Greetings! Although you could press ctrl-shift-question to get a description of where you are, that does not work with browse mode. Doesn't matter if its on, or off.
On 10/23/12, Jim Grimsby JR. <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep it sure does. I have seen the situation you describe. It is a pain. > I said I wasn't going to do this but I just can't resist sorry. > What about a keyboard layout that will allow you to step threw brows mode > with out interfaring with the underlaying program. > For example if you hold down the caps lock key and press a brows mode > command the buffer is moved threw. Of course you could still have the > option to turn it on and off but you could also choose to never have the > keys interfair with the program and use the window-eyes prefix you define. > Of course this means we need more prefixes. The idea that we need another > insert key I just don't agree with. Capslock should act as it's own > modifier > key. If a command is defined to the windows key then the window-eyes > command should take over and the pass threw command should be used to pass > it threw. If this was done all commands for the mouse could be put on the > windows keys for the numpad. Commands for reading relative to the > insertion > pointer or the window could be on insert numpad commands. And of course > commands for brows mode could be on the capslock and what ever keys. No > more passing lots of commands threw or turning on and off modes or cursors > or what ever. > That being said I tried the insert key layout mode and am now turning it > back off. > Oh one more thing. A good idea for window-eyes would be a tutor app with > the > new insert key layout I can get my girl friend to switch to window-eyes. > If > it only had a tutor app so when you land on a button you are reminded what > to do with it. I personaly don't need this but I know a lot of people who > do. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raul A. Gallegos [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3:25 AM > To: GW Info List > Subject: Re: Browse mode with control hotkey > > Hi Dave and others wondering about the arrow keys and auto-Browse Mode > on/off, if you are out of Browse mode and you are tabbing and you tab to > another button, check box, radio button, or edit box, you will remain out > of > Browse Mode. If however you tab to a link, then you are put back in Browse > Mode and can use the arrow keys. During your browsing, using the arrow keys > will always keep you in Browse Mode. Also, if you want to get back into > Browse Mode, you can just hit the escape key as well. > Think of this situation, some have asked why not the arrow keys can be used > to toggle BM on and off, this is because what if you are arrowing down and > you come to a multi-line edit box, what will the arrow keys do now, will > they up and down arrow still, but keep you in the box, or what happens > after > you get to the bottom of the multi-line edit box? This sounds like a tech > support nightmare if you ask me, and believe me, I have experience in tech > support <smile>. So, by GW doing it this way, arrows will be consistent in > keeping you in Browse Mode (BM) and tabbing will take you out when it needs > to such as check box, radio button, button, or edit boxes are encountered. > > I hope this make sense. > > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > What kind of tweet would a tweet retweet if a tweet could retweet tweets? > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 > > On 10/23/2012 1:31 AM, Dave Bahr wrote: >> Hi, >> >> It appears that the browse mode control when using tab works perfectly >> fine. However, I was wondering if it was possible to change the >> behavior if you use the arrow keys or the control hotkey, which is the >> C. When I tab out of the form that I'm entering data into, browse mode >> is not turned back on. Is this intentional? If so, why? -- Dave C. >> Bahr >> Facebook: Dave Bahr >> Twitter: dcbahr >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >> sender only. 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