[jawsscripts] Is optimizing a Script for just 25 keys to suffice for typing and control a PC possible?
- From: "Peter Joeres" <peterjoeres@xxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:48:26 +0200
Motivation:
For a blind friend of mine who also has problems in dealing with a standard
keyboard I have developped an alternative input device to re-enable her to use
her PC. Unfortunately this device only disposes of 25 physical keys. These are
programmable and can also simulate key combinations such as Ctrl+2 e.g. . It
now remains the task of defining a suitable and strongly optimized behaviour
for the device. Extensive use of modifier keys will be necessary, so that
standard usage of Ctrl, Alt, Shift and so on might probably not suffice.
Using another language than JAWS does not seem feasible, as deviances in the
command recognized as well as spelled aloud by JAWS on the on hand and the
command eventually sent to the system on the other hand appear likely to occur.
Problem:
I suggest about four modifier keys that can be pressed either alone or in
combination and will toggle the state of the other keys when pressed for short
period and make "permanent" change in the behaviour of the non-modifier keys
when pressed for, say, half a second.
My Question:
Up to now, we do not have any experience whether the JAWS scripting language is
capable to fullfill these requirements. Therefore, I would strongly appreciate
your appraisement, wether you think this can be implemented with the JAWS
Scripting Language.
Please contact me, if you have questions on this problem, as I might be too
much "into the problem" to see which further information is necessary.
I am grateful for any advice, alternative ideas, or even reference to functions
(even very basic ones) that might be useful in this concern.
Best Regards,
Peter Joeres
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