Considering both screen readers have it, I mention them both within thy subject line.
If you've ever heard/used the Chromevox screen reader before, or possibly getting one of those GoogleBooks when they start coming out this year, said layout may sound slightly familiar.
If you need a brush up on keystrokes, you can find all that via the below link:
https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6110948?hl=en
FYI:
The 'CMD' key on Galaxy devices, is the 'Action' key on all other ones. And you change what key or keys it is by visiting your Physical keyboard's settings.
By default, on most keyboards, it is the Windows key. Though I have it set to both the Windows & Caps lock key, for some reason.
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So will chromevox style be merged with aluminiumOS talkback?
Cause I am sure anything google come up with will have better desktop accessibility than whatever we have to tolerate on mac. Especially on the web, where chromevox is just next to NVDA with some warnings IMO, way better than jaws that I've never liked on the web.
Yeah! @TheBlindGuy07
, that's what will be on GoogleBooks. The enhanced keyboard layout will most likely be the default layout on those.
For now, at least, the normal default keyboard layout for Talkback (which does not use Browse Mode) is what you get when first running/installing Talkback or the first time.
For Talk Forward, it's the enhanced keyboard itself by default instead of the original default one.
I doubt Jieshuo will ever make a browse mode for their keyboard support, same with prudence.
Enhanced keyboard
I hope eventually they will introduce caps lock as modifier. Yes we can do that with some modifications and hacking, but would be nice to not need to do that.
For Galaxy phones At least
Settings>General Management>Physical Keyboard>Custom Keys.
I remember you mentioning about hacking things with Keymapper in a prior thread. I hear on Pixels that all keyboard shortcuts can be customized and not just a select few.
I of course don't have a pixel with Android 17 beta to test with so...
At least said keyboard shortcuts aren't like the ones from early Chromevox days. Back in the day, Chromevox used an EMacs layout.
Interestingly, I miss the older Chromevox sounds.
Tablet
So I'm not using the keyboard with my pixel, but rather a cheap Chuwi Android tablet. Looking at something better eventually, but the Chuwi and a keyboard case work okay for now. I was able to set caps lock as action, action as caps lock, then map action/new caps lock to home. Long way around to get what I want, and would love to just see enhanced key map use caps lock, so then I could just map meta to home and be done with it.
Re: Tablet
Hmmm...
I have no idea how Google's going to honor a request like that one...
Not sure if you ever used a Chromebook before... But the way to turn on/off caps lock went something like this:
1.
For older layouts with the Search key, press Search + Alt to toggle Caps Lock.
2.
For newer layouts with the Quick Insert key, press Fn + Quick Insert to enable Caps Lock.
3.
Press Shift or repeat the shortcut to turn Caps Lock off.
of course, remapping it to something else is still available under Settings.
Thy Caps Lock key on Chromebooks is also called the 'Everything' key.
I kind of see why Google themselves don't wish to go the traditional screen reader route.