Re: [orca-list] Move mouse using keyboard

[Edhoari Setiyoso <edhoari s gmail com>]

Hi Kyle,

Yes, that's what I was referring to.

Currently I'm using Mate and sometimes switch to Windows VM when necessary.

Thanks for the advise. I found the setting.


Best Regards

Edhoari Setiyoso

On 02/19/2018 02:52 AM, Kyle wrote:
> I'm not sure which desktop you are using, and I don't know NVDA in 
> order to be able to give you something like it. But by mouse movement 
> using the keyboard, I would think that you are trying to control the 
> mouse using the keypad, something like using the 6/right arrow on the 
> keypad should move the mouse to the right, 4/left arrow should move it 
> to the left, 8/up arrow should move it up, 2/down arrow should move it 
> down, etc. I found this as a separate and independent feature from 
> Orca's flat review. Yes, Orca's flat review does allow moving the 
> mouse cursor and clicking on an item that it can see, but you should 
> also be able to use the keyboard to move the mouse in a specific 
> direction. I found this feature in the MATE desktop under system -> 
> preferences -> personal -> assistive technologies. The keyboard 
> accessibility button has a "Mouse Keys" tab. This feature does seem to 
> be what you want, though you should put Orca in laptop mode in order 
> to gain access to the keypad, and you will also want to activate 
> "Speak object under mouse" in Orca's general preferences.
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