Re: [orca-list] suggestion for orca

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

I agree this would be a very interesting technology for GNOME and/or the 
X Windows System in general.

Will

Michael Whapples wrote:
> Hello,
> Is this an orca idea or is it more suited for gnome in general? I ask 
> this as I had a memory of mouse gestures being somewhere in gnome so I 
> had a look and it turned out to be to start tools at the GDM login 
> screen. However while looking for that I did find people calling for 
> mouse gestures in gnome, may be the following link would be of interest:
> http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/985/
>
> If I have missed the point you were getting at with orca taking control 
> of what the mouse does then may be explain further.
>
> Michael Whapples
> On -10/01/37 20:59, Josh wrote:
> > Hi,
> >  
> > I have a suggestion for Orca that would put it ahead of many other 
> > Linux screen readers. When orca is running, take over the touchPads 
> > and computer mouse for example.
> > move mouseuntil you hear an object under it. when you stop orca tells 
> > you how to activate it with the mouse or touch-pad. Also if you want 
> > to go through menu items each move right flips through menu items. and 
> > each movement let goes back. It would also be cool if you could assign 
> > orca commands to mouse or touchpad gestures like to read a document 
> > pull your mouse vertically down a little to start reading and left 
> > click anywhere to stop. Adding gesture-based commands to Orca may also 
> > help blind people with coordination problems too. The mac is now 
> > gesture based and it would be nice if Orca had its own system of 
> > gestures.
> >  
> > Josh
> >  
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