Re: [orca-list] Changing the Orca Key...

[Steve Holmes <steve holmesgrown com>]

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Why was that built as read-only in the first place? I never paid any
attention before but thought that could have been changed at will.

On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 09:18:37AM -0700, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
>
> Thanks.  I highly recommend this be added to the GUI, as virtualization is 
> becoming more and more common, and this is a problem under both VMWare and 
> Parallels products.
>
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> On 1 May, 2008, at 8:26 AM, David E. Price wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Sorry, I had forgotten that it wasn't editable there.  However, I found 
>> the following in the mailing list archive.  It is from Will Walker:
>>
>> > > I think it is impossible via the preferences GUI, but it it possible 
>> by
>> > > editing your user-settings.py or orca-customizations.py file.  The
>> > > following, for example, should turn your 'w', 'i', and 'l' keys into 
>> the
>> > > Orca modifier (nobody needs those letters anyway):
>> > >
>> > > orca.settings.orcaModifierKeys = ["w", "i", "l"]
>>
>> The files mentioned can be found in the ~/.orca directory.  If they don't 
>> exist, create one of them.  Hope this helps,
>>
>> dave
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Josh de Lioncourt
>> To: orca-list gnome org
>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: [orca-list] Changing the Orca Key...
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've checked the key bindings tab, but do not see any way of changing the 
>> Orca key, which is listed in a read only edit field within that page.  
>> Unless I'm missing something, you can't change the Orca key here.
>>
>> Josh de Lioncourt
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>> On 1 May, 2008, at 7:41 AM, David E. Price wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Try the Key Bindings tab in the Orca Preferences dialog box.
>>>
>>> dave
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Josh de Lioncourt
>>> To: orca-list gnome org
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:25 AM
>>> Subject: [orca-list] Changing the Orca Key...
>>>
>>>
>>> My expertise is largely Mac and WIndows based, so bear with me.
>>>
>>> Running Ubuntu in a virtual machine on a laptop.  I'd like to use the 
>>> laptop layout, but VMWare Fusion for Mac doesn't give complete control of 
>>> the caps lock key to the guest OS.  I'd like to preserve the laptop 
>>> keyboard layout, and only change the Orca key to something 
>>> else...possibly the accent key (`), or the right command key...or 
>>> something.  It seems to me that this should be an included feature, but 
>>> searching for the option and through the Orca WIKI and various other 
>>> resources has turned up nothing.  Can anyone help?  Thanks.
>>>
>>> Josh de Lioncourt
>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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