[sib-access] Re: zooming in and out.
- From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:22:24 -0800
No objection from me.
I can speak from experience about the editing of text being quirky.
I've found that the enter key will not enter edit mode on some text, and
requires me to "fiddle" with the zoom up from 62.5% to something more like
80% to 150% before it allows me to edit.
I know you say this is too difficult to script, but do you have any sage
words to impart to us novices on where we might anticipate the need to
change the zoom level to edit certain types of text? A cheat sheet, perhaps?
Dave
some text will not
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Rugman" <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 14:27
Subject: [sib-access] zooming in and out.
Hi all,
I've added a function which lets you type in the zoom level directly,
without needing to use Ctrl+Dash and Ctrl+=. The steps for changing the zoom
level to 62.5% would be:
1. Press Keystroke to go to the zoom level edit box.
2. Type in 60.
3. Press Enter to return to the score.
Note that you don't need to type in the zoom level exactly. EG: typing in 60
will set it to 62.5. And you certainly don't need to type "%" after the
number.
The important question is, do we keep the keystrokes for zooming to 62.5%
and 400%. My personal feeling is that it would be best to do away with them.
The reason for the 400% zoom level is that Sibelius runs more quickly at
higher zoom levels. However, 400% is not always necessary, especially in
scores with a small number of instruments. Also, some users are finding that
they don't need the much higher zoom level, because there machine is
powerful enough to cope at a lower one.
I added the 62.5% zoom level to make reading text when editing text items
more reliable. However, it's clear that this is not enough on it's own to
ensure good behaviour from JAWS. In other words, even at 62.5% you may find
that JAWS can't read the text. The reasons for this are far too complicated
to script around easily.
Would there be any serious objections to me dumping the Ctrl+Alt+Dash and
Ctrl+Alt+Equals keystrokes. I understand that they are convenient, but the
new method is not arduous and offers more flexibility. Also, those
keystrokes only offer two zoom levels. If you want others, you still have to
use Ctrl+Dash and Ctrl+Equals to zoom in or out in steps.
Your thoughts?
Dan Rugman
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