[nvda-addons] Re: Add-on proposal: easy table navigator
- From: Brendon Charles Donohue <brendoncdonohue@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:18:10 +1000
Yes,
I look forward to this add-on.
Thank you.
Brendon Donohue.
From: nvda-addons-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:nvda-addons-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 10:44 AM
To: nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nvda-addons] Add-on proposal: easy table navigator
Hi all,
I’d like to propose a new add-on called “Easy Table Navigator” to emulate table
layer commands from JAWS for Windows:
Description: This new add-on will simulate table layer commands available in
recent versions of JAWS. When table navigator layer is active, user will be
able to use just the arrow keys to move between table cells. For technical
reasons and to keep the add-on simple, this layer will only work with arrow
keys (no commands for moving to first or last column yet).
Implementation: the prototype I’m working on uses code from virtual buffers and
Microsoft Word document object to first check whether we’re indeed inside a
table, and if it is, it’ll let the user toggle table navigator layer. Once this
layer is active, arrow keys will call next or previous column or row scripts
from within the respective focused table object, and when the layer is off,
appropriate scripts for arrow keys will be executed (via input core). Also,
when a user moves to a control that is not a table, table navigator will be
turned off and will be enabled once focus moves back to a table.
Due to the code in use, this add-on will require NVDA 2014.3 or later. Not all
“tables” will get table navigator flag (Outlook messages, for instance, will
not get this for consistency reasons).
Comments are appreciated. Thanks.
Cheers,
Joseph
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