I agree. Although the chirp is a good one I too asan end user would feel overwhelmed whenit comes to noises.
S On Aug 5, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Hello Michael, > > Although I do not know how this feature would help, who am I to say that it > wouldn't. There are a couple of things, however, that one must keep in mind. > > 1. There is already some feedback from keyboard entry in the form of tones. > For example when Caps Lock is activated, you get beeps to indicate this. > > 2. When attempting to enter information in an area information can't be > entered, the keyboard "chirps." > > My concern is that if every single key clicked, then beeped when the Caps > Lock is on, etc., the user might be overwhelmed with too much feedback. When > I originally brought up the idea of having VO emit an error tone after a word > had been written, I wasn't thinking about anything else than preserving a > silent typing environment but still being notified right away when a word was > mis-spelled. To my way of thinking, this would speed up the editing process > for everyone who wanted to use it and, for those of us who work in > multilingual environments, it would be a great way for the Mac to say: "Hey, > you may want to switch your keyboard to another language!" I have > accidentally written several paragraphs before discovering that I was writing > German texts but hadn't switched my keyboard over to that keyboard layout. > Had this feature that I want been available, I would have saved myself tons > of time and grief more than once. > > Best regards, > > Mike > > On 5,Aug,2010, at 2:53 PM, 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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