[nvda-addons] Re: CUA 2.0-dev - list of form controls that require focus mode to operate in virtual buffer
- From: Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 02:08:02 -0700
Hi,
Ah, that one - it's already been taken care of. The custom help
messages are spoken when one presses NVDA+H, just like any other
control.
Cheers,
Joseph
On 5/29/13, Paul Warner <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Joseph,
>
> Is it really worthwhile creating custom help messages like this for form
> fields? Since you can set NVDA to go into focus mode automatically, no
> help would be needed in that case. If the user decides to turn off
> automatic focus mode, this is probably because the user wants to read
> down the screen without undue interruption. A custom help message would
> get in the way of this.
>
> Therefore, if you were to introduce such a custom help message, that
> should be switchable with a toggle as well.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 29/05/2013 01:00, Joseph Lee wrote:
>> Hi,
>> One of the requests i received was custom help messages for form
>> fields when in browse mode - that is, a message reminding users to
>> switch to focus mode before interacting with the form field. The ones
>> I can think of are edit fields and combo boxes. Are there other fields
>> that needs the custom message?
>> For instance, in an edit box, depending on the mode you're in, you'll
>> get:
>> * Focus mode: Type text here. To switch to browse mode, press NVDA+SPACE.
>> * Browse mode: To type text, switch to focus mode with NVDA+SPACE.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> //JL
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