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

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I agree, I have not used that so far -- and what happens if the page
changes out from under where the bookmark is -- or do you not use it on
a web page -- and are they saved across sessions?

José Vilmar Estácio de Souza wrote:

> Hi Joanie.
> to be honest, I never used the bookmark function.
> However, the suggestions you're proposing seem very reasonable.
>
> On 06/11/2015 05:37 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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> -- 
> José Vilmar Estácio de Souza
>
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