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From: Doug.Geoffray@f8.n369.z1.fidonet.org (Doug Geoffray)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: JAWS CURSOR
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Date: 8 Aug 90 21:08:18 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 DB> Hi Doug; Sory but I just had to but in here since there is a
 DB> point about the JAWS cursor mode which you do seem to be
 DB> missing.I used to feel the same way about JAWS cursor mode as
 DB> you have expressed here, but what JAWS says is quite accurate
 DB> about there JAWS cursor or review mode. The review mode in JAWS
 DB> is different then that of most speech programs in that you
 DB> really have two separate and independent cursors. The JAWS
 DB> review mode is merely another pointer, and is totally
 DB> independent. This means that if you ead line 2 on the screen
 DB> with the JAWS cursor, and you turned it off and paid attention
 DB> too the PC cursor, you could turn on the JAWS cursor 10 screens
 DB> later and it would still be sitting at line 2. YOu can also
 DB> route the JAWS cursor to the PC cursor or visaversa.

Don,

Thanks for your input.  It looks to me like there is one nice feature
you all like about the JAWS cursor.  That is it is left exactly where
you left it.  When you switch from window to window with Vocal-Eyes in
review mode, the review cursor is also left where you left it in that
window as well.  However, when you enter review mode, the review cursor
starts at the point of the applications cursor.  Vocal-Eyes lets
you sync each cursor to the other as well.  Humm..  Maybe if Vocal-Eyes
offered somehow the ability to either start the review cursor at the
applications cursor or at the previous point it was at.  Would that help?
Of course you still would have to exit review mode before typing pressing
an applications keystroke.

Or maybe simply offer the ability of entering review mode the way you can
now and also a way to enter this other mode.  Once in this special review
mode you still would not be able to press the review mode commands but
you would be able to move the cursor anywhere on the screen and
would allow all applications keys to be passed on.  humm.  Lots of
details but what do you think.  I DO NOT want to replace review mode
for this special mode.  As you said, there are times when both would be
nice to have.  humm.  Will think about this.  If any of you out there
have any ideas please let me know.

Thanks again Don.
   Doug

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