Re: [orca-list] Firefox 3.0 Questions

[Steve Holmes <steve holmesgrown com>]

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On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 02:37:57PM +0100, Hermann wrote:
> There's one more possibility to indicate links:
> Open the Orca preference dialog, either for all applications or the 
> application specific one:
> In the speech tab you can adjust the pitch for several events and one is 
> for links. So change the pitch and you "hear" a link.

That does sound like an interesting idea.  I have run across the
speech differences being available for capitalization.  I remember
seeing the link option there and considering the spelling of links
that can't be verbalized into words.

> Note: The concept of Orca differs completely to Windows screen readers 
> such as Window Eyes (there's no virtual buffer etc.) and the community 
> decided not to implement that large bunch of features, known from the 
> Windows world. So to explore an unknown webpage, we must install 
> additional tools, such as the Accessibility Extension recommended a few 
> days ago.


Some of those windows-originated features aren't all bad though.  I am
glad a virtual buffer is not being used however.  It is a real pain to
work with a sighted person with those windows screen readers and go
over a web site with them.  What you see is *NOT* what you hear.  If
several links are on a single line, I like the way Orca presents them;
I can just tab over to the desired link or control.

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