Re: [orca-list] Draft Proposed Two-Year Roadmap

[Jared Wright <wright jaredm gmail com>]

May I suggest checkboxes vs. buttons, so you could mix and match 
elements types being shown, I.E. display more than one type but not all 
elements. It'd be niche usage to be sure, but if it only comes down to 
picking one UI control type Vs. another, why not?
On 09/10/2010 01:13 PM, Steve Holmes wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 08, 2010 at 10:16:09PM +0200, Marcus Habermehl wrote:
>    
> > In JAWS you select what you want with JAWS+F5 (form fields), JAWS+F6
> > (links) or JAWS+F7 (headings) and then you can select an entry. That is
> > easier and clearer than the version of NVDA.
> >
> > I really don't know what's better to use. Three different lists, or a
> > single list with 'sections'.
> >
> > I could split the current list into four. All item, links, form fields
> > and headings. But, is this really necessary?
> >      
> I wouldn't think so.  If we begin using separate hot keys to pop up
> different list types and this filtering was to be expanded, you can
> see how quickly precious screen reader hot keys could be used up.  I
> would think either the current proposed tree view approach would be
> good or maybe a dialog with 3 or 4 buttons where they could be pushed
> by typing the appropriate shortcut key.  Thus, you would have a
> maximum of two keystrokes to press to invoke the desired list of
> filtered links.  In fact as I think about this, I like this idea best.
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