Re: [g-a-devel] AccessibleText and caret

[Sébastien Hinderer <Sebastien Hinderer libertysurf fr>]

Hi,

Samuel Thibault :
> While reading an AccessibleText, the text that is displayed by
> default is always all the text _before_ the caret, so while typing
> stuff one is able to read what one has just typed (it shifts
> caracter-per-caracter). But when both writing and reading text it might
> be tedious...

Indeed.

> Brltty uses "windows": the display is not shifted, unless the caret
> moves out of the currently showed window, in which case the next
> or previous window is displayed (full window shift).

Actually, brltty can do both. When "sliding windows" are activated (in
the preferences menu, say), the whole window moves when the cursor comes
to its right end. The motion is however not character by charter. It
must be something like a 10-chahacters move.

> Maybe it is a preferable behavior?

This certainly depends on situations and tastes.

> Please people tell your opinion about it so that gnopernicus know what
> is preferrable ;)

I'd say both behaviours should be available. And even better: why not
let people also configure the size of the window-shift ?

Cheers,
Sébastien.