Re: [orca-list] suggestion: add sounds for entering/exiting browse and focus modes, turning on and off orca

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

We are talking about a sound, not words.
Sounds can play in as little as a tenth of a second and be understood by many, certainly a half second sound 
can be distinguished by just about everyone 
with fair or better hearing. Speech takes longer, e.g. even at very fast word per minute counts it takes 
longer to hear two words than to hear  a sound 
icon. For those who listen to their screenreaders at more typical rates the difference is greater, and for 
some words are more distracting than a 
non-verbal sound for communicating relatively sinmple information.

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     B.H.
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  Al Sten-Clanton wrote:
Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 09:30:13AM -0500

> Well, Orca tells me almost always when it enters focus or browse
> mode. It's the same with turning it on or off by way of alt-super-s.
> Am I missing something in your question?  Thanks!
>
> Al
>
> On 02/16/2017 07:55 AM, kendell clark wrote:
> > hi all
> > Does anyone else think it would be nice to have the option of having
> > sounds for when you enter and exit focus/browse mode, and when orca is
> > turned on and off? Configurable of course, since some people will want
> > one or the other. This is not a critical feature or anything,I just
> > thought I'd bring it up while I was thinking about it. Can orca's sound
> > support be used for this, rather than having to ship sound files?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Kendell Clark
> >
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