Re: Macro application for Gnome

[Steve Lee <steve fullmeasure co uk>]

Hi Ken

There are a couple of macro programs available that I have heard of
but not tried

xnee - http://www.gnu.org/software/xnee/
Macaroon - http://live.gnome.org/Orca/RegressionTesting/WritingTests#Macaroon

Macaroon is a developer tool but with a little wrapper code and polish
it could become an end user friendly tool

Mind you it would be great to see something as awesome as autohotkey
[1] available on GNOME as this is a really powerful accessibility aid.

Finally the specific problem you describe is browser specific and as
most distros include Firefox or it's easy to install you should also
look at the many accessibility features and pugins it has on Ken
Saunder's excellent access firefox site [2]

1:http://www.autohotkey.com/
2:http://accessfirefox.org

-- 
Steve Lee

Full Measure - open source accessibility - http://fullmeasure.co.uk


On 11 November 2010 16:49, Ken Starks <helios fixedbylinux com> wrote:
> Hello all.  I joined this list in order to receive feedback and hope to
> generate a conversation about a much-needed feature in Linux and
> specifically Gnome.
>
> I am the founding director of The HeliOS Project.  We accept broken or
> decommissioned computers, refurbish them and then give them to kids who's
> family cannot afford a computer.  You can see a bit about what we do at
> http://www.heliosinitiative.org.
>
> We deal with many people with disabilities as well and some of the most
> prominent disabilities are muscular or coordination-limited people.  If you
> notice the URL I gave you as an example, it is a fairly long URL and many
> people we encounter would have problems in typing it.  As loathe as I am to
> mention it, in the Windows world, there is a freeware app called shortkeys
> lite.  Simply put, it is a macro app that can be set to type a line of text
> by calling on a system key plus the hook key.  When I set the program up for
> instance, the alt key pressed in conjunction with any chosen letter or
> number key, my url would automatically appear.  Of course, it can be set to
> do any number of macros.
>
> I realize my lack of dev skills blind me to the complexity of writing such a
> program but as a long-time Linux advocate, I have spent enough time in the
> field to know that this would be an important and appreciated addition to
> the Gnome or Linux user.
>
> I appreciate your time and your hard work.
>
> "A child's exposure to technology should never be predicated on the ability
> to afford it."
>
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