If screen readers could copyright their key bindings, NVDA would not have been able to use insert+f12 and such. So, I think it’s entirely possible to use /any/ key binding already. There just needs to be a way to create different key profiles, and switch between them, and separate the time and date functions so you could use insert+f12 twice quickly to tell the date. -- Sent from Discordia using Gnus for Emacs. Email: r.d.t.prater@xxxxxxxxx Long days and pleasant nights! Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > *Does quick test* At least on my system, using ctrl+left square > bracket to go back a page in Firefox puts focus on the link that took > me forward, though I'll admit behavior isn't always consistent. > > As for key bindings, I'm not sure a unified default would have much > benefit to the average user. Might make transitioning from Windows to > Linux easier, but the specific combination of applications the user > uses is likely to be a much more important factor regardless, and > changing the default of one program to match another could trip up > users used to the old default. > > Personally, I'm in favor of customizable keybindings, ideally using a > plain-text config file that is human readable(making customization > easy for CLI junkies), an accessible gui for editing the > keybindings(to make customization easy for those who prefer GUIs), and > a trivial means of restoring the defaults(to make life easier for > those who screwed up trying to customize). > > Now, if the devs of NVDA and Orca, and perhaps other graphical screen > readers could agree upon a unified keymap and fully implemented custom > keybindings, it might be a good idea for them to include presets such > as NVDA Classic, Orca Classic, JAWS, ZoomText, and Unified along side > the option to customize(Note: the inclusion of JAWS and ZoomText in > that list assumes IP law isn't crazy enough for proprietary screen > readers to claim ownership of their keybindings). > > And if other blind users want to improve their ability to use an > interface that is designed with a mouse or touchscreen in mind, their > welcome to it, but until some technology that allows for truely > tactile interfaces becomes mainstream, I'm more interested in > accessibility advances that will free me from the GUI entirely. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list