Oh yeah I'm sure it would. Make it a toggle and we can have the best of both 
worlds.

Take care all.

S
On Aug 14, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Scott Howell wrote:

> Perhaps so, but I would certainly hope if this were a feature, it also 
> included a silent option. 
> On Aug 14, 2010, at 6:15 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> 
>> Actually in my case some letters don't press if I don't' press hard enough 
>> so in my case I leave keyboard echo on so I know if I mistyped something 
>> cause I though the letter pressed.
>> 
>> S
>> On Aug 14, 2010, at 2:54 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
>> 
>>> How about no sound at all. Surely you will know when your pressing the 
>>> keys. THe sound would become distracting and the entire point is silence 
>>> not noise.
>>> On Aug 14, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>> 
>>>> No! no! no! that might confused the heck out of me. I would not want it 
>>>> sounding like I'm entering in a password all the time. Maybe a quiet ping 
>>>> or something.
>>>> 
>>>> S
>>>> On Aug 14, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Michael Busboom wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> When I started this thread, I wasn't thinking of the key click feature.  
>>>>> Actually, I would never use it.  However, in order to help the 
>>>>> accessibility people at Apple, would it be fair to say that the key 
>>>>> clicks you envisage would sound like the ones that the Mac gives us when 
>>>>> we enter secure passwords?  I rather like the fact that these key clicks 
>>>>> are issued.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best to all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mike
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 13,Aug,2010, at 9:09 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> lol. tha'ts tprobably why I type very hard, eather that or it's my piano 
>>>>>> playing that causes me to type hard. lol!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 13, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Michael Thurman wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> exactly! jut have them add it to the typing echo place in the verbosity 
>>>>>>> settings. a really fast click would be nice as laptop keyboard are very 
>>>>>>> quiet. those of us who learned to type on an IBM selectric or other 
>>>>>>> electric typewriters before we had computers would appreciate it.. wnat 
>>>>>>> t make it very fancy, record an ibm selectric   it isn't tactile 
>>>>>>> feedback but it would be handy I sometimes miss letters if I type too 
>>>>>>> softly and too quickly
>>>>>>> On Aug 5, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> yeah true. Hmm I dunno. Maybe a click not a cherp, like a typing sound 
>>>>>>>> maybe?
>>>>>>>> On Aug 5, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Michael Thurman wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> well of course you could turn it on or off  I'm thinking of a slight 
>>>>>>>>> click nt abeep or chirp and anyone could turn the sound on or off at 
>>>>>>>>> will :)
>>>>>>>>> On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:39 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 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
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