Re: [orca-list] Breaking up Key Echo types. Where does space go?

[Rob Whyte <fudge thefudge net>]

Hi Joanie,
wonderful news.
This will be really good.
I agree with space being an action.
Will it still be echo'd with characters as well?


Thanks
Rob


On 10/11/15 13:27, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hey all.
>
> In response to a couple of feature requests, I'm breaking up the current
> "alphanumeric and punctuation" echo into three types:
>
> * Alphabetical
> * Numeric
> * Punctuation
>
> Right now, space is being echoed as part of alphanumeric and punctuation
> even though technically a space is neither alphanumeric nor punctuation.
> The rationale for space being included there was that alphanumeric and
> punctuation were printable characters and space is also printable. With
> this new division into three classes, I'm having a harder time
> justifying inclusion of space in any of the above. So where do you think
> it belongs?
>
> I myself am leaning towards "action," which may also be a stretch.
> However, Tab and Return are echoed as part of action because they are
> action keys in the context of GUI widgets. And in a GUI, Space does
> activate certain widgets. Plus, when Tab and Return are used in
> multiline editable widgets, they insert whitespace, just like the space
> key does. So... Space is an action key, right? <grins>
>
> Silliness aside, please tell me where you want space to go with respect
> to this new division of key echo types.
>
> Thanks!
> --joanie
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