Re: [orca-list] Multiple keyboard layouts cause problems with Orca

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

I do not know how common this is, but I've had similar happen with keyboard shortcuts in various programs 
over the 
years, wincows and Linux.
On Wed, Aug 
20, 2014 at 12:58:12PM -0400, Kyle wrote:
> I'm attempting to learn and transition to the Colemak keyboard layout,
> which is actually a more pleasant experience than I thought it would be.
> But here's the problem I'm having. I have set up the keyboard to be able
> to switch between the standard US English layout and the Colemak layout.
> This works throughout the entire desktop environment, and I am able to
> switch easily at the press of a key sequence, both shift keys on MATE
> and super+space on GNOME. The problem is that Orca doesn't appear to be
> able to use the new layout, or it appears to fail to switch between them
> with the rest of the system. A good example is Orca+t, which is supposed
> to speak the time. If the standard layout is the default, Orca speaks
> the time when I press Orca+t. But if I switch to the Colemak layout,
> Orca makes me press Orca+g to speak the time, as the letter g is located
> on the Colemak keyboard where the letter t normally is. Additionally, if
> I set Colemak as the default layout and reboot the computer, Orca speaks
> the time when I press Orca+t in the Colemak layout as expected, but when
> I switch to the standard layout, Orca only speaks the time if I press
> Orca+f, which is where the letter t is on the Colemak keyboard layout.
> This is happening both on MATE and GNOME. Is this some sort of bug, or
> is there another explanation for why the Orca keymap doesn't appear to
> be switching with the rest of the desktop environment? I will note here
> that I attempted to restart Orca, but it still only uses the keymap that
> is set as the default layout. Restarting the computer does the same
> thing. Thanks for any help.
> ~Kyle
> http://kyle.tk/
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