Re: [orca-list] Can we drop FireVox support in Orca?

[Mike Reiser <metalhead1009000 gmail com>]

Jason White wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 05, 2008 at 11:01:35AM -0500, Mike Reiser wrote:
>   
> > The only reason why I trhink firevox should still be supported is that 
> > it provides a funciontion for listing elements on a page such as links 
> > in a list view at the press of a key.  THis is usefull for those of us 
> > that are use to windows screen readers and who like to use first letter 
> > navigation to find a link.  
> >     
>
> Doesn't the ' command in Firefox achieve this more effectively?
>
> The difference between ' and / is that the latter searches all text in the
> document, whereas the former is confined to links. To move focus to the text
> that matches the search, you can wait for the timeout to expire, which is too
> slow for my liking. This can be adjusted in the preferences though. Also,
> pressing the escape key has the same effect.
>
> Note that the search is carried out as you type: each character entered
> refines the search, and moves, where applicable, to the first match.
>
> I've never used Windows screen readers, so I don't know how this compares with
> the list view. However, Lynx 2.8 has a list view option that I don't use -
> it's easier to use a text search of the Web page.
>
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>   
This could be one option and would be usefull.  However, it seems easier 
to select from a list with just the press of a key once or twice to jump 
to the desired link. 

Mike