Re: [orca-list] Some ideas about the current bookmark functionality

[Al Sten-Clanton <albert e sten_clanton verizon net>]

Greetings!

I haven't used the bookmarks, so consider my brief thoughts in that 
contexts.

Pointes 1 and 2 sound clearly sensible.

On point 3, wouldn't it be quicker to jump to a bookmark by its number 
then to go through a lists?  The analogy is not exact, but heading 
levels come to mind  provided I know which heading level number I want, 
I like very much being able to use a number until I get to the 
particular heading I want.  If the current system limites the number of 
bookmarks you can have, though, then I'd agree with getting rid of it.

I can't comment on point 4 because I don't know enough and dare not guess.

I hope this helps a little.

Al

On 06/11/2015 04:37 PM, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hey all.
>
> Looking more at the bookmark code, I've got the following ideas and
> would love your feedback to see if you agree or if I should just leave
> well enough alone. <smiles>
>
> 1. I think a list-of-bookmarks dialog would be helpful, just like we
> have for structural navigation objects.
>
> 2. I think the next and previous bookmark commands are useful, and are
> also like structural navigation objects.
>
> 3. I question the value of having all these keybindings for numbered
> bookmarks. (i.e. there are 6 separate bindings for adding bookmarks,
> there are another 6 separate bindings for then going to a numbered
> bookmark.) Are these really needed, or would it be sufficient to have
> next, previous, and a list-of? Furthermore, if we get away from these
> numbered bookmarks, you could add however many you wanted and then use
> the list-of dialog to get at them if next/previous was too far away.
>
> 4. I would like to remove the "where am I" bookmark functionality. To
> begin with, it's unbound and broken. Secondly, it appears that when
> working the functionality would be something like this: You press one of
> the numbered bookmarks. Let's say bookmark 5. Then Orca would tell you
> if the current object you're on is: a) the same as bookmark 5 b) has the
> same parent as bookmark 5, c) shares some common ancestor with bookmark
> 5, or d) can't figure it out. I cannot imagine how knowing this
> information would be of any use. And since it's been broken for a while,
> and is also unbound, I'm guessing you all haven't found a use for it either.
>
> I have other ideas and questions, and I'm sure you do as well. But let's
> start with the above.
>
> Thanks!
> --joanie
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