Re: [orca-list] suggestion for adding new quick navigation keys for Mozilla Firefox WEB browser

[José Vilmar Estácio de Souza <vilmar informal com br>]

Hi, I'm new to orca but if I'm not mistaken, some features suggested are 
present.
For example:
H and shift+h jumps to the next or previous heading.
1 and shift+1 jumps to the next or previous heading level 1.
2 and shift+2 jumps to next or previous heading level 2.
The same behavior  for numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6.
I don't know   about combo box, check box and etc.

Mgr. Janusz Chmiel wrote:
> Dear core developers of Orca Screen Reader,
> I would like to please Your development team to analyze my following idea.
> Many WEB pages on The Internet are specially formatted, The elements on
> The WEB pages are having various characteristics such as Headings can
> have multiple levels, there are comboboxes, buttons, radiobuttons or
> graphics. I Am aware, that adding new feature is requiring to modifi
> whole Orca source code and that adding new hodkey for Mozilla Firefox is
> requiring Your time and working with source code.
> But:
> What do You think about possibility to add shortcuts for all levels of
> headings, so:
> CTRL+numeric number 1 could jump to heading level 1, CTRL+numeric number
> 2 could jump to heading level 2 ETC. I have numbers on The numeric
> keypad on my mind. Because there are WEB pages, which can contain
> specific information, which are located near The specific heading level.
> I would like to please you for adding c letter for jump to combobox, g
> for jumping to a graphic. And upper case letters could directly jump to
> backward of those elements. G backward for previous graphic.
> My opinion is, that because visually impaired users can not fastly use
> mouse and their eye for quick finding of A specific element, Screen
> Reader would provide as many navigation keys as possible for fast
> navigation. During thinking about my suggestion, please try to have on
> Your mind, that speech or braille navigation with using keyboard can not
> provide so fast access to The information, which can be provided by
> sighted computer users. Because this The reality, try to analyze, if is
> it possible to get necessary information about as many elements as is it
> possible and I think, that it is better to have for example 20 various
> keystrokes for quick navigation, than to have only 10 or 8, and user
> must find The information according The find function.
> When I read WEB page for A first time, I have enabled Screen Reader
> feature, which is informing me about various types of elements, which
> are displayed on The WEB page. It means, that if I can quickly find
> necessary information, I rather use quick navigation keys to fastly jump
> to A specific element on The WEB page instead of typing some letters of
> string, which can move The cursor to The place, which I want.
> www.snapfiles.com <http://www.snapfiles.com/>
> This server is The example of many elements and when quick orientation
> on this WEB pages could be possible by adding new various navigation
> keys to The Orca.
> If somebody of use could personaly send Me latest Orca snapshot zipped
> in The E-mail attachment, I will try to add those new navigation keys
> myself and I will try to send modified source code to The core developer
> of Orca. But I do not know, if I will have chance to understand The
> algorithm, which is used for creating new hodkey for Orca in Mozilla
> Firefox. And if The names of objects for Mozilla Firefox in Gnome have
> The same names, like Control names according to MSAA in Windows XP.
> Somebody also could send Me only The .py files, which are driving The
> orca during using navigation keys in The Mozilla firefox.
> Thank You for Your patience and for your time. And please, try to think
> about my suggestion slowly and do not refuse this too fast until You
> will deeply analyze my suggestion.
> The kindness regards.
> Janusz Chmiel
>
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