Re: [orca-list] Do you want to change the default Orca keyboard layout to laptop ?

["Glenn K0LNY" <glennervin cableone net>]

Perhaps you do use your caps lock more than most people do.
I type a lot, as I can type over 50WPM, and I probably actually use the caps
lock for locking the caps twice a year.
But I use it a lot as a modifier, so I think it is much less trouble to
double tap it twice a year than to lose it as a modifier key.
But that is just my opinion.

Glenn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Masterson via orca-list" <orca-list gnome org>
To: <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2020 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Do you want to change the default Orca keyboard 
layout to laptop ?


I don't want any autodetect even if it were possible.  I tend to use the
desktop layout on my laptop as I have an insert which is easy to locate as
I use it all the time even at command line.  I prefer leaving the capslock
alone unless I need it.  I do use a laptop layout on some machines on
bothorca and nvda but if I have the option and an insert key I will use
that.

In the past I have had the laptop setup and either not been able to use
the capslock for it's normal purpose or have it decide to go into capslock
when I use it as a modifier without telling me it had.  That can make
paswords a real problem among other things.

Tom


On Mon, 4 May 2020, Jace Kattalakis via orca-list wrote:

> I personally don't want to change it, with a huge caveat...
>
>
> Yes, what I'm suggesting would take work, but I've a few approaches that
> have already been suggested in the discussion.
>
> 1. A setup screen when you boot the computer and enable Orca for the
> first time
>
>
> 2. The ability to have both Caps Lock and Insert as modifier keys
>
>
> 3. (probably not workable?) To have Orca detect what sort of keyboard is
> connected and automatically set the right mode. For instance, if I'm on
> my laptop, Laptop mode. I plug in a USB keyboard, it'd detect and auto
> switch to Desktop layout, and switch back when said USB keyboard is
> unplugged. Yeah that's probably a pipe dream, but...
>
> On 04/05/2020 21:17, Didier Spaier via orca-list wrote:
> > Le 04/05/2020 à 20:02, Alex ARNAUD via orca-list a écrit :
> > > What do you think about it?
> > I'd suggest to make the laptop layout the default.
> >
> > This is to help newbies.
> >
> > Even though some laptops without numeric keypad have an Insert key (mine
> does), it may be difficult to locate.
> > Also, using a desktop layout without a numeric keypad just makes a lot of
> default key bindings unusuable.
> > But I think that all key bindings for the laptop layout can be used with
> any keyboard.
> > Didier
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