Re: [orca-list] Firefox caching

["Albert Sten-Clanton" <albert e sten_clanton verizon net>]

Actually, I, too, like one link per line when I can get it.  It's just plain
easier to use the up- and down-arrow keys than to tab among links.  In
particular, if I'm at a different point on the line than I thought I was,
hitting the tab may bring me to the wrong link.  As for Orca's u and v keys
and their shifted counterparts, I've tried using them more lately.  I found
that they sometimes skipped links that I found using the arrow keys, or it
was unclear whether I should have use the unvisited or visited link key.  (I
don't recall find a listing in the key bindings for simply next link or
previous link, but of course let me know if I'm wrong.)

That said, I'm not arguing for a buffer.  If the problems I'm having need
fixes, I suspect they're minor; if the mistakes are my own, I just need the
correct info.  There certainly is much to be said for having my screen look
as much as possible like what my sighted colleagues have, as long as it
doesn't hinder my ability to use it.

Al

-----Original Message-----
From: orca-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On
Behalf Of Steve Holmes
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:19 PM
To: orca-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Firefox caching

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 11:01:10AM -0500, Mike Reiser wrote:
>  I'll just chime in here and say that nvda on windows has a mode in
> it's virtual buffer that displays the page like orca does called
> screen layout.  If you turn this mode off it displays links one line
> at a time, can't this be put into orca as a compromise?

Why on earth would you want a single link per line.  Back when it was
dificult to figure out where to place the cursor on a link, this might
have had some value but with these navigation banners with a dozen or
so links in a line, the last thing I want to see is a single linke per
line.  The way pages currently serve up with Orca is you can press the
down arrow key just once to get past that same dozen links; much more
efficient, if you ask me.
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