Re: [orca-list] autodetection of keyboard layout

[Milton <milton duurzaamdigitaal org>]

+1 for Lukeś


Op 07-09-16 om 06:42 schreef Luke Yelavich:
> On Wed, Sep 07, 2016 at 02:00:00PM AEST, kendell clark wrote:
> > hi all
> > I've got a sonar user who's new to linux and is trying sonar. So far he
> > seems to like it, but he's got one of those laptops that don't have an
> > insert key, and orca maps it's modifier by default to the insert key.
> > Would it be possible to either map by default to both insert and caps
> > lock or add some sort of autodetection feature where orca would detect
> > the type of keyboard you're using and switch it's layout accordingly?
> I've thought off and on about this over the years, and giving it fresh
> thought now, I've actually had another idea, although this may not be
> practicle, given the nature of how Orca is used on the desktop, more as a
> service than an application.
>
> When Orca is run for the first time, it could ask the user what keyboard
> layout they have, and provide an easy way to select the appropriate option.
> Once selected, Orca would adjust the configuration appropriately, let the
> user know the chosen setting, and inform them on how they can find out about
> what shortcuts are available for the chosen layout.
>
> Luke
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