From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CFwg6-0003rh-00 for ; Fri, 08 Oct 2004 11:29:06 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i98FSkSo032703 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:28:46 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i98FSk12032702 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:28:46 -0400 Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:28:45 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Message-ID: <20041008152845.GM4740@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Feature Request X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:29:11 -0000 Speaking as one who has recently (and with trepidation) cracked a Python book or two: Might Speakup be more helpful regarding white space at the beginning of a line? Those who know about such things will immediately recognize that this kind of information is critical in languages like Python. I would suggest two ways to get useful data like this. Either or both would do the trick, I'm sure. 1.) A configurable toggle to announce, in a different pitched voice, the number of white space elements at the beginning of a line. So, for two tab chars it would say "two," and for 4 spaces (ASCII 32) it would say "four." I believe asap for DOS did something like this. 2.) A togglable configuration feature that beeps the speaker. So, 2 tabs would yield two beeps. This would probably be less valuable in circumstances where there are many white space chars -- 8 beeps for 8 spaces might be less helpful, in other words. What'ch'ya think, Kirk? Yes, yes, I know. I should be able to just send you a patch. But, I'm just beginning to crack the books!