Re: [orca-list] Laptop keystrokes for Orca without numPads

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

Orca has a laptop keyboard layout which you can select either at the 
initial setup questions or after by going to the orca preferences.

I will admit that I don't know a lot about the orca laptop layout (I 
will say later on how you get the keybindings used). Orca defines an 
orca key which on the desktop layout is numpad0 (NOTE: I think insert 
may work as well) but on the laptop layout is capslock As you point out 
there are some functions (mainly flat review) which is on the numpad for 
the desktop layout, I don't know whether the laptop layout redefines 
this (It probably should).

So now to how you can tell what the orca key bindings are. Option 1: Use 
learn mode and try some, press orca-key+h to enter learn mode, then orca 
will say what a given key does until you press escape to exit learn 
mode. Option 2: Enter orca preferences (orca-key+space) and right cursor 
to the key bindings tab, in which you will find a tree view where 
keybindings are defined and you can modify if desired.

Option 2 may be better if you just want a general list, option 1 may be 
better when you have a feeling what to try but not quite sure.

Does this help?

Michael Whapples
On 01/-10/-28163 08:59 PM, Keith Hinton wrote:
> Hi all,
> the subject should pretty much be enough. But I have a few questions.
> 1. How useable is orca on a laptop?
> 2. What documentation if any is available to learn the Orca laptop
> keyboared layout?
> 3. Does Orca at this time have an option that would allow one to use
> it all without utilizing a numeric keypad layout?
> This would include flat-review and every other Orca setting where a
> desktop keyboard would be assumed to be in use.
>
> That's a great concern of mine.
> For instance, although my Laptop does have an FN-Key where I can force
> it to emulate num-pad functionality, I do not use it, and would
> strongly resist having to use that. I hardly do.
> If  Orca lacks such a thing in it, this would be a nice thing to see
> put into it.
> How difficult would this be to develop into the Orca screen reader,
> without breaking the existing desktop keyboard functionality?
> Have a look at something like the laptop keyboard layout put into the
> JAWS for Windows screen-access program from Freedom Scientific, Inc.
> Having a laptop keyboard layout similar to that in Orca where capslock
> is also like the insert (orca key) and such.
> If this already exists, great- but if not, I wanted to bring this up anyways.
> Thanks. Sorry for bringing this up if it has already been discussed,
> but as I haven't had time to go thorugh the list archives I'm not sure
> if such topic has come up.
> :)
> Thanks and have a great day!
>
>