Re: [orca-list] Orca Key behavior/customization (was Re: More accessibility for orca issue)

["David E. Price" <deprice cs utah edu>]

Hi, Will,

Willie Walker wrote:
> 2) Sticky key for Orca key: Perhaps treat the Orca key always as a
> specialized sticky key -- press it 2X in a row with no other keys and
> the Orca modifier is locked.  Press it again and it becomes unlocked.
>    
I would suggest that this behavior be selectable by the user. If a check 
box in the Orca Preferences dialog box is selected, then this behavior 
occurs.  I believe that this behavior as the default could be very 
problematic for new users who, while trying to remember the keys they 
need to use, may inadvertently press the Orca modifier twice in a row 
without realizing it, resulting in unexpected and confusing behavior.  I 
would also suggest that the two presses of the Orca modifier be required 
to occur within a short and finite period of time, such as 1 second. I 
move back and forth between two computers on a regular basis, and I can 
see myself being distracted when I have pressed the Orca modifier, doing 
something else on the other computer, and returning to Orca and 
accidentally invoking sticky keys.  You may also want to think about 
vocalizing the activation and deactivation of sticky keys, just for clarity.

Thanks,

dave