Re: [orca-list] Input requested: What is *needed* with respect to choosing an Orca modifier

[Trevor Saunders <trev saunders gmail com>]

Hi,

On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 05:40:40PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote:
> For expediency's sake, I like the combo box idea; should be fairly
> quick and easy to code int current versions of Orca.  However, I feel
> strongly that the default for desktop layouts should be kp_insert; not
> both of them.  This way, one can easily toggle the insert mode in
> text editors and work processors.
>
> If time permits, would it be possible to migrate to the key capture
> method at a later point in time? 

this seems like a reasonable approach to me.

> One other question, for those using the caps lock key to be the Orca
> modifier key, how do you toggle caps lock? I know in Speakup, pressing
> a shift key enables one to bypass that key to turn the real caps lock
> on and off.  Does Orca work that way too? I haven't tried this yet.  I
> have mine set to kp_insert right now.

I mostly use a laptop, and have never really spent time to figure this
out.  First let me say that I dislike capslock, and prefer to bind that
key to control outside of X, So I never intentionally turn capslock on,
but have noticed it gets turned on from time to time.

Trev

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