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From: Eric.Bohlman@p1.f778.n115.z1.fidonet.org (Eric Bohlman)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: speech synth
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Date: 19 Apr 91 20:18:44 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 TH> That question of rodent mode operation is one that is worrying many
 TH> blind users.  I think we can assume that there are plenty of people
 TH> addressing the problem, and I know of one major manufacturer doing
 TH> some work on this.

Let's assume for the moment that you're using a text-mode (no pictures)
program that requires mouse input.  What would you like it to sound like?
When you're moving the mouse, what should you hear (please be more specific
than "whatever the cursor is passing over."  Words, lines, characters,
windows, etc.)?  What should you hear when the mouse stops moving?  How much
interruptability should there be when the mouse is moving?

I'm the author of a speech program and would like to tackle the rodents, but I
need some feedback on how the user would like to hear what he's doing.

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