What purpose would this serve? On Aug 5, 2010, at 8:53 AM, Michael Thurman wrote:
> this brings an idea to mind. I used to have an atari st that had a very soft > click or chirp when keys were pressed I wonder if we could get a very very > light click sound that would sound on each keypress. to be useful ti would > have to be very quiet, preferably adjustable, or let you select what sound > you want it to use, for me a very soft tick like you would hear from an old > ibm tactile keyboard would be awesome > > On Jul 31, 2010, at 8:58 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Please file this as a request. I think this is a very good idea and one that >> needs to be implemented. I for one would like it and I will also make the >> request again. :) >> >> Thanks, >> On Jul 31, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> Before submitting this feature request to the accessibility team at Apple, >>> I was curious if (1) it is implemented already and (2) what others thought. >>> >>> I work in a multilingual context daily. I am very satisfied with my >>> text-to-speech software, too. However, I occasionally have this annoying >>> problem that wouldn't be a problem if one of VO's features could be >>> enhanced just a bit. >>> >>> Whenever I type, I keep all keyboard echo features turned off. This means >>> that I only hear text when I move the arrow keys or invoke a VO function >>> that causes something to be spoken. I find that I make a lot more mistakes >>> when writing if there is any feedback whatsoever when I am typing. One of >>> the really cool things about VO, however, is that whenever the Caps Lock is >>> invoked VO beeps each time a key is pressed. I like this a lot. I also >>> very much appreciate the fact that whenever a word I encounter while >>> listening to a text is mis-spelled, VO sends an error beep. >>> >>> What I would like to see is an extension to this feature wherein VO beeped >>> on a mis-spelled word, even if the keyboard is silent. I don't know how >>> many times I started to write a text in English, only to realize later that >>> I was still using a German keyboard. I would save a lot of time and hassle >>> if, immediately after the first mis-spelled word was encountered, I could >>> switch the keyboard to the appropriate language. >>> >>> I would also use this feature extensively, even if I were in a monolingual >>> context. >>> >>> Your thoughts? >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
