Re: [orca-list] repeat characters

[bart bunting net au]

Sorry, resending as I used the incorrect from address so this mail wouldn't have made it to the list.
Bart

bart ursys com au writes:
 > Hi,
 > 
 > I was using espeak and gnome terminal.
 > 
 > Try the string
 > 
 > ......a
 > and
 > ------a
 > 
 > I have an interface I'm trying to use which has a description at the
 > front of the line followed by a series of dots then the character to
 > hit to activate the menu.  Note that there is no space between the
 > series of dots and the character denoting which key to hit.
 > 
 > FWIW I'm using svn orca.
 > 
 > 
 > Regards
 > 
 > Bart
 > 
 > Mike Pedersen writes:
 >  > Hello Bart, 
 >  > > Can someone tell me why when i have a lot of dots such as ....... orca doesn't recognise them as a segment of repeated characters?
 >  > > 
 >  > > This works fine for example if they are dashes?
 >  > can  you give us an example of where you are having this problem?  I
 >  > just tested this in gedit using orca and espeak and got the expected
 >  > behavior.  
 >  > thanks
 >  > Mike
 >  >