Re: [orca-list] suggestion: add sounds for entering/exiting browse and focus modes, turning on and off orca, debate no problem

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

Well, so far the debate's not huge, and discussions of this stuff can 
help us see others' viewpoints.

Al

On 02/18/2017 08:25 AM, kendell clark wrote:
> hi
> Wow, I didn't know this was going to start a huge debate. I was just
> throwing the idea out there, since nvda does this, and no, we are not
> trying to mimick nvda at all, nor should we, but it would help those
> coming over from nvda feel a little more familiar, although if this ever
> does get implemented it should of course be configurable.
> Thanks
> Kendell Clark
>
>
> Al Sten-Clanton wrote:
> > Well, sounds are words, to, and in this case pretty short ones whose
> > meanings are known at least to the folks who know the language they're
> > in.  Mind, I wouldn't object to their being available as an option,
> > but the benefit seems small.  (And as one of those dudes with some
> > hearing loss, I need some better speech, anyway.)
> >
> > Best!
> >
> > Al
> >
> > On 2/17/2017 10:05 PM, B. Henry wrote:
> > > 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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