Re: [orca-list] Let keypad key as "normal" keys when used in combination ?

[Kyle <kyle4jesus gmail com>]

OK I'm not fully sure I understand the question either. For one thing, I 
neither use NVDA nor Jaws, and it's been a very long time since I have 
even used the Widnows operating system, so I am no longer familiar with 
their functionality, especially as it relates to Orca. Based on the 
proposed change in functionality however, I think I can take a stab at 
this. It sounds like the desired functionality is to be able to use the 
numeric keypad keys as arrows, page up, page down, delete, enter, etc 
possibly. If this is the proposal, then we have a couple of problems. 
First and foremost, the numeric keypad is already being used for flat 
review and mouse emulation, so any other functionality of these keys 
would take away flat review and mouse emulation completely. Changing the 
flat review and mouse emulation keybindings so that they require the 
Orca key would also cause problems, as many of those keys are already 
bound to other functions. And now the other problem. It seems that we 
already use the keypad 0 insert key and the other insert key in the same 
way by default as the Orca key. This does in fact take away the 
functionality of the insert key that is not on the numeric keypad, as 
using this key as an Orca key prevents us from using the same key as an 
insert/overwrite toggle in text editors and fields. This is one of the 
first things I turn off in my Orca preferences, as I want to have access 
to that functionality when typing text. I'm not saying that the current 
method isn't a good default, but much other functionality would be lost 
if we extend this type of thing to other keys, whether making the keypad 
keys perform their normal application functions, or worse, making 
dedicated arrow keys perform flat review functions. If my understanding 
of the proposed functionality is as far off the mark as it may be, feel 
free to correct my misunderstanding, or else ignore the message.
~Kyle
F123 software development