I suppose some find it useful to not have to add a modifier. Clearly, Pro Tools is not a program where one types a lot. When a dialog comes up, naturally, typing might be required but, for the most part, using the keyboard can be focused, so to speak, on issuing editing and navigation commands.
Slau On Jun 8, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I'm kind a with ya there, Slau. I guess I was just thinking that if > focus mode would let me be able to do anything that I couldn't do otherwise, > then it may would be worth exploring, but it sounds to me like what you're > saying, and please do correct me if I'm wrong, it's more just a convenience > factor. > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > [email protected] > Phone: (704) 256-8010. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slau Halatyn" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 9:10 AM > Subject: Re: Keyboard focus mode? > > > Keyboard focus shortcuts used to work slightly differently in older versions > of Pro Tools but I'm pretty sure it's mostly the same. Command-Option-1 is > the Commands Focus mode, Command-Option-2 brings focus to the Clips List (if > it's being shown) and Command-Option-3 brings focus to the Groups List, again > assuming it's being shown. > > I'm personally not a Commands Focus kind of guy as I find that inadvertent > presses of keys on the qwerty keyboard can produce unexpected and undesirable > results. When a sighted user can often visually catch such surprise events, a > blind user might miss things. To me, the difference between pressing one key > versus pressing it with a modifier is insignificant. My two cents, > Slau > > On Jun 8, 2016, at 6:57 AM, Martin (Punky) Sopart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It's a mode where you can skip the ctrl key. >> >> e.g.: Select next track is ctrl+semicolon >> Turning the mode on you only have to press the semicolon. >> >> The command to turn the mode on for the edit window is option+command+1 >> To turn it of for the edit window press e.g. option+command+2 >> >> Regards! / Martin >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 12:39 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Keyboard focus mode? >>> >>> I keep hearing a ton about this keyboard focus mode. Can someone tell me >>> more about what it is, and how to toggle it on/off? >>> --- >>> Christopher Gilland >>> JAWS Certified, 2016. >>> Training Instructor. >>> >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Phone: (704) 256-8010. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
