Re: [orca-list] Changing the keybindings to be JAWS-like or

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

I think the best solution to this issue is to upload profiles as has been suggested by a couple others in 
this thread. If you try to customize Orca’s default bindings to be like windows, which screen reader do you 
use? Please don’t answer “Jaws!” There are other windows screen readers out there and they have different 
bindings for each unique screen reader. I, for one, never used Jaws while in windows so Jaws key bindings 
would be totally meaningless to me. My suggestion is those most familiar with a given screen reader cook up a 
user profile with default key bindings for that screen reader and hopefully you can get a one for one match 
to Orca functions.

As has been pointed out earlier in another thread, the screen reader functions are not one for one matched 
across products. Jaws is not Orca and Orca is not Jaws nor window-eyes nor NVDA for that matter. But 
similarities could be resolved in custom profiles and shared. Also, some concise documentation would be 
needed to inform the new user where to get and how to install such profiles. Actually, as these get 
developed, maybe they could be included in the Orca package and the user could just load one in. GW Micro 
does this with jaws keys so jaws users could transition to WE more easily.

On May 19, 2014, at 8:07 AM, B. Henry <burt1iband gmail com> wrote:

> I've not heard of anyone uploading or publishing alternative keybindings or any alt orca profiles of anyk 
> kind anywhere. 
> If such alt profiles exist anywhere some people are aparently interested, so share them please.
> --
> B.H., (happy with the current state of profiles personally)
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 07:17:03PM -0700, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona wrote:
> > what other profiles can I get for oca key bindings?
> >
> > On 5/17/2014 5:50 AM, Krishnakant Mane wrote:
> > > Correct,
> > > That's why have different profiles and share them.
> > > There are a lot of them like me who would prefer the Orca key combinations
> > > and not like to change.
> > > But there are some who want some similarities to some proprietary screen
> > > readers.
> > > Happy hacking.
> > > Krishnakant.On Saturday 17 May 2014 05:24 AM, Glenn wrote:
> > > > We have to keep in mind that Blind users have a lot more to learn than
> > > > the
> > > > sighted do.
> > > > So although many here like or welcome the challenge of learning keyboard
> > > > commands, the fact is, if sighted folks had to learn the keystrokes that
> > > > we
> > > > do, most would not even bother with the computer.
> > > > Computers are inherently more beneficial to the Blind, because they give
> > > > us
> > > > information that we could otherwise have access to.
> > > > So I believe that most of us put up with learning keystrokes that many
> > > > of
> > > > the sighted would not put themselves through.
> > > > As I teach computer access to folks as part of what I do every day, it
> > > > is
> > > > clear to me that we need to be helpful to those who are willing to move
> > > > away
> > > > from Windows, and do what we can to make the transition easier.
> > > > Glenn
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > orca-list mailing list
> > > > orca-list gnome org
> > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > > > The manual is at
> > > > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > orca-list mailing list
> > > orca-list gnome org
> > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > > The manual is at
> > > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > orca-list mailing list
> > orca-list gnome org
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
> _______________________________________________
> orca-list mailing list
> orca-list gnome org
> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp