From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 24-148-111-2.ip.mhcable.com ([24.148.111.2] helo=smtp.mhcable.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CGDTy-0003zj-00 for ; Sat, 09 Oct 2004 05:25:42 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deliver.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AF16E7189 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 01:16:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.mhcable.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (VaMailArmor-2.0.1.16) id 05476-11A6D2C2; Sat, 09 Oct 2004 01:16:43 -0400 Received: from sent.com (24-105-197-112.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.197.112]) by smtp.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F399EE7189 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 01:16:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sent.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sent.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i999PWCq006519 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 05:25:32 -0400 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by sent.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) with ESMTP id i999PWXu006516 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 05:25:32 -0400 Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 05:25:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20041008152845.GM4740@rednote.net> Message-ID: References: <20041008152845.GM4740@rednote.net> X-OpenPGP-Fingerprint: 0C589180D4496F1544BAB4308355D1BC33DC7DB46 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira MailArmor (version: 2.0.1.16; VAE: 6.28.0.3; VDF: 6.28.0.9; host: smtp.mhcable.com) Subject: Re: 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: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 09:25:47 -0000 Janina, Have you noticed that pressing "say_line" twice in rapid succession will do what you ask? or nearly so? Chuck On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Janina Sajka wrote: > 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! > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (23% of Full) Home page at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh Speakfreely address 24.105.197.112:2074