+windows+control+UpArrow.
Volume Down alt+windows+control+DownArrow.
Navigation control+Windows+n. This is a special scripted area. When activated, this will give you a list of categories you may like to move to within iTunes, such as Artists, All Songs, Radio etc.
Next list control+Windows+i. Often, when you move to a newly selected part of the Apple Music app, the focus is not in the primary list of results. Pressing this keystroke will attempt to set focus to the next available list which is usually where you need to be. If it is not, press the keystroke again.

In order to install the scripts, download the zipped archive and extract its contents to the JAWS Settings/ENU folder relative to your Windows account.
Download the scripts here.
If you then focus on Apple Music and press JAWS Key+Q, you should hear a build number. If you do not hear a build number, then you have not applied the files correctly.

The following notes describe how to locate your JAWS Settings/ENU folder where all your JAWS scripts live. This will allow you to place the JAWS scripts into the required location in order that the screen-reader can use them.

1. First of all, locate the zipped archive you have downloaded.
2. If you are using the standard unzip utility for Windows, pressing Enter will open up this file.
3. Press Control+A so as to select the contents of the entire zipped archive.
4. Press Control+C to copy the contents of the zipped archive to the Windows clipboard.
5. Press Insert+J to move to the JAWS window.
6. Press ALT+U for the Utilities menu.
7. Locate the item, Explore Utilities Folder, found on the Utilities menu and press Enter.
Alternatively, press the shortcut key, letter X.
8. From the list of folders which appears, select, Explore My Settings and press Enter.
9. This is the folder you need to place the scripts into. Press Control+V to paste the content of the zipped archive into this folder. If Windows prompts you as to whether files should be replaced, press the Space Bar on the Replace All Button.
10. Finally, press ALT+F4 to close the Settings/ENU screen and then restart your computer.