interacting with the cursor:

[david poehlman]

I do believe that configurability and flexibility is the best fit.

-- 
Johnnie Apple Seed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: interacting with the cursor:


Hi.  Usually the char you hear is the one that you will interact with.
I say "usually, because most everything in Linux can be configured to
your personal preference.

I know you've been told this before, but you really should install and
run a Linux system for yourself.  Using a Windows ssh client just
doesn't give you the answers from an accessibility viewpoint.


A few years ago, I was on a general accessibility list.  The subject was
about trying to determine the best interface.  I ended up dropping off
the list because my answers were always "I already have the ideal
interface for me in Linux".  It's a combination of text commands and
dialogs.  My interface to the computer might not be the correct one for
others, but I can make it into the ideal interface for me.
the moderator was trying to come up with
the ideal interface for Windows.  Since Windows users get upset with
posts saying "Linux is the answer", I decided to just unsubscribe and
let you guys figure things out for yourselves.

          Kenny

On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 08:06:07AM -0500, david poehlman wrote:
> Kenny,  What happens when you press delete?  does the character you hear
> when the cursor moves get deleted or does an adjacent character get 
> deleted.
> same with insertion?
>
> -- 
> Johnnie Apple Seed
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net>
> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:36 AM
> Subject: Re: interacting with the cursor:
>
>
> Hi.
> Gnopernicus behaves the same as my text console screen readers.  It
> doesn't have the review features of a console screen reader, but it
> does speak chars as the cursor moves to them.  This is using gedit.  I
> don't know of another accessible editor in Gnome at this time.
>
>           Kenny
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 11:52:45PM -0500, david poehlman wrote:
> > Kenny and all,
> >
> > The cursor is never on a character as I understand it but the screen
> > readers
> > have tweaked the ui or the screen readers have a ui that defines the
> > behavior as if the cursor were a block covering a character that you 
> > hear.
> > When you say that gnoernicus tracks the cursor, in what ehavior with
> > regard
> > to ackspace, delete and insert does this produce?
> >
> > -- 
> > Johnnie Apple Seed
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net>
> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 10:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: interacting with the cursor:
> >
> >
> > Hi.  Your description is a little confusing, but I think the answer to
> > your question is yes.
> >
> > You move the cursor to the right of the char to delete if you use
> > backspace, and you put the cursor on the char to delete if you use the
> > del key.  Usually, the screen reader reads the char under the cursor
> > when you use the "read current char" function of the screen reader.
> >
> > As far as I know, Gnopernicus doesnt have a "read current char" key, but
> > it tracks the cursor.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >           Kenny
> >
>
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