Re: [orca-list] Fwd: Re: Orca preferences dialog redesign

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

I haven't put any thought into this, but what about putting less common
settings in a lower level, maybe with an advanced button on each page.

On 23/04/12 17:41, Dave Hunt wrote:
> I think a couple of checkboxes should do it.  Let's call them 'speak'
> and 'pitch'.  If 'pitch' is selected, present the adjuster.  What would
> we do about mixed case, all-caps, and/or other attributes?  This could
> get messy if we're not careful.
>
>
> -Dave
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> On 04/23/2012 06:36 PM, Albert Sten-Clanton wrote:
> > Good idea to have the "Cap" for capital letters as an option.  "CapCap"
> > would be good for things that are all in capitals.
> >
> > Al
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: orca-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On
> > Behalf Of Joanmarie Diggs
> > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 5:23 PM
> > To: orca-list gnome org
> > Subject: [orca-list] Fwd: Re: Orca preferences dialog redesign
> >
> > Forwarding to the Orca list so that all the answers are public.
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [orca-list] Orca preferences dialog redesign
> > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:20:06 -0400
> > From: Speedy<speedychair live com>
> > Reply-To: Donald Marang verizon net
> > To: Joanmarie Diggs<jdiggs igalia com>
> >
> > On at least one release of orca or Ubuntu, I have seen the Set
> > PunctuationLevel bound to Orca + p.  This binding made sense to me.
> >
> > I have two additional items I personally would like to see added to
> > the orca
> > preferences.  The first may not be very popular anymore.  Because my
> > hearing
> > sometimes misses the pitch change for capital letters, I prefer it say
> > "Cap"
> > before the letter when typing and reviewing by letter.  I have figured
> > out
> > more than once how to do this for espeak.
> > Is it generally possible to provide a checkbox which would work for most
> > synthesizers?  The second enhancement I would like to see added to the
> > orca
> > preferences dialog is a way to speed up the speech rate beyond the
> > default.
> > The espeak package now uses the libsonic libraries which can speed up the
> > speech up to 3x the previous range.  This is utilized by NVDA in
> > Windows as
> > a Turbo checkbox.  Currently in Vinux, the max - min range and the
> > default
> > rates can be changed in the configuration files.
> >
> > *Don Marang*
> > Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
> > <http://www.vinuxproject.org/>
> >
> >
> > On 4/23/2012 12:25 PM, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> > > Hey Albert.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your response!
> > >
> > > On 04/23/2012 12:06 PM, Albert Sten-Clanton wrote:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > Let me know if I'm mistaken, but one thing I've never seen is the
> > > > option of a key binding for changing punctuation level on the fly.
> > > > This would often be helpful.
> > > It's unbound by default and is currently called "Cycles to the next
> > > speaking of punctuation level." Personally I think that could be
> > > better worded. Regardless, given that we are getting a makeover, I
> > > would ask you to consider the following: Why didn't you find this
> > > before?
> > > Possibilities could include, but are not limited to:
> > >
> > > 1. Lousy description of function
> > > 2. The keybindings page is confusing
> > > 3. You think the setting should be elsewhere 4. Something(s) else
> > >
> > > For the record, I am not going to take any offense at, or be hurt by,
> > > hearing a bunch of "What I hate about the Orca Preferences dialog"
> > > items. In fact, that is *exactly* what I am asking all of you to
> > > provide. I want to hand Felipe with the most detailed list possible so
> > > that we can, once and for all, have a GUI that is awesome.
> > >
> > > Thanks again!
> > > --joanie
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Christopher (CJ)
chaltain gmail com