[nvda] Proposed NVDA keyboard change

hi,
the reason that i made that suggestion erlyer is, i found that FS has change 
the behavior for the ScrollLock key in jaws 8. meaning 
that, you also can asign any keystroke to the ScrollLock key by using jaws 
scripting. so, i think it may work for us in NVDA project 
also since there is people request another modifyer key. with this, we will 
have another selution beside CapsLock key.

Warmest Regards,
Allan Wong
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Greer" <jpgreer17@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 09:37
Subject: [nvda] Re: Proposed NVDA keyboard change


scratch that last reply I made about the scroll lock key, it seems it would
work pretty good too.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Greer" <jpgreer17@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:33 PM
Subject: [nvda] Re: Proposed NVDA keyboard change


>I fear that passing it through to the scroll lock key would cause strange
>behaviors in text editors and the like.  For example if you press the
>scroll lock key in a note pad document the OS wont be able to scroll down
>the document and NVDA wouldn't be able to read down the entire document.
>Now if it is possible to override the standard function of the scroll lock
>key then yes it may work as expected.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Allan Wong" <allanwkf@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:09 PM
> Subject: [nvda] Proposed NVDA keyboard change
>
>
>> hi mick,
>> good idea, perhaps i have another suggestion. beyond all three modifyer
>> key that you've mention, can i suggest another key? that is
>> ScrollLock key. because almost all keyboard type will have a ScrollLock
>> key but we doesn't really use it in normal tasking. just a
>> suggestion.
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>> Allan Wong
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael Curran" <mick@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 08:57
>> Subject: [nvda] Proposed NVDA keyboard change
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Jamie and I have been talking about how to solve this keyboard issue,
>> where
>> insert isn't available, or is not appropriate.
>>
>> We are thinking now that you will be able to choose whether specific keys
>> will act as the NVDA modifier key. So, the choices will be capslock,
>> extended insert, and nmpad insert.
>>
>> You can have at least one, or two, or all three.
>>
>> However, so that its easy to use the actual functionality of the
>> application
>> (what would happen when you normally press the key with out NVDA), if you
>> press it and let go, with out pressing another key (to complete the
>> command), the key will go through to the application.
>>
>> Some examples:
>> You hold down capslock and tap the t key. It will speak the title of the
>> application.
>> You press the capslock key, but nothing else, it will toggle capslock on
>> or
>> off.
>>
>> However, keys like the insert keys do not normally give verbal feedback
>> when
>> they are passed through to the application, so we are thinking perhaps
>> that
>> if insert is pressed, and NVDA does nothing with it (its passed to the
>> application) NVDA will say "insert" to let you know this.
>>
>> All these changes will be quite easy to do, we just need to know if
>> people
>> would be happy for it to be this way.
>>
>> Mick 

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