It's a commonly used phrase, though. You're sure not wrong about that. Kenny Hitt writes: > Hi. > > True, I was not sure what he meant and just trying to respond based on > what happens with my screen readers and editors. > > Kenny > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 10:09:22PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Now I'm confused. "Char under the cursor" does not sync with the > > dictionary definition I just posted, where cursor is defined as an > > insertion point indicating where the next char will be placed. My > > understanding is that visually it's actually an indicator between chars, > > therefore accurately indicates where the next c har typed will be > > placed. > > > > PS: NOtice how "back space" is a something of a misnomer. Indeed, if > > memory serves, the behavior of deleting chars to the left of the cursor > > came late into computing. > > > > Kenny Hitt writes: > > > 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 > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 09:26:53PM -0500, david poehlman wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > Sorry if this appears twice, I sent it out from the rong address. > > > > > > > > I have a question for users of graphical and non graphical linux users > > > > concerning its screen reader behavior regarding cursor interaction. In > > > > windows screen readers and in dos screen readers with the accetion of some > > > > older dos screen readers, when interacting with the cursor, the screen > > > > reader interacts with the character that is heard when a say character > > > > request is sent. In other words, if I am told by say character that I am > > > > sitting on t and I hit backspace or delete, t is gone. If I type, t is > > > > pushed to the right as I type. If I move to the left of t and type, the > > > > character to the left of t is pushed to the right. If I move to the right > > > > of t and type, the character to the right of t is pushed to the right as I > > > > type. My question then is whether this is the behavior in all flavors of > > > > linux with screen readers and if not, how do the ones that differ behave? > > > > In windows, the cursor is a thin vertical line which is never on a character > > > > but always between characters or to the left of the character or to the > > > > right of the character. The net effect would then be that if one were to > > > > want to delete a character with back space, one would have to be certain to > > > > be to the right of the character to be deleted and if one wanted to use > > > > delete to delete a character, one would need to be the left of the character > > > > to be deleted. > > > > > > > > Answers and discussion would be greatly appreciated. Should windows screen > > > > readers or linux screen readers adopt this strategy if they don't employ it > > > > already? Are their better strategies than those described above and if so, > > > > what are they? > > > > > > > > It might be that the later strategy would be closer to the sighted > > > > experience. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Johnnie Apple Seed > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > > janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > > > > If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list