Re: [orca-list] keys in conflict with XUL application keys

[Milan Zamazal <pdm brailcom org>]

> > > > > "WW" == Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM> writes:

    WW> I think it may depend upon what your Orca modifier key is.  If
    WW> you're using the laptop layout, then you might try
    WW> CapsLock+Ctrl+Space.

I use the standard layout and other Orca keys such as Insert+Z or
Insert-Q work.

    WW> Since there are a limited number of keys on a keyboard, there is
    WW> always going to be contention for key combinations.  I'm not
    WW> particularly enthusiastic about attempting to generate a policy
    WW> for who gets to use what.  I think it's an intractable problem.

What's the problem exactly?  You've already said that XUL applications
shouldn't use keys without modifiers.  Are those keys (together with
their Shifted variants) together with Orca modifier keys and some arrow
combinations not enough for Orca commands?

    WW> In the case of Firefox, however, end users preferred not having
    WW> the Orca modifier, so we listened to them.  As we've seen, this
    WW> can conflict with choices made by others.  We cannot avoid that.

We cannot avoid that generally, but we can avoid it at least with XUL
applications and Firefox extensions intended for use with a screen
reader.  Other solutions like changing application key bindings when new
conflict with Orca keys occurs or forcing users to change their
configurations are against the basic principle of software development
doing things at single places.

Regards,

Milan Zamazal