From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail804.carrierinternetsolutions.com ([69.49.106.14] helo=mail804.megamailservers.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Iujbd-000749-00 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:02:41 -0500 X-POP-User: gaijin.clearwire.net Received: from ravensong.clearwire.net (69-44-252-62.mrc.clearwire-dns.net [69.44.252.62]) by mail804.megamailservers.com (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lAL72d9Y015720 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:02:41 -0500 Received: from ravensong.clearwire.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ravensong.clearwire.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lAL72mpj005308 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:02:48 -0700 Received: (from gaijin@localhost) by ravensong.clearwire.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id lAL72mPm005307 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:02:48 -0800 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:02:48 -0800 From: Gaijin To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: cursor questions and a reading question Message-ID: <20071121070248.GA5259@clearwire.net> References: <4743C1F0.1040901@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4743C1F0.1040901@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:02:42 -0000 On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 04:28:16PM +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > Ok I open up the BRLTTY manual in my text editor. (emacs) > I press speakup key +down arrow on the numpad. > I hear speakup voice the first screen then it stops. > How do I make it read from the top of the document to the bottom. > And can I make it move the app cursor at the same time? > > And another question: > If I put the speakup cursor somewhere can I move the application's > cursor to that spot? > Press '+' (Plus) on the numeric keypad to read the entire screen. If you toggle cursoring on by pressing the second from the top, right-most key on the numeric keypad, speakup's cursor will track with your program's cursor. Unfortunately, it cannot move the program's cursor, as speakup is only aware of what's being displayed on the screen, and not what the software is or how it moves it's cursor. You'll basically need one hand on the cursor controls, and the other on the speakup controls. I wish they made the cursor pad on the left of the alphanumeric keys, so it would be more convenient for people who like using both hands simultaneously. I also wish they made braille key caps, too, but I guess we can't have everything. Anyway, play around with it long enough and it will soon become second nature. HTH, Michael