Re: [orca-list] Caps lock and announcing status?

[Milton <milton duurzaamdigitaal org>]

Hi,

I use Orca master and enable Key echo in Orca Preferences (Control keys) 
to hear Orca speaks Caps Lock on after pressing twice on the Caps Lock 
key. After pressing twice again I heear Caps Lock off.

Milton

Op 11-02-2022 om 21:03 schreef Jeffery Mewtamer via orca-list:
> What version of Orca are you using?
>
> Because I'm on Orca 41.2.1 and it's properly announcing the caps lock toggle.
>
> Admittedly, I'm running a stripped down Kiosk-like setup using flwm
> for just Firefox instead of a full desktop, and I'm on a desktop while
> using a laptop style keyboard, but caps lock is my orca key, I have to
> double tap to toggle caps lock, but I still get the caps lock on/off
> message.
>
> Admittedly, I wish I could disable caps lock altogether. Typing in all
> caps is something I don't do often enough for the feature to actually
> be useful, it's too easy to turn on by mistake, and I hate pitch
> shifting and Orca only identifies letters as capital when reading
> character-by-character, not with key echo, making it hard to tell when
> it's on when I think its off.
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