RE: Navigating GAIM (was Re: tarting orca)

[Cody Hurst <churst31 verizon net>]

hi mike,

  Well, I think I saw Will here say the insert key was gonig to be the
orca main function key..., but if you wanted, we could split the
difference probably and have say the left windows logo key work with
orca aqnd the right logo key perform some other action, say with orca.
  I will say this however...have the layer system like gnopernicus has,
not a good idea at all! This is why having a nice comfortable GUI is
better in my opinion, then assigning outside key shortcuts can add to
it. I think the insert key will serve as the ideal key, but this is just
me. As i said, I am not sure if we can separate between the 2 win logo
keys and have one do one thing and the other another thing, if this is
possible or not...

  if you wanted a nice short and sweet 2 the point summary, here it
goes:

insert+O - brings up main orca window, reserved for later use

insert+page up - increase speech rate

insert+page down - slow speech rate

insert+home - make speech higher

insert+end - decrease speech pitch

Cody


On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 10:21 -0700, Mike Pedersen wrote:
> Hello Cody,
> > I could probably give you a layout of good key functions that 
> > will help a user feel more at home with orca. I some how feel 
> > funny about doing so because of the fact that it resembles 
> > jaws too much. 
> When coming up with the keypad layout for orca I've really tried to come up
> with a simple and intuitive layout that requires as few presses of key
> combinations as possible.  If you have questions as to why things are a
> certain way or suggestions on how to improve things please send them to the
> list.  
> I'm still digging to find another eloquence 
> > speech driver. so far I have found nothing but payable sdk's 
> > which isn't exactly what I want. i guess not everything is 
> > free, right?
> I'm afraid you'll probably end up wanting a commercial TTS engine such as
> software dectalk.   
> >   I also have another question about key assignments. I'm not 
> > sure if it has anything to do with orca, but I have my gnome 
> > desktop setup where I only have one task bar, and one main 
> > menu. I want to be able to press the windows logo key, and 
> > just as it does in windows, bring up the gnome main menu. is 
> > this possible. as of now that key is useless and has no purpose. 
> I was sort of thinking of using the windows key as a second orca modifier
> because I thought it might be an easier key for many laptops but I haven't
> thought this through to much yet.  Any thoughts?  
> Thanks for all the positive feedback.  
> Mike
>
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