Right then, I'll respond to my own message.
Instead of trying to solve this within Windows, is there anything which
sits between the keyboard and keyboard port which intercepts and announces
the keystrokes before passing them on to Windows?
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:01:19 -0000, Friday Marcus (RFF) Medical Physics
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>I'm working with someone who has a visual impairment to the extent that
>magnification software is no longer of benefit. I'm trying to acquaint them
>with a standard qwerty keyboard with screen reading controlled by
>keystrokes only.
>
>Is there anything which would announce a key press but delay sending it to
>the window with the focus? I'd like to have a means of the key press being
>announced, then only sending the character if that key is held down beyond
>a given time threshold.
>
>I've only considered this with the screen reading part of Supernova so far,
>which announces the character only once it appears in the text window - too
>late. I haven't experimented with Jaws or any of the simpler screen reading
>applications. Thought you may save me some time.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Marcus.
>
>
>Marcus Friday
>Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Department
>Barnsley District General Hospital
>Gawber Road
>Barnsley
>S75 2EP
>
>T: 01226 730000 x2159
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