remapping keys in Gnopernicus was Re: An idea,

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 12:45:02AM +1000, Luke Yelavich wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 12:25:06AM EST, Scott Berry wrote:
> > This really doesn't pertain to how Gnopernicus works.  But one 
> > question I really would like to through around out here is why are 
> > the keystrokes so difficult.  I know you can change key bindings in 
> > Gnopernicus but it looked like a guy with 20 years of experience 
> > would have to do it.  Maybe this has changed in recent versions but I 
> > remember when I started using Gnopernicus wow!  Difficult to learn.
> 
> I haven't used Gnopernicus regularly for a while now, but I think it is 
> something to do with the various layers of functionality that 
> Gnopernicus has. For example, a mouse control layer, a magnification 
> control layer, a speech configuration layer, etc. I think the idea was 
> to keep as many keystrokes as possible on the numpad.
> 
> As you and others may have found out, this is hopeless when attempting 
> to use Gnopernicus on a laptop. One has to know how to access their 
> laptop numpad keys to use Gnopernicus, and then one still has to switch 
> back and forth between modes while working.
> 
> It would be worth while bringing this up on the gnome-accessibility 
> list, as others may have some ideas about all of this.
> -- 

Maybe I've used Gnopernicus for too long now, but it isn't all that
difficult.  Most commands needed by a totally blind person are on layer
0.

If you want to remap keys, go to the "command mapping"dialog  under the
preferences menu.
Use right arrow to move to the user defined keys tab, tab to the 
add button, select the key in the dialog, select the command in the list and you're done.
To delete a key from the keypad, goto the command mapping dialog under
the preferences menu, select the layers tab, select the key you want to
delete, tab to the delete button, and you're done.

Hope this helps.
          Kenny