[jawsscripts] Re: Is optimizing a Script for just 25 keys to suffice for typing and control a PC possible?
- From: "inthaneelf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:38:25 -0700
Peter,
what is the device your using? is it a available device that you have
adapted, or is it a totally new device that you had built?
and I would need more information as to what you have done so far to make
any coherent suggestions, but I am interested in this device!
regards,
inthane
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Joeres" <peterjoeres@xxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:48 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Is optimizing a Script for just 25 keys to suffice
for typing and control a PC possible?
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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