Re: [orca-list] Orca preferences dialog redesign

[Dave Hunt <ka1cey gmail com>]

I wonder if the 'profiles' settings should come out of the 'general' 
tab?  The 'profiles' thing needs to be better explained.  I still don't 
understand what it offers that isn't done with per-app and per-user 
settings.

How about putting the 'speech' and 'voice' settings into one combined 
tab, as they used to be done?  I think we need better descriptions for 
the 'key echo' options.  It seems redundant to have options like 
'alpha-numeric keys' and 'echo by character'.  Maybe 'echo by character' 
and 'echo by word' should be on another tab; let's call it 'display echo'?


Offering the first drops in the brain storm,



Dave





On 04/23/2012 11:56 AM, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hey all.
>
> Something I periodically hear is that the Orca Preferences dialog has
> far too many options and that it is generally visually displeasing. I've
> been wanting to address this for quite some time, but other things keep
> coming up. And realistically, I am not a designer. At all.
>
> Fortunately, Igalia is the gift that keeps on giving. In addition to my
> being able to focus on Orca for my DayJob, we have a proper designer
> (Felipe) who is going to solve this problem for us.
>
> Felipe has asked:
>
> > Before we try to structure the information in a nicer/clearer way, we
> > should make sure that we have all the right stuff in. Do you know of
> > people having problems with the current dialog? Maybe something that
> > needs an extra explanation to be understood? Any use case that is not
> > being well served at the moment? Common mistakes?
>
> So let's come up with all of the items and issues in need of addressing
> so Felipe can design a proper GUI for Orca.
>
> Thanks in advance! Take care.
> --joanie
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