[nvda-addons] Re: Add-on proposal: easy table navigator
- From: "Brian's Mail list account BY" <bglists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 17:41:05 -0000
Well tables in Word etc, can be a real pain in the neck. How would it cope with
those one often gets in documents from committee minutes, I.e., thecolumns are
often like
problem raised by nature of issue proposed resolution person actioning other
comments
The comments and description parts can often be multiple lines which I find
seem to get very messy in normal navigation. Is it this sort of problem this is
designed to solve?
Brian
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Lee
To: nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 12:43 AM
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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