Re: [orca-list] Announce copy to clipboard [was "Re: Some bugs with perhaps possible fixing in master branch"]

[Geoff Shang <geoff QuiteLikely com>]

On Mon, 4 Jun 2012, Albert Sten-Clanton wrote:

> For my part, I'd like at least the option of hearing what my keystrokes do,
> including copying to or pasting from the clipboard.  If sighted users don't
> get that feedback, there may be a do-as-they-do argument not to have it, but
> I still might not be persuaded.  I'd always, always rather be annoyed by
> getting hit with too much information than by not having enough, though if
> and only if that is the single, stark choice.  :-)

I think people have lost sight of the fact that Orca doesn't actually know 
whether or not the operation actually took place, and it would appear that 
it would be a lot of work to determine this with arguable benefit.

It's one thing to argue about whether or not a screen reader should report 
something.  It's another thing entirely to argue about whether or not a 
screen reader should say something that at times may quite possibly be 
untrue.

Geoff.